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liave miffed of hini likewife : However, the Collo- 

 nel having fearched the Rivers and Inlets, as di- 

 refted, for feveral Days, without Succefs, at length 

 failed in Profecution of his firft Defign, and met 

 t^ith the Pyrate atcordingly, whom he fought and 

 took, as has been before fpoken of, in the Hiftory of 

 Major Bonnet. 



Captain Fane went into an Inlet to the North- 

 ward, where he met with Captain 7l?^rc^, otTedch^ 

 otherwife eall'd Blachheardy whom he laluted (when 

 he found who he was) with hi§ great Guns, loaded 

 with Shot, (as is the Cuftom among Py rates when 

 they meet) which are fired wide, or up into the Air : 

 Black-beard anfwered the Salute in the fame Manner^ 

 and mutual Civilities palled for fonie Days ; when 

 about the Beginning October y Vane took Leave, and 

 failed further to the Northward. ^ 



On the i 3d of October ^ off of Long Ifland^ he took 

 a fmall Brigantine, bound frotn Jamaica to Sdetfi 

 in NeiV'£ngiandy John Shattock Mafter^ and a little 

 Sloop J they rifled the Brigantine, and fent her 

 away. From hence they refolved on a Cruize be- 

 tween C'c\^e Melje and Cape Nicholas^ where they* 

 Ipent fbmeTirrie, without feeing or fpeaking with 

 any Veffel, till the latter End of November then they 

 fell upon a Ship, which 'twas expefted would have* 

 ftruck as foon as their black Colours were hoifted 5 

 but inftead of that, ihe difcharged a Broadfide upoil 

 the Pyrate, and hoifted Colours, which Ihewed her 

 to be a F/^;7c^ Man of War. Vane defired to have 

 nothing further to fay to her, bdf trimm'd his 

 Sails, and ftood away from the French Man ; but 

 Monfieur having a Mind to be better informed who^ 

 he was, let all his Sails, and crowded after him-^ 

 During this Chace, the Py rates were divided in 

 their Refolutions what to do : Vane^ the CaptcWi,^ 

 was for making off as faft as he could^ alledging 



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