152 Of Capt. JOHVI RaCKAM.1 



ning. Raciam finding his Cafe defperate, and hard- 

 ly any Poffibility of efcaping, refolved .to attempt 

 the following Enterprize ; The Spamjh Prize lying 

 for better Security clofe into the Land, between 

 the little liland and the Main ^ Racim takes hi^ 

 Crew into the Boat, with their Piftols and Cut- 

 ialhes, rounds the little Ifland^and falls aboard their 

 Prize filently in the dead of the Night, without be-? 

 ing difcovered, telling the Sfamards thtit were 

 aboard of her, that it they fpoke a Word, or made 

 the leaft Noife, they were dead Men, and fo be- 

 came Mafter of her ^ when this was done, heflipt 

 Jier Cable, and drove out to Sea : The Spariiflj'NLd.n 

 of War, was fo intent upon their e^pefted Prize, 

 that they minded nothing elfe, apd alfbon as Day 

 broke, made a furious Fire upon the empty Sloop, 

 hut it was not long before* they were rightly ap- 

 'prized of the Matter, and curfed themfekes for 

 Fools, to be bit out of a good rich Prize, as flie 

 provM to be, and to have nothing but an old crazy 

 pull in the room of her. 



Raclam and his Crew had no Occafion to be dif. 

 pleafed at the Exchange, that enabled them to 

 continue fome Time longer in a Way of Life that 

 fuited their depraved Tempers : In Augufi 1720, we 

 find him at Sea again, fcouring the Harbours and 

 Inlets of the North and Weft Parts of "jamaica^ 

 where he took feveral fmall Graft, which pro'/ed 

 no great Booty to the Rovers, but they had but 

 few Men, and therefore they were obliged to 

 run at low Game, till they could encreafe their 

 Company. 



In the Beginning of Seftemher^ they took feven 

 or^ eight Filhirig-Boats in Harbour IJlandy ftole their 

 Kets and other Tackle, and then went off the 

 Frer^ch Part of Hifpaniola^ and "landed, and took 

 Cattle away, with two or three French Men they 

 found near the Water-Side^ hunting of wild Hog? 



