Of Capt. How EL Davis. 183 



he fhould fire a Piftol thro"* the Governor's Win- 

 dow, to ftart up at once and fecure the Arms in 

 the Guard-Rooni. 



When Davis arrived. Dinner not being ready, 

 the Governor propofed that they Ihoiild pafs their 

 Time in making a Bowl of Punch till Dinner-Time: 

 It muft be obierved, that Davis'^s Coxen waited 

 upon them, who had an Opportunity of going 

 about all Parts of the Houle, to fee what Strength 

 they had, he whifpered Davis ^ there being no 

 Perfbn then in the Room, but he, (Davis) the Ma- 

 iler, the Doftor, the Coxen and Governor ; Davis 

 on a fudden drew out a Piftol, clapt it to the Go- 

 vernor's Breaft, telling him, he muft furrender the 

 Fort and all the Riches in it, or he was a dead 

 Man. The Governor being no Ways prepared for 

 fuch an Attack, promifed to be very Paffive, and 

 do all they defired, therefore they ftiut the Door, 

 took down all the Arms that hung in the Hall, 

 ^nd loaded them. Jbavis fires his Piftol thro' the 

 Window, upon which his Men, without, executed 

 their Part of the Scheme, like Heroes, in an Inftant; 

 getting betwixt the Soldiers and their Arms, all 

 with their Piftols cock'd in their Hands, while one 

 of them carried the Arms out. When this was 

 done, they locked the Soldiers into the Guard- 

 Room, and kept Guard without. 



In the mean Time one of them ftruck the Union 

 Flag on the Top of the Caftle, at which Signal 

 thofe on Board fent on Shore a Reinforcement of 

 Hands, and they got Poffe/Eon of the Fort with- 

 out the leaft Hurry or Confufion, or lb much as a 

 Man loft of either Side. 



Davis harangued the Soldiers, upon which a 

 great many of them took on with him, thofe 

 who refufed, he fent on Board the little Sloop 

 and becaufe he would not beat the Trouble of a 

 Guard for them, he ordered all the Sails and Cables 



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