;i86 Of Capt. How EL Davis. 



defended the Fort, feeing fuch a Number of Hands 

 on Board thefe Ships, had not the Courage to 

 ftand it any longer, but abandoning the Fort, left 

 it to the Mercy of the Pyrates. 



They took PplTeffion of it, and continued there 

 near feven Weeks, in which Time they all cleaned 

 their Ships. We fhould have obferved, that a Galley 

 came into the Road while they were there, which 

 Davis infifted fhould be yielded to La Boufe^ accor- 

 ding to his Word of Honour before given ; Cock" 

 lyn did not oppofe it, lb La Boufe went into her^ 

 .with his Crew, and cutting away her half Deck^ 

 mounted her with twenty four Guns. 



Having called a Counfel of War, they agreed to 

 laii down the Coaft together, and for the greater 

 Grandeur, appointed a Commadore, which was 

 Davis ; but they had not kept Company long, 

 when drinking together on Board of Davis^ they 

 had like to have fallen together by the Ears, the 

 ftrong Liquor fiirnng up a Spirit of Difcord among 

 them, and they quarrelled, but Davis put an End 

 to it, by this iliort Speech : — — Heark ye^you Cock- 

 Jin and La Boufe, I find by (irengthening you^ I have 

 put a Rod into your Hands to whip my felf^ but Tm ftill able 

 to deal with you both but fince we met in Love^ let us 

 fart in Lovey for J find^ that three of a Trade can never 



agree. Upon which the other two went on Board 



their refpeftive Ships, and immediately parted, each ^ 

 fleering a different Courfe.. 



Davis held on his Way down the Coaft, and 

 making Cape Appllonia^ he met with two Scotch 

 and one Englijh VefTel, which he plundered, and then 

 let go. About five Days after he fell in with a Dutch 

 Interloper of thirty Guns and ninety Men, (half ^ 

 being Bnglifh^ off Cape Three Points Bay Davis com- 

 ing up along Side of her, the Dutch Man gave the 

 firft Fire, and pouring in a broad-Side u^onDavisy 

 killed nine of his Men, Davis returned it, and a 



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