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This Ship proved a very rich Prize, having the 

 Governor of Acra on Board, with all his Effects, go- 

 ing to Hoiland ^ there was in Money to the Value of 

 15000/. Sterling, befides other valuable Merchandi- 

 zes, all which they brought on Board of themlelves. 



Upon this new Succefs, they , reftored Captain 

 Hall and Captain Plumb^ before-mentioned, their 

 Ships again, but ftrengthened their Company with 

 thirty five Hands, all white Men, taken out of 

 thele two and the Morrice Sloop- they alio re- 

 stored the Dutch their Ship, after having plundered 

 her, as is mentioned. 



Before they got to the Ifland of Princes^ one of 

 their Ships, viz.. that calPd the King Jamts^ fprung 

 a Leak Davis orderM all Hands out of her, on 

 Board his own Ship, with every thing elfe of Ufe^ 

 and left her at an Anchor at High Cameroon* As foon 

 as he came in Sight of the Ifland, he hoifted Englip§ 

 Colours ^ the Portuguefe obferving a large Ship fil- 

 ing towards them, fent out a little Sloop to exa^r 

 mine what ftie might be ^ this Sloop hailing of Davis, 

 he told them he was an EngUjh Man of War, in 

 Queft of Pyrates, and that he had received Intelli- 

 gence there were fome upon that Coaft upon this 

 they received him as a welcome Gueft, and piloted 

 him into the Harbour. He faluted the Fort, which 

 they anfwered, and he came to an Anchor juft under 

 their Guns, and hoifted out the Pinnace, Man of 

 War Fafhion, ordering nine Hands and a Coxen ia 

 it, to row him alliore. 



The Portuguezey to do him the greater Honour, 

 lent down a File of Mufqueteers to receive him, 

 ^nd conduft him to the Governor. The Governor 

 not in the ieaft fufpefting what he was, r&eived 

 him very civilly, promifing to fupply him with 

 whatever the Ifland afforded Davis thanked him, 

 telling him, the King of England would pay for what- 

 ever he Ihould take j fo after feveral Civilities 



