210 Cap. Bartho. Roberts. 



by the ?ortuguez.e^ the Company refolv'dto reveiig 

 Captain Davis^s Death, he beuig more than ordina 

 rily refpefted by the Crew for his Affability an 

 good Nature, as well as his ConduO: and Braver 

 upon all Occafions and purfuant to this Refblution 

 about 30 Men were landed in order to make an At 

 tack upon the Fort, which muft be afcended to by 

 fteep Hill againft the Mouth of the Cannon. Thefi 

 Men were headed by one Kennedy^ a bold darin 

 Fellow, but very wicked and profligate ; the 

 marched direftly up under the Fire of their Shi^ 

 Guns, and as foon as they were difcover'd, the Tor 

 tuguez^e quitted their Poft and fled to the Town, an 

 the Py rates march'd in without Oppofition, let Fir 

 to the Fort, and threw all the Guns off the Hill into 

 the Sea, which after they had done, they retreated 

 quietly to their Ship. 



But this was not lookM upon as a fufficient Sa- 

 tisfa£l:ion for the Injury they received, therefore 

 mofl: of the Company were for burning the Town, 

 which Roberts faid he would yield to, if any Means 

 could be propofed of doing it without their own 

 Defl:ru9:ion, for the Town had a fecurer Scituatiou 

 than the Fort, a thick Wood coming almoft cl off 

 to it, affording Cover to the Defendants, whql 

 under fuch an Advantage, he told them, it was tcl 

 be FearM, would fire and ftand better to their Armsj 

 befides, that bare Houfes would be but n flend( 

 Reward for their Trouble and Lofs. This prudeni 

 Advice prevailed ; however, they mounted 'th| 

 Fremh Ship, they feiz'd at this Place, with 12 Gun^ 

 and lightened her, in order to come up to the Town| 

 the Water being flioal, and battered down levera| 

 Boufes; after which they all returned on Board| 

 gave back the Frerich Ship to thofe that had moft 

 Right to her, and fiiled out of the Harbour by th^ 

 light of two Forttiguefe Ships, which they were pjea- 

 fed to fet on Fire there. 



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