Opu Bartho. Roberts, 



of the Inhabitants, to whom ,he gave Goods in E%-^ 

 change. At this Place he met with 1 3 EngUpmm^ 

 who had been fet alhore by a French Guard de I4 

 Coftcy belonging to Martinicoy taken out of twa 

 New-England Ships, that had been feiz'd, as Pri'^e, 

 by the faid French Sloop : The Men willingly en^ 

 tered with the Pyrates, and it proved a fealbnablf 

 Recruit, 



They ftaid not long here, tho' they had imrne* 

 diate Occafion for cleaning their Sloop, but did not 

 think this a proper Place, and herein they judg'4 

 right i for the touching at this Ifland, had lijk# 

 to have been their Deftrijfliion, becaufe they ht* 

 ving refolved to go away to the GranaA4 Iflandf, 

 for the aforefaid Purpole, by fome Accident it 

 came to be known to the French Colony, who Ifend* 

 ing Word to the Governor of Martmco^ he equip* 

 ped and manned two Sloops to go in Queft 0f 

 them. The Pyrates failed direftly for the Qrm4* 

 dilloesy and halVd into a Lagoon, at Corvoeoo^ wher# 

 they cleaned with unufaal Difpatch, ftaying hut 

 a little above a Week, by which Expedition th-ey 

 milfedof the Martimco Sloops, only a few Hours ^ 

 Robms failing over Night, that the French arrived th# 

 next Morning. This was a fortunate Efeape, efpe* 

 cially confidering, that it was not from any Feari 

 of their being difcovered, that they made fb mmh 

 Jhaft from the Ifland but, as they had the Impii^ 

 dence thcmfelves to own^ for tl\e want of Wim 

 and Women, 



Thus narrowly efcaped, they failed for Mewfomd^ 

 landy and arrived upon the Banks the latter en4 



JunCy 1720. They ente*red the Harbour of Tre^ 

 faffiy with their black Colours flying. Drums bea^ 

 ting, and Trumpets founding. There wer^ twQ 

 find twenty VefTels in the Harbour, which th# 

 Men all quitted upon the Sight of the Pyrate^^ 

 §§d aijuor.e.. Jt is impoflibl^ particulariy to x^mmt 



