238 Capt. Bart HO. Roberts. 



the Deftruftion and H^vock they made here, burn- 

 ing and finking all the Ihipping, except a Brifiol 

 Galley, and deftroying the Fiflieries, and Stages of 

 the^ poor Planters, without Remorfe or Compurr- 

 3:ion • for nothing is lb deplorable as Power in 

 mean and ignorant Hands, it makes Men wanton 

 and giddy, unconcerned at the Misfortunes they 

 are impofing on tlieir Fellow Creatures, and keeps 

 them fmiling at the Mifchiefs, that bring them- 

 fel\res no Advantage. T^jey are like mad Men^ that 

 cafi Fire-Brands^ Arrows^ and Death^ and fay^ are nop 

 we in Sport ? 



Roberts mann'd the Briftol Galley he took hi the 

 Harbour, and mounted 16 Guns on Board her, and 

 cruifing out upon the Banks, he met with nine or 

 ten Sail of French Ships, all which he deftroyed ex- 

 cept one of 25 Guns, which they lelzM, and car- 

 ried off for their own Ufe. This Ship they chri- 

 •^Cmd the Fortune^ and leavhig the Briftol Galley to 

 the French Men , they failed away in Company 

 with the Sloop, on another Cruife, and took fede- 

 ral Prizes, viz.* the Richard of Biddifordy "Jonathan 

 Whitfield Mafter ^ the Willing Mirid of Pool ^ the 

 Expellation of Topjham ; and the Samuel ^ Captain Ca^ 

 ryy of London-^ out of thefe Ships they encrealed 

 their Company, by entring all the Men they could 

 well fpare, in their own Service. The Samuel was 

 a rich Ship, and had feveral Paffengers on Board, 

 who were ufed very roughly, in order to make 

 them dikover their Money, threatning them every 

 Moment with Death, if they did not refign every 

 Thing up to them. They tore up the Hatches 

 and entered the Hold like a parcel of Furies, and 

 with Axes and Cutlafhes, cut and broke open all 

 the Bales, Cales, and Boxes, they could lay their 

 Hands on and when any Goods came upon 

 Deck; that they did not like to carry aboard, 

 inftead of tofling them into the Hold again, 



threw 



