044 CV/'f. Bartho. Roberts. 



figiiifying a Barbadian's and a MartinlcarTs Head, 

 as may be feen in the Plate of Captain Roberts. 



At Dominicoy the next Ifland they touched at^ they 

 took a Dutch Interloper of 22 Guns and 75 Men, 

 and a Brigaatine belonging to Rhode-IJlandy one iVbr* 

 ton Mafter. The former made fome Defence, till 

 feme of his Men being killed, the reft were dis- 

 couraged and ftruck their Colours. With thefe 

 two Prizes they went down to Guadalupe^ and 

 brought out a Sloop, and a French Fly-Boat laden 

 with Sugar the Sloop they burnt, and vvrfent on 

 to Moonay J another Ifland, thinking to clean, but 

 finding the Sea ran too high there to undertake 

 it with Safety, they bent their Courfe for the 

 North Part of Hlffaniola^ where, at Bennetts Key, 

 in the Gulf of Saminah^ they cleaned both the 

 Ship and the Brigantine- For tho' Hifpamola be 

 fettled by the Spaniards and Frenchy and is the Re- 

 fide -ice of a Prefident from Spain^ who receives, and 

 finally determines Appeals from all the other 

 Spanijh Weft^India Iflands ^ yet is its People by no 

 Means proportioned to its Magnitude, fo that there 

 are many Harbours in it, to which Pyrates may 

 fecurely refort without Fear of Difcovery from 

 the Inhabitants. 



Wliilft they were here, two Sloops came in, as 

 they pretended, to pay Roberts a Vilit, the Matters, 

 whofe Names were Porter ^ndTuckermanj addrefled 

 the Pyrate, as the Queen of Skeba did Solomon^ to 

 wit, That having heard of his Fame and AtchievementSy 

 they had put in there to learn his Art and Wil^ 

 dora in the Bulinefs of pyrating, being VeiTels on 

 the fame honourable Delign with himfelf; and 

 hoped with the Communication of his Knowledge, 

 they .fliould alfo receive his Charity, being in want 

 of Neceffaries for fuch Adventures. Roberts was 

 won upon by the Peculiarity and Bluntnefs of thefe 



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