250 Capu Bartho^ Roberts. 



with their Brethren, they find a Majority for lea- 

 ving Robert Sy and fo came to a Relolution to bid 

 a fbft Farevvel, as they call it, that Night, and to 

 throw over-board Avhofoever fliouid flick out:; buu 

 they proved to be unanimous, and effefted their De- 

 iign as above-mentioned. 



1 fhall have no more to fay of Captain jin^isy 

 till the Story of Roberts is concluded, therefore I 

 return to him, in the purfuit of his Voyage to 

 Guiney. The lofs of the Brigantine was a fenfible 

 Shock to the Crew, ftie being an excellent Sailor, 

 and had 70 Hands aboard ^ however, Roberts who 

 was the Occafion of it, put on a Face of Uncon- 

 cern at this his ill Condua and MifmMagement, 

 and refolved not to alter his Purpofes upon that 

 Account. 



Roberts fell in to Windward nigh the Senegal^ a Ri- 

 ver of great Trade for Gum, on this Part of the 

 Coaft, monopolized by the French^ who conflantly 

 keep Cruifers, to hinder the interloping Trade : 

 At this Time they had two fmall Ships on that Ser- 

 vice, one of ID Guns and 65 Men, and the other 

 of 16 Guns and 75 Men • who having got a Sight 

 of Mr. Roberts^ and fuppofmg him to be one of 

 thefe prohibited Traders, chafed with all the Sail 

 they could make, to come up with him-, but their 

 Hopes which had brought them very nigh, too late 

 deceived them, for on the hoifting of "jolly Rogery 

 ^ fthe Name they give their black Flag,) their French 

 Hearts failed, and they both furrendred without 

 any, or at leaft very little Refiftance. With thefe 

 Prizes they went into S'^erraleon^ and made one of 

 them their Confort, by the Name of the Ranger ^ and 

 the other a Store-Ship, to clean by. 



Slerraleon River difgorges with a large Mouth, 

 the Starboard-Side of which, draughts into little 

 Bays, fafe and convenient for cleaning and water- 

 ing what ftill made it preferable to the Pyrates, 



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