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is, that the Traders fettled here, are naturally 

 their Friends. There are about 30 Englijh Men in 

 jail, Men who in Ibme Part of their Lives, have 

 )been either privateering, buccaneering, or pyrating, 

 and ftill retain and love the Riots, and Kumours, 

 common to that fort of Life. They live very 

 friendly with the Natives, andi have many of them 

 of both Sexes, to be their Gromettas^ or Servants : 

 The Men are faithful, and the Women lb obedient, 

 that they are very ready to proftitute themfelves 

 to whomfoever their Matters fliall command them. 

 The Royal African Company has a Fort on a finall 

 Ifland caird Be?ice Ifland, but 'tis of little Ufe,bej(ides 

 keeping their Slaves ^ the Diftance making it in- 

 capable of giving any Moleftation to their Star- 

 board Shore. Here lives at this Place an old Fel- 

 Jovv, who goes by the Name of Crackers^ who was 

 formerly a noted Buccaneer, and while he followed 

 the Calhng, robb'd and .plundered many a Man -y 

 he keepis the beft Houfe in the Place, has two or 

 three Guns before his Door, with which he Salutes 

 his Friends, f the Pyrates,when they put in) and lives 

 a jovial Life with him,all the while they are there. 



Here follows a Lift, of the reft of thofe lawlefs 

 Merch^jits, and their Servants, who carry on a 

 private Trade with the Interlopers, to the great 

 Prejudice of the Royal African Company, who with 

 extraordinary Induftry and Expence, have made, 

 and maintain. Settlements without any Confidera- 

 tion from thofe, who, without fuch Settlements 

 and Forts, would fbon be under an Incapacity of 

 purfuing any fuch private Trade. Wherefore, 'tis to 

 be hop'd, proper Means will be taken, to root out a 

 pernicious fet of People, who have all their Lives, 

 fupported themfelves by the Labours of other Men. 



Two of thefe Fellows entered with. Robert's Crew, 

 and continued with them, till the Deftryaipii of 

 the Company. 



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