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His Irifh young Man. 

 At Rio PungOy Benjamen Gun. 

 At Kidhamy George Teats. 

 AtGallyneas^ Richard Lemmons. 



The Harbour is lb convenient for Wooding and 

 Watering, that it occafions many of our trading 

 Ships, efpeciaily thofe of Briftol^ to call in there, 

 with large Cargoes of Beer, Syder, and ftrong Li- 

 quors, which they Exchange with thefe private 

 Traders, for Slaves and Teeth, purchafed by them 

 at the Rio Nme% and other Places to the North-* 

 ward, lb that here was what they call good 

 Living. 



Hither Roberts came the End of Juney 1721, and 

 had Intelligence that the Swallow^ and Weymouth^ twd 

 Men of War, of 50 Guns each, had left that River a- 

 bout a Month before, and defigned to return about 

 Chrifimas ^ fo that the Pyrates could indulge them- 

 lelves with all the Satisfaftion in the World, in 

 that they knew they were not only fecure whilft 

 there, but that in going down the Coaft, after 

 the Men of War, they fhould always be able to 

 get fuch Intelligence of their Rendezvous, as would 

 ierve to make their Expedition fife. So after fix 

 Weeks ftay, the Ships being cleaned and fitted, 

 and the Men weary of whoring and drinking, they 

 bethought themfelves of Bufinefs, and went to 

 Sea the Beginning of Augufty taking their Progrels. 

 down the- whole Coaft, as low as Jaquitty .plunder-* 

 ing every Ship they met, of what was valuable in 

 her, and fbmetimes to be more mifchievioufly wick- 

 ed, would throw what they did not want, over- 

 board, accumulating Cruelty to Theft. 



lii this Range, they exchanged their old French 

 Ship, for a fine Frigate built Ship, call'd the 0;?/Zi?Tr, 

 belonging to the Royal African Company, Captain 



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