Capt. Bartho. Roberts, 



upon the Coaft,) were unabl^ to attack them, M 

 elfe purfuant to the Rumour that had jndifcretiO# 

 nally obtained at Sierrdeon^ w^rg gong thithgp 

 again. 



It is impollible at this Time, to think they coul4 

 know of the weak and fickly Condition they were 

 in, and therefore founded the Suceefs of this 1^^ 

 cond Attempt upon the Coaft, on the latter pre^ 

 fumption, and this feems to be confirmed by th§iif 

 falling in with the Coaft as low as Cape Lahouy fan4 

 even that was higher than they defigned,j in th$ 

 beginning of January y and took the Ship called the 

 King Solomon y with 20 Men in their Boat, and % 

 trading Veffel, both belonging to the Company, 

 The Pyrate Ship happened to fall about a Leaguf 

 to Leeward of the King Solomon^ at Cape Appolloni^^ 

 and the Current and Wind oppofing their working 

 up with the Ship, they agreed to fend the Long^ 

 Boat, with a fufficient Number of Men to tak§ 

 her : The Fyrates are all Voluntiers on thefe Oc^ 

 calions, the Word being always given, who will go f 

 And prefently the ftanch and firm M#n offer therii? 

 felves becaufe, by fuch Readin^fs, they recom^ 

 mend their Courage, and have an Allowance alfa 

 of a Shift of Gloaths^ frpirj. H§gici to Foot, out of 

 the Prize, 



They rowed towards the King Solomon witlj a 

 great deal of Alacrity, and being hailed by th§ 

 Commander of her, anfwered. Defiance Captain 

 Trahern^ before this, obferving a great Mumber of 

 Men in the Boat, began not to liVe his Vifitors^ 

 and prepared to receive them, firing a Musjcel 

 fts they come under his Stern, which they re-^- 

 turned with a Volley, and made greater Spee4 

 to g§t on Board : Upon this, he applied to 

 Men, and ask'd them, whether they would ^an4 

 by him, to defend the Ship, it being a Shame th^y 

 fliould b© tai^ei) by half their yium|e^| without 



