§^4 ^^P^^ MaJITHO, koBEllTS4 

 African Company, that were illegally detained hf 

 the Dutch at Des Minas \ and while they- were re-- 

 gretting lb long a Separation^ an Exprefs came 

 to General Vhip^ from Axim^ the pth^ and followed 

 by another from Dixcovey(m EngU^ Fa£lory,) with 

 Information that three Ships had chafed and taken 

 & , Galley nigh Axim Cattle^ and a trading Boat 

 beiongtng to the Company: No doubt was made^ 

 concerning what they were, it being taken for 

 granted they were Py rates, and fuppofed to be the 

 fame that had the Auguft before infefted the Coaft. 

 The natural Refult therefore, from thefe two Ad- 

 Vices^ wa.^, to haften for Whydah*^ for it Was con- 

 tlued the Prizes they had taken, had informed them 

 how uigh the Swallow was^ and withal^ how much 

 better in Health than fhe had been for lome 

 Months paft fo that unlefs they were very mad 

 indeed, they would (after being dlfcoveredj make 

 the beft of their Way for Whydah^ and fecure the 

 jBodty there^ without which, their Time and In- 

 duflfy had been entirely loft ^ moft of the Gold 

 lying in that Cornet** 



The Swallow weighed from Cafe-Corfo^ January th^ 

 t6thj but was retarded by waiting fome Hours on 

 the Margaret^ a Company's Ship, at Accra^ again 

 On the Porttigaly and a whole Day at Afong^ on a 

 Perfon they ufed to^We Mifs Betty : A Condu£t that 

 Mr, P/?/^^ blamedj when he heard the Pytates were 

 fiflifsM at Whydahj altho' he had given it as hi^ 

 Opinion^ they could not be palfed by, and inti-* 

 itlated^ that to ftay a few Hours would prove no 

 prejudice* 



Thi^, however^ hinderM the SwalM^ catching 

 them at Whydah^ for the Pyrates came into that 

 Road, with a frefli Gale of Wind, the fame Day 

 the Swalloi^ was at Apongy and fail'd the 13th of 

 ^4nH^ry_ from thence, that flie arrived the i-jth^ 

 t^he gained ]>H0tice of them by a French Shallop 



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