^66 Capu Bart HO. Roberts. 



Places, I have before obferved, k was hazardous 

 to think of, or rather imprafticable v Princes had 

 been a fewer Grape to them, but being the firft 

 in the Way, jfhe came before the Harbour the 

 29th, where learning no News, without loofmg 

 Time, fteered for the River Gaboncy and anchored 

 at the Mouth of it February the i ft* 



This River is navigable by two Channels, and 

 has an Ifland about five Leagues up, called Papaguay^ 

 or ParrotSy where the Dutch Cruifers, for this Coaft, 

 generally Clean, and where fometimes Pyrates 

 come in to look for Prey^ or to Refit, it being very 

 convenient, by Reafon of a feft Mud about it, 

 that admits a Ship's lying on Shore, with all her 

 Guns and Stores in^^ without Damage, Hither 

 Captain Ogh lent his Boat and a Lieutenant, who 

 fpoke with a Dutch Ship, above the Ifland, from 

 whom he had this Account, ^iz. That he had been 

 four Days from Cape Lopez^y and had left no Ship 

 there. However, they beat up for the Cape, with- 

 out regard to this Story, and on the 5th, at Dawn- 

 ing, was furprized with the Noife of a Gun, which, 

 as the Day brightened, they found was from Cape 

 Lopez. Btiy, where they difcovered three Ships at 

 Anchor, the largeft with the King's Colours and 

 Pendant flying, which was loon after concluded to 

 be Mr. Roberts and his Conforts but the Swaliom 

 being to Windward, and unexpectedly deep in 

 the Bay, was obliged to Steer off, for avoiding a 

 Sand, called the French Mans Banky which the Py- 

 rates oblerved for fome Time, and rafhly inter- 

 preting it to be Fear in her, righted the French Ran-^ 

 gery which was then on the Heel, and ordered her 

 to chafe out in ail hafl, bending feveral of their 

 Sails in the Purfuit. The Man of War finding 

 they had fooliflily miftaken her Delign, humoured 

 the Deceit, and kept off to Sea, as if flie had been 

 really afraid, and managed her Steerage fb, 



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