2j6 Capt. Bartho. Robests. 



a Mulatto Boy, who was allowM to attend tliem, 

 and proved very trufty in his Meffages, between 

 the Principals ; but the Evening of that Night 

 they were to have made this Struggle, two of the 

 Prifoners that fat next to Afhflam^ heard the Boy 

 whifper them upon the Pro|eO:, and naming to him 

 the Hour they fhould be ready, prefently gave 

 Notice of it to the Captain, which put the Ship 

 in an Alarm, for a little Time ^ and, on Examina- 

 tion, feveral of them had made fhift to break off, 

 or lofe, their Shackles^ (no doubt for fuch Purpofe ;) 

 but it tended only to procure to themfelves vvorfe 

 Ufage and Confinement. 



In the fame Palfage to Cape Corfoy the Prize, 

 Royal Fortune^ was in the fame Danger. She was 

 left at the Ifland of St. Thomas's^ in the Poffeilion 

 of an Officer, and a few Men, to take in fome 

 freih Provilions^ (which were fcarce at Cape C^?r/o) 

 with Orders to follow the Ship. There were only 

 fome of the Pyrates Negroes, three or four wound- 

 ed Prifoners, and ScudamorCy their Surgeon- from 

 whom they feemed to be under no Apprehenfion, 

 efpecially from the laft, who might have hoped for 

 Favour, on Account of his Employ and had ftood 

 fomuch indebted for his Liberty, eating and drink- 

 ing conftantly with the Officer ; yet this Fellow, 

 regardlefs of the Favour, and lofl to all Senfe of 

 Reformation, endeavoured to bring over the Ne- 

 groes to his Defign of murdering the People, and 

 running away with the Ship. He eafily prevailed 

 with the Negroes to come into the Defign^ but 

 when he came to communicate it to his Fellow Pri-* 

 foners, and would have drawn them into the fame 

 Meafures, by telling them, he underftood Naviga- 

 tion, that the Negroes were flout Fellows, and by 

 a Smattering he had in the Angolan Language, lie 

 had found willing to undertake liich an Enterprize ; 

 and that it was better venturing to do this, run 



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