292 Cdpu Bartho. Roberts. 



Enlign and Pendant flying, (being this Royal For- 

 tu?m^ who on Sight of them, had their Boats pat 

 fiog and repaffing, from the other two, which they 

 fuppofed to be with Men : The Wind not favouring 

 the aforelaid King^^s Ship, flie was obliged to make 

 two Trips to gain nigh enough the Wind, to fetch 

 in With the Py rates and being at length little 

 more than random Shot from them, they found fhe 

 flipped her Cable, and got under Sail. 



At Eieven, the Pyrate was within Piftol-Shot, a 

 Breaft of them, with a black Flag, and Pendant 

 Iioifted at their Main-topmaft Head. The Depo- 

 nents fay, they then ftruck the French Enfign that 

 had continued hoifted at their Staff all the Morn- 

 ing till then ; and difplay'd the King's Colours, 

 gi\ring her, at the fame Time, their Broadfide, 

 which was immediately returned. 



The Py rate's Mizen-topmaft fell, and fome of 

 lier Rigging was torn, yet fhe ftill out failed the 

 Man ot War, and flid half Gun-Shot from them, 

 wliiie they continued to fire without Intermiifion, 

 and the other to return fuch Guns as could be 

 brought to bear, till by favour of the Winds, they 

 were advanced very nigh again ^ and after ex- 

 changing a few more Shot, about half an Hour pafi: 

 one, his Main-Maft came down, having received a 

 Shot a little below the Parrel. 



At Two Ike ftruck her Colours, and called for 

 Quarters, proving to be a Ship, formerly caird the 

 On^oWy but by them, the Royal Fortune'^ and the 

 prifoners from her, affured them, that thefmalleft 

 Ship of the two, then remaining in the Road,' 

 l^eloogM to them, by the Name of the Little Ran-^ 

 ger^ which they had defer ted on this Occafion. 



Ralph Baldriciy 

 Danid Maclaughlln. 



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