Of Capt. Tho. AnsTis. 359 



and found that all, or the greateft part of the Crew, 

 were lafe ajhore, whereupon Ihe came to an An* 

 chor, in order to fetch them off ; and having 

 brought Fenn the Captain, Phliips the Carpenter, and 

 a few others aboard, two Men of War came down 

 upon them, vit* the JIeBor and Adventure^ fb that 

 the Brigantine had but juft Time to cut their Ca- 

 ble, and get to Sea, with one of the Men of Wat af- 

 ter her, keeping within Gun-fliLOt for feveral Hours. 

 jinfiis and his Crew were now under the greateft 

 Confternation imaginable, finduig the Gale frefhen, 

 and the Man of War gaining Ground upon them, 

 lb that, in all Probability, they muft have been 

 Prifbners in two Hours more ^ but it pleafed God 

 to give them a little longer Time, the Wind dying 

 away, the Pyrates got out their Oars, and row'd for 

 their Lives, and thereby got clear of their Enemy. 



The Hiftor landed her Men upon the Ifland, and ' 

 took 40 of the Morning Stars Crew, without any 

 Refiftance made by them but on the contrary , alledg- 

 ing, they were forcM Men, and that they Were glad 

 of this Opportunity toefcape from the Py rates- the 

 reft hid themfelves in the Woods, and could not 

 bg Mund. George Bradley the Mafter, and three 

 iiiore, furrender'd afterwards to a Burmudcu Sloop, 

 and were carried to that Ifland. 



The Brigantine, after her Efcape, faifd to a Imall 

 ifland near the Bay of Honduras^ to clean and refit, 

 and, in.her^ Way thkher, took a Rhode Inland Sloop, 

 Captain Durfey^ Commander, and two or three other 

 Veffels, which they deftroy'd, but brought all the 

 Hands aboard their own. 



While fhe was cleaning, a Scheme was concerted 

 between Captain Durfey^ Ibme other Prifoners, and 

 two or three of the Pyrates, for to feize Ibme of 

 the Chiefs, and Carry off the Brigantine ; but the 

 fame being difcoverecLbefore flie was fit for Ciiling, 

 their Defign was prevented : However, Captain 



