342 



CHAP. XIII. 



O F 



And his C R Ew- 



''IS Reign was but fliort, but his Beginning 

 Ibmewhat- particular, fetting out in a fmall 

 ^ open Boat, with eight others, from Nm- 

 lorh This was as refolute a Crew as ever went 

 upon this Account : They took with them a few 

 Bilcuits, and a dry'd Tongue or two, a little Cag 

 of Water, half a dozen old Muskets and Ammuni- 

 tion accordingly. Thus provided, they left New-' 

 Tork the latter End of September 17185 but it can- 

 not be fappofed that fuch a Man of War as this, 

 could undertake any confiderable Voyage, or at- 

 tempt any extraordinary Enterprize-, fbthey flood 

 down the Coaft, till they came to Delaware River, 

 which is about 150 Miles diftant, and not meeting 

 •with any Thing in their Way, they turned up the 

 fame River as high as Newcajfle^ near which Place 

 they fell upon a Shallop belonging to George Grants 

 who was bringing Houfhold Goods, Plate, &e. 

 from Offoquemmi to Philadelphia ^ they made Prize 

 of the moft valuable Part of them, and let the Shal^ 

 Jop go. This Faft could not come under the Ar- 

 ticfe of Pyracy, it not being committed fuper ahum 

 Jidfire^ upon the High- Sea, therefore was a fimple 



Robbery 



