354 Of Caps. Geouge Lowthek. 



the French Settlements^ and bring aboard the Devil 

 and all of Plunder. 



Lmther did all that he c^ould do, and laid alt 

 that he could lay, to dilfwade from fo rafti 



and dangerous aa Attempt ; pointing out to hini 

 the Hazard the Company would run, anil the Con- 

 lequences to them all, if he fhOuld not fucceed, and 

 the little Likelihood there Was to expeft Succefs 

 from the Undertaking : But ^twas all one for that, 

 M^ajfy would go and attack the French Settlements, 

 for any thing Lowtber could fay againft it \ Co that 

 he was obliged to propofe tJhe Matter to the Com- 

 pany, among whom Majfey found a few Fello»vs 

 as refolute as himfelf 9 however, a great Majori^ 

 ty being againft it, the Affair was over-ruled in 

 Oppofition to Captain Maffey^ notwithfl:anding 

 which, M^ey grew fraflious, quarrelled with. 

 Lowther^ and the Men divided into Parties,, fbme 

 fiding with the Land Pyrate, and fbme with the 

 Sea Rover, and were all ready to fall together by 

 the Ears, when the Man at the Maft-Head cry'd 

 out, A Sail \ A Sail ! then they gave over the DiC* 

 pute, fet all their Sails, and fleered after the Chace. 

 J n a few Hours they came up with her, fhe being 

 a imall Ship from Jamaica, bound to Engtand ; they 

 took what they thought fit out of her, and a Hand 

 or two, and then Lowther was for finking the Ship, 

 withfeveral Palfengers- that were in her, for what 

 Reafon I know not, but Majfey fo that he interpoled, 

 prevented their cruel Fate, and the Ship fafely ar- 

 rived afterwards in England. I 



The next Day they took a fmall Sloop, an 

 interloping Trader, which they detained Avith her 

 Cargo. All this while i^/^^ was uneafy/ and de- 

 clare his Refolution to leave them, and Lowther 

 finding him a very troublelbme Man to deal with, 

 contented that he Ihould take the Sloop, laft made 

 Vtri^ of^ with what Hands had a Mind to go 



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