Of Capt. Geor ge Lowther. 



Company afliore, piit an End to their Delign and 

 Captain Gwatkirfs Life. After this unfortunate 

 Blaw^ the Mate returned aboard with the Boat, 

 and not being ench'ned to purlue them any farther, 

 took Charge of the Ship. 



Lowther got off the Sloop after the Departure of 

 the j4myy and brought all his Men aboard againC 

 butwas in a poor fliattered Condition^ having fiif^ 

 fered much the Engagement, and had a grea^ 

 many Men kilPd and wounded : He made Shift tcy 

 get into an Inlet fome where in North-Carolina^ where 

 he ftaid a long while before he was able to pur t(i' 

 again. 



He and his Crew laid up all the Winter, and 

 Ihifted as well as they could among the Woods,^ 

 divided themftlves into finall Parties, and hunted 

 generally in the Day Times, killing of black Cat-r 

 tie, Hogs, &c. for their Subfiftance, and in the 

 Kight retired to their Tents and Huts, which they 

 made for Lodging ; and fbmetimes when the Wea- 

 ther grew very cold, they would flay aboard of. 

 their Sloop. 



" ■ In the Spring of the Year 1723, they made Shift 

 to get to Sea, and fleered their Courfe for iVhr-. 

 fpundland^ and upon the Banks took a Scooner, calFd 

 the Swift ^ John Hood Matter ; they found a good' 

 Quantity of Provifions aboard her, which they 

 very much wanted at that Time, and after taking^^ 

 three of their Hands, and plundering her of what 

 rhey thought fit, they let her depart. They took 

 leveral other V6ffels upon the Banks, and in the 

 Harbour, but none of any great Accoiint; and 

 then fleering for a warmer Climate, in Au^uft arri- 

 ved ai: the Wefi-hdles. In their Faffage thither, 

 they met with i Brigantine, called the "John and £//- 

 z^ahethy Richard Stanny Mafler, bound for Bofioti} 

 which they plundered, took two of her Men, and' 

 diickarged her* 



Lowther 



