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\n to give Intelligence, and then flood away to the 

 South-Eaftward, with all the Sail he could make^ 

 there being then but little Wind* 



ic^TP judgtjd right in making fail from the Coaft, 

 for a longer ftay had proved fatal to him, for 

 Jiotwithftanding the difabled Condition he had: 

 rendered the Sloop in^ fhe made flaifc to get i!^ta 

 Block IJland^ at 1 1 o'Clock that Night, and imme-* 

 diately dilpatched a Whale-Boat to Rkode J flm^^ 

 which got thither by feven the next Morning, with 

 an Account of the Pyrate, his Force, and what 

 had happened to him: As fbon as the Governor 

 had received this Information, he ordered a Drum 

 to beat up for Volunteers, and two of the beft 

 Sloops then in the Harbour, to be fitted out: He 

 gave Commiffions to one Captain John Headland^ 

 and Captain John Browny jun. for ten Days the, 

 former had eight Guns and two Swivels, and the 

 latter fix Guns^ well fitted with fmall Arms, and 

 in both Sloops 140 flout Fellows^ all this was 

 performed with lb much Expedition, that before 

 Sun-fet, they v\?ere under Sail, turning out of the 

 Harbour, at the fame Time the Pyrate was leeii 

 from Block Jflandy which gave great Hopes that the 

 Sloops would be Matters of her the next Day, which 

 however did not happen, for the Sloops returned in- 

 to Harbour fome Days afterwards, without fo much 

 as feeing their Enemy, 



After this Efcape, Captain Loxv^ went into Port^"" 

 upon the Coaft, for he had not frefh Water enough- 

 to run to the Iflands, where he ftaid a few Days 

 getting Provifions and what Neceffaries the Grev^ 

 wanted, and then failed for Purchaie^ (as they call 

 it) fleering their Courfe towards Marblehead. 



About the nth of July ^ th% Brigantine failed 

 hito the Harbour of Port Rofemary^ and there found 

 thirteen Ships and Velfels, but none of Force ac 

 Anchor, they fpread their hJack Flag, and ran ia 



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