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The Brigantine returnM to the lAmd^ where 

 fhe had lefc the Scooner, who being ready to fail, 

 it was put to the Vote of the Q^mpanyj, what 

 Voyage to take.next and herein they follov/^d the 

 Advice of the Captain^ who thought it not^dvile- 

 able to go any farther to Leeward^ becaule of the 

 Men of 'War who were crnifing in their federal 

 Stations, which they were not at all fond of meet- 

 ing, and therefore it was agreed to go to the Azj^tis^ 

 or Weftern Iflands. 



The latter End of "July^ Low took a Frmch Ship 

 of 34. Guns, and carried her along with him to the 

 jiz,ores. He came into St. MlchaeVs Road the 

 3d of Auguft^ took {even Sail that were lying" 

 tliiere, viz,- the Nofire Dame^ Mere de Dieuy Captain 

 Roach Commander the Dove^ Capt. Cox ; the Rofe 

 Pink, formerly a Man of War, Capt. Tloamffon^^zx^o^ 

 ther English Ship, Capt. Chandler ; and three other 

 Velfels. He threatened all with prefeut Death who 

 refifted, which ftruck liich a Terror to them, that, 

 they yielded them (elves up a Prey to the Villains, 

 without firing a Gun, 



The Pyrates being in great Want of Water and 

 freih Provifions, Low fent to the Governor of St- 

 MichaePs for a Supply,, and promiied upon ' that 

 Condition to releaie the Ships he had taken, but 

 otherwife to burn them all ; which Demand the 

 Governor thought it not prudent to refufe, but 

 fent the Provifion he required, upon which he re- 

 leafed fix of the Ships, fafter he had plundered 

 them of what he thought fit,) and the other, viz.. , 

 the Rofe Pink, was made a Pyrate Ship, which 

 Low hlmfelf took the Command of. 



The Pyrates took fever al of the Guns out of the 

 French Ship, and mounted them aboard the Rofe^ 

 which proved very, fit for their Turn, and con- 

 demned the former to the Flames. They took all 

 the Crew out of her, but the Cook, who, they f^id, 



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