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of them called the Ki?7ry, coftimanded by Low hiin- 

 felf, and the other the Ranger y commanded b;^ 

 Marrisy both which hoifted their pyratical Co- 

 lours, and fired each a Gun, When the Crey^ 

 hound came within Mufquet-flxot, fiie hailed up 

 Her Main- fail, and clapp'd clole upon a Wind^ ta 

 keep the Py rates from running to Leeu'ard, and 

 then engaged: But when the Rogues found wh^f 

 they had to deal with, they edg'd away under thQ 

 Man of War'^s Stern^ and th^ Greyhound landing after 

 them, they made a running Fight for about twa 

 Hours; but litiie Wind happening, the Sloops gain- 

 ed from her, by the help of their Oars ; upon which 

 the Greyhoupd left oS firing, and turned all Hands 

 to her own Oars, and at three in the Afternoom 

 came xip with them. The Pyrates hauPd upon 

 a Wind to receive the Man of War, and the 

 Fight was immediately renewed, with a brisJc 

 Fire on both Sides, till the Rjtngers Msiii>Yxird 

 was fliot down, and the Greyhound preffing dole 

 upon the difabled Sloop, Lowy in the other, thought 

 fit to bear away and leave his Conlbrt a Sacrifice 

 to his Enemy, who (feing the Cowardice and Trea- 

 chery of his Commadore and Leader, having ten 

 or twelve Men killed and wounded, and that there 

 was no poffibility of efcaping,) called out for Quar" 

 ters, and furrendered themfeives to Juftice, which 

 proved levere enough to them a-while after-, 

 wards. 



The Condu£t of Low was furprizing in this Ad- 

 venture, becaufe his reputed Courage and Bold- 

 nefs, had, hitherto, fo poffefs'd the Minds of all Peo- 

 ple, that he became a Terror, even to his own Men; 

 but his Behaviour throughout this whole Adion, 

 fhewed him to be a bafe cowardly Villain , for had 

 Xon?'s Sloop fought half fo briskly as Harrises had 

 done, {"as they were under a Iblemn Oath to do,) 



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