400 OfCapt. JoHn PHILLlFSi 



one of the Negroes, whofe Name was Pedroy yJ^Hd 

 informed Captain Phillips^ that thofe that were left 

 behind were taken by a Man of War's Crew, and 

 hang'd at Antegody among whom was Fenn^ their 

 Captain* 



They took P^ir(7 on Boardj and then fell to Bufi- 

 nels, careening their Veffel v and juft as they had 

 finiihed their Work, a Man of War's Boat came 

 into the Harbour, the Ship being cruiling to Lee- 

 'ward ot the Ifland. It was ealily guefs'd upon what 

 Brrant ihe was fent, and therefore they loft rid 

 Time, but, as foon as the Boat went away, warp'd 

 out, and ply'd to Windward for Security^ but left 

 the four French Men^ they took out of the Martinic^ 

 Sloop, behind. 



In a few Days they took a Snow with a few 

 Hands, and Pern^ the Carpenter, one William Phil-^ 

 lips. Wood and Taylor , went aboard to take Polfeflion 

 of her. Ferriy not forgetting the Affront of ha- 

 ving Jlrcher preferr'd before him, tefblv'd to go 

 off with the Prize, and brought the reft into the 

 fame Meafures ^ however P/?///^/?/, the Captain, kee- 

 ping a good Look-out^ perceiv'd their Defign, and 

 gave them Chace^ who coming up with the VefTel^ 

 a Skirmifh enfu'd, wherein Wood was kilPd and Tay^ 

 /^^r wounded in his Leg ; upon which the other two 

 lurrender'd. There was no Surgeon aboard, and 

 therefore it was advisM, upon a learned Confulta- 

 tion, th2it Phillips'^s Legfhouldbe cutoff-, but who 

 ftiould perform the Operation was the Diipute ; 

 length the Carpenter was appointed, as the moft 

 proper Man : Upon which, he fetch'd up the big- 

 geft Saw, and taking the Limb under his Arm, fell 

 to Work, and leparated it from the Body of the 

 Patient, in as little Time as he could have cut a 

 Deal Board in two ; after that he heated his Ax red 

 hot in the Fire, and cauterizM the Wound, but not 

 with lb much Art as he perforn^'d the other Part, 



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