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they were to ihiftas they could, failing away the nejs^n 

 Day for other Adveatures. " 



Captain Hawkins^ and his unfortunate Compani- 

 ons, ftaid 1 9 Days upon this ifland, fupplying them- 

 lelves^with bodi Fifh and Fowl, fuch as they w^re,* 

 at which Time cam^ two Men in a Canoe* $hat 

 had been left upon another marroon Iflana near 

 B^naccfty who carry'd the Company at leveral. 

 Times thither, it being more convenient in having 

 a good Well of frefh Water, and Plenty of Fifh, 

 &c. Twelve Days afterwards they fpy'd a Sloop 

 oS at Sea, which, upon their making a great Smoke," 

 Aood in, and took them off flie was the Merriam^ 

 Captain lately efcaped out of the Bay of Hon-* 

 durasy from being taken by the Spaniards* ^ 



At an Ifland to the Weft ward, the Py rates cleai^'d 

 their Ship, ajad faird towards the Ifland of St. 

 Chriftofhersy to wait for one Captain Moovy who com- 

 manded the Eagle Sloop, when flue took Lowther*s 

 upon the Careen, at. Blanco \ Springs refblved to put 

 him to Death, whenever he took him, for fallmg 

 upon his Friend and Brother, but inftead of Afoor^ 

 he found a French Man of War from Martinkoy up- 

 on the Coaft, which Spriggs not thinking fit to con* 

 tend with, run away with all the Sail he could 

 inake, the French Man crowded after him, and was 

 very likely to fpeak with Mr. SpriggSy when un-t 

 fortunately his M^^in-Top-Maft came by the Board, 

 which obliged him to, give over the Ghace. 



Spriggs then flood to the Northward, towards 

 Burmudasy or the Summer Ijlesy and took a Scooner 

 belonging to Bcjhn he took out all the Men and 

 funk theVeffei, and had the Impudence to tell the. 

 Mafter, that he defigned to'encreafe his Compa- 

 2iy on the Banks of Newfoundla-^id^ and then would 

 lail for the Co^^ pi NeW'£ngland in queffc of Cap- 

 tain Solgard^ who atta^k'd and took their Confbrt 

 Charles HarrUy Sfriggs being then in Loxis Sloop,^ 



who 



