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the flwiig of the VefTel, he had, by a Misfortune 

 ufuai at that Part of the Coaft^ his Mate^ Surgeon, 

 and tvvo inore of his Men, ^ Panyarrd by the Ne- 

 groes/ ' The Remainder of his Company, which was 

 not above 5 or 6 in Number, took this Opportunity, 

 and feiz'd . the Veffel in the Road, making the Ma- 

 fl:er Prifoner. 



You wlil think it prodigious impudent that fo 

 imall a Number fliould undertake to proceed a 

 pyraphg, efpecially when neither of them had fuf- 

 ficient Skill in Navigation : Yet this they did, lea- 

 ving thofe People, their Ship-Mates abovemention'd, 

 to the Mercy of the barbarous Natives, and laiPd 

 away down the Coaft, making them a black Flag, 

 which they merrily faid, would be as good as 50 

 Men more, i. e. would carry as much Terror • and 

 that .they did not doubt of foon increafing their 

 Grew!, to put them in an enterprizing Capacity ^ but 

 their vain Projedioa was foori happily fruftrated, 

 and after this .Manner. 



The Maft^r Avhofe Life they had preferved, (per^ 

 haps only for fupplying their own Unskillfulnefs, 

 in Navigation,) adviled them, that fince contrary 

 to their Expeftations, they had met with no Ship 

 between Cafe Mount y and the B^te of Cdlabdr^ to pro- 

 ceed to the Ifland of St. 'fboma^h^ where they might , 

 recruit with Provifions and Water, and fell oif the^ 

 Slaves /about 70 of them) which they perceived 

 would be a ufelefs Lumber, and incommodious to 

 their Defign. ^ They arrived there in Augufi i-^xi^ 

 and one Evening, while Part of them were on Shore, 

 applying for this Purpofe to the Governor, and the 

 other * Part carelefly from the Deck, Mr. Rowry 

 fteppM into the Boat belonging to the Velfel, and 

 pulhed off, very fuddenly : They heard the Noife 

 it made,, and fbon were upon Deck again, but ha- 



* Term for ftealing of Men iifed all over the Cqaft* 



D d ving 



