out of her, which might hinder them from attempting to get away.
This Day was ſpent in a kind of Rejoycing, the Caſtle firing her Guns to ſalute the Ship, and the Ship the Caſtle; but the next Day they minded their Buſineſs, that is, they fell to plundering, but they found Things fall vaſtly ſhort of their Expectation; for they diſcovered, that a great deal of Money had been lately ſent away; however, they met with the Value of about two thouſand Pounds Sterling in Bar Gold, and a great many other rich Effects: Every Thing they liked, which was portable, they brought aboard their Ship; ſome Things which they had no Uſe for, they were ſo generous to make a Preſent of, to the Maſter and Crew of the little Sloop, to whom they alſo returned his Veſſel again, and then they fell to work in diſmounting the Guns, and demoliſhing the Fortifications.
After they had done as much Miſchief as they could, and were weighing Anchor to be gone, they ſpy’d a Ship bearing down upon them in full Sail; they ſoon got their Anchor’s up, and were in a Readineſs to receive her. This Ship prov’d to be a French Pyrate of fourteen Guns and ſixty four Hands, half French, half Negroes; the Captain’s Name was La Bouſe; he expected no leſs than a rich Prize, which made him ſo eager in the Chace; but when he came near enough to ſee their Guns, and the Number of their Hands upon Deck, he began to think he ſhould catch a Tartar, and ſuppoſed her to be a ſmall Engliſh Man of War; however, ſince there was no eſcaping, he reſolved to do a bold and deſperate Action, which was to board Davis. As he was making towards her, for this Purpoſe, he fired a Gun, and hoiſted his black Colours; Davis returned the Salute, and hoiſted his black Colours alſo. The French Man was not a little pleaſed at this happy Miſtake; they both hoiſted out their Boats,
