down, for fear of another Broadſide, which muſt have been their Deſtruction, and the loſs of their Expedition. Mr. Maynard was the only Perſon that kept the Deck, except the Man at the Helm, whom he directed to lye down ſnug, and the Men in the Hold were ordered to get their Piſtols and their Swords ready for cloſe fighting, and to come up at his Command; in order to which, two Ladders were placed in the Hatch-Way for the more Expedition. When the Lieutenant’s Sloop boarded the other, Captain Teach’s Men threw in ſeveral new faſhioned ſort of Grenadoes, viz. Caſe Bottles fill’d with Powder, and ſmall Shot, Slugs, and Pieces of Lead or Iron, with a quick Match in the Mouth of it, which being lighted without Side, preſently runs into the Bottle to the Powder, and as it is inſtantly thrown on Board, generally does great Execution, beſides putting all the Crew into a Confuſion; but by good Providence, they had not that Effect here; the Men being in the Hold, and Black-beard ſeeing few or no Hands aboard, told his Men, That they were all knock’d on the Head, except three or four; and therefore,
ſays he, let’s jump on Board, and cut them to Pieces.
Whereupon, under the Smoak of one of the Bottles juſt mentioned, Black-beard enters with fourteen Men, over the Bows of Maynard’s Sloop, and were not ſeen by him till the Air cleared; however, he juſt then gave a Signal to his Men, who all roſe in an Inſtant, and attack’d the Pyrates with as much Bravery as ever was done upon ſuch an Occaſion: Black-beard and the Lieutenant fired the firſt Piſtol at each other, by which the Pyrate received a Wound, and then engaged with Swords, till the Lieutenant’s unluckily broke, and ſtepping back to cock a Piſtol, Black-beard, with his Cutlaſh, was ſtriking at that Inſtant, that one of May-
