Money, Ammunition, &c. in particular the Anne, Captain Montgomery, from Glaſcow; the Turbet from Barbadoes, which for Country ſake, after they had taken out the principal Part of the Lading, the Pyrate Crew ſet her on Fire; the Endeavour, Captain Scot, from Briſtol, and the Young from Leith. From hence they went to New-York, and off the Eaſt End of Long-Iſland, took a Sloop bound for the Weſt-Indies, after which they ſtood in and landed ſome Men at Gardner’s Iſland, but in a peaceable Manner, and bought Proviſions for the Company’s Uſe, which they paid for, and ſo went off again without Moleſtation.
Some Time after, which was in Auguſt 1717, Bonnet came off the Bar of South-Carolina, and took a Sloop and a Brigantine bound in; the Sloop belonged to Barbadoes, Joſeph Palmer Maſter, laden with Rum, Sugar and Negroes; and the Brigantine came from New-England, Thomas Porter Maſter, whom they plundered, and then diſmiſs’d; but they ſailed away with the Sloop, and at an Inlet in North-Carolina careened by her, and then ſet her on Fire.
After the Sloop had cleaned, they put to Sea, but came to no Reſolution what Courſe to take; the Crew were divided in their Opinions, ſome being for one Thing, and ſome another, ſo that nothing but Confuſion ſeem’d to attend all their Schemes.
The Major was no Sailor as was ſaid before, and therefore had been obliged to yield to many Things that were impoſed on him, during their Undertaking, for want of a competent Knowledge in maritime Affairs; at length happening to fall in Company with another Pyrate, one Edward Teach, (who for his remarkable black ugly Beard, was more commonly called Black-Beard:) This Fellow was a good Sailor, but a moſt cruel hardened Villain, bold and daring to the laſt Degree, and would not ſtick at the perpetrating the moſt abominable Wickedneſs ima-
