Tarpawlin, by Way of black Flag, they having no other, and fir’d a Gun: The French Men were ſo intimidated by this Appearance of Force, that they ſtruck. Davis called out to the Captain to come on Board of him, with twenty of his Hands; he did ſo, and they were all for the greater Security clapt into Irons, the Captain excepted: Then he ſent four of his own Men on Board the firſt Prize, and in order ſtill to carry on the Cheat, ſpoke aloud, that they ſhould give his Service to the Captain, and deſire him to ſend ſome Hands on Board the Prize, to ſee what they had got; but at the ſame Time gave them a written Paper, with Inſtructions what to do. Here he ordered them to nail up the Guns in the little Prize, to take out all the ſmall Arms and Powder, and to go every Man of them on Board the ſecond Prize; when this was done, he ordered that more of the Priſoners ſhould be removed out of the great Prize, into the little one, by which he ſecured himſelf from any Attempt which might be feared from their Numbers; for thoſe on Board of him were faſt in Irons, and thoſe in the little Prize had neither Arms nor Ammunition.
Thus the three Ships kept Company for 2 Days, when finding the great Prize to be a very dull Sailor, he thought ſhe would not be fit for his Purpoſe, wherefore he reſolved to reſtore her to the Captain, with all his Hands; but firſt, he took Care to take out all her Ammunition, and every Thing elſe which he might poſſibly want. The French Captain was in ſuch a Rage, at being ſo outwitted, that when he got on Board his own Ship, he was going to throw himſelf over-board, but was prevented by his Men.
Having let go both his Prizes, he ſteered Northward, in which Courſe he took a ſmall Spaniſh Sloop; after this, he made towards the Weſtern Iſlands,
