rward they arrived at _Mauritius_, where they refitted the
_Victory_, and then sailed the 5th of April for _Madagascar_, but
called first at the Island _Mascarine_, at which they found a
_Portugueze_ ship of seventy guns at anchor, disabled by a violent
storm, so that they easily became a Prize to the Pirates. She had on
board the _Conde Ereceira_ Vice-Roy of _Goa_, also they found on board
her, in diamonds only, to the value of four millions of Dollars. They
made the Vice-Roy a prisoner; but in consideration of his losses,
accepted of a ransom of 2000 dollars and then set him and his
followers ashore. Learning that an _Ostender_ was on the leeward of
that Island, they sailed and took her, and sent her to _Madagascar_
with news of their success, where they followed themselves soon
after, with two hundred _Mozambique_ Negroes in the _Portugueze_ Ship.

When _Taylor_ came with the _Portugueze_ Prize to _Madagascar_, they
found that the _Ostender_ had made his men drunk, and seized his ship,
which they carried to the _Mozambique_; from thence the Governor
ordered her to _Goa_. But the Pirates staid and clean'd the
_Cassandra_, and divided very great plunder. Some, who thought they
had got enough, staid at _Madagascar_, and the rest, having no
occasion for two ships, burnt the _Victory_, she being leaky, and went
on board the _Cassandra_, under the Command of Captain _Taylor_,
designing to go for _Cochin_ to dispose of his diamonds, amongst his
old Friends the _Dutch_, and also to avoid the dangers of the
Men-of-War that were in pursuit of them. But as he was preparing to
sail, and heard of four Men-of-War coming after him; therefore he
altered his mind, and sailed for the Main of _Africa_, and put in at
_Delagoa_: But the Pirates were surprized in the evening with some
shot from the shore. They took it for a desert shore, but it proved
otherwise; for a few months before, the _Dutch East India Company_ had
settled one hundred men upon it, who, not being supplied with
necessaries, were reduced to about sixteen; whom _Taylor_, upon their
humble petition took aboard, and they all became Pirates with him.

Here they stayed about four months, careened their ships, and left
_Delagoa_ the latter end of _December_: But not agreeing among
themselves, they parted those who were weary of that sort of life,
went on board the _Portugueze_ Prize, and sailed for _Madagascar_; the
others went on board the _Cassandra_, and sailed for the _