usquet, and fired at him; then putting off the Boat, he,
with twelve of his companions, goes to sea. Next day they met a small
vessel, which they took, made a Black Flag, and declared War against
all the world. From hence they proceed to the Island of the _Grand
Caimanes_, where they met with _George Lowther_, who took him under
his protection as an ally, without any formal Treaty; which _Lowe_
readily agreed to. But parting with _Lowther_ on the 28th of _May_, as
we have already given in an Account in _Lowther's_ Life, _Lowe_ took a
Vessel belonging to _Amboy_, which he plundered, and then stood away
to the South East, by which he avoided two Sloops which the Governor
had sent to take him from _Rhode_ Island.

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_July_ the 12th, he sailed into the Harbour of Port _Rosemary_, where
he found 13 small vessels at anchor, whom he told they would have no
quarters if they resisted; which so frightened the Masters of the
vessels, that they all yielded. Out of them he took whatever he
wanted, keeping for his own Use a Schooner of 80 Tons, on board of
which he put 10 Carriage Guns, and 50 men, and named her the _Fancy_
making himself Captain, and appointing _Charles Harris_ Captain of the
Brigantine. Making up a complement of 80 men out of the vessels, some
by force, and others by their own inclinations, he sailed away from
_Mablehead_, and soon after he met two Sloops bound for _Boston_, with
provisions for the garrison; but there being an officer and soldiers
on board, he thought it the safest way, after some small resistance,
to let them go on about their business.

They then steered for the _Leeward_ Islands; but in their voyage met
with such a hurricane, as had not been known in the memory of man.
After the storm was over, they got safe to one of the small Islands of
the _Carribees_, and there refitted their vessels as well as they
could. As soon as the Brigantine was ready, they took a short cruise,
leaving the Schooner in the harbour till their return; which had not
been many days at sea, before she met a ship that had lost all her
masts, on board of which they went, and took, in money and goods, to
the value of 1000_l._ Upon this success, the Brigantine returned to the
Schooner, which being then ready to sail, they agreed to go to the
_Azores_, or Western Islands, where _Lowe_ took a _French_ Ship of 32
Guns, and in _St. Michael's_ Road, he took several sail that were
lying there, without firing a gun. B