lips, he murdered him and all his Crew, being 36
men.

After this, they cruised to the Northward, and took several Vessels
and then steered for the Bay of _Honduras_, where they took Five
_English_ Sloops, and a Pink, and a _Spaniard_ of 6 Guns and 70 men,
whom they killed every man; which being done they rummaged the
_Spanish_ Ship, bringing all the booty on board their own vessel.

In the next cruise, between the _Leeward Islands_ and the Main, they
took two Snows from Jamaica to Liverpool, and just after a Ship called
the _Amsterdam Merchant_, the Captain thereof he slit his Nose, cut
his Ears off, and then plundered the ship and let her go. Afterwards
he took a Sloop bound to _Amboy_, of whose Men he tied lighted
matches between the fingers, which burnt the flesh off the bones, and
afterwards set them ashore in an uninhabited part of the country, as
also other ships which fell a prey to those villains.

One of His Majesty's Men-of-War called the _Greyhound_, of 20 guns and
120 men, hearing of their barbarous actions, went in search of them
and, seeing the Pirates, allowed _Lowe_ to chase them at first, till
they were in readiness to engage him, and when he was within gunshot,
tacked about and stood towards him. The Pirates edged away under the
Man-of-War's stern, making a running fight for about two hours. But
little wind happening, the Pirates gained from her; thereupon the
_Greyhound_ left off firing, and turned all her hands to her oars, and
came up with them, when the fight was renewed with a brisk fire on
both sides, till the _Ranger's_ main-yard was shot down; upon which,
the _Greyhound_ pressing close, _Lowe_ bore away and left his consort,
who seeing the cowardice of his Commadore, and that there was no
possibility of escaping, called out for quarters.

_Lowe's_ conduct in this engagement shewed him to be a cowardly
villain; for had he fought half as briskly as _Harris_, the Man-of-War
could never have taken either of them. The _Greyhound_ carried her
Prize to _Rhode-Island_, which was looked upon to be of such signal
Service to the Colony, that in Council they resolved to compliment
_Peter Sulgard_ Captain, with the Freedom of their Corporation. They
secured the prisoners under a strong guard in Jail, till a Court of
Vice-Admiralty could be held for their Trials, which was on the 10th
of _July_ at _Newport_, lasting three Days. The Judges were _William
Dummer_, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of the _Massachus