small ship
from _Antegoa_, which in sight of the Bar, was taken and plundered by
_Charles Vane_, in a Brigantine of sixteen guns, and a hundred men;
that he had taken two Sloops, one Captain _Dill_, Master, from
_Barbadoes_; the other Captain _Thompson_, from _Guinea_, with seventy
negroes, which they put on board one _Yeats_ his consort, being a
small Sloop with twenty-five men, who being weary of this course of
life, ran into _Edisto_ River, and surrender'd to his Majesty's
Pardon, by which the owners got their negroes again, and _Yeats_ and
his men had their certificates sign'd.

_Vane_ cruised for some time thereabouts, in hopes to take _Yeats_,
and be revenged on him; during which time, he took a ship bound to
London, to whom he gave out, that he designed to go to the southward;
which Colonel _Rhet_ hearing, sailed over the Bar the 15th with the
two Sloops, and went after the Pirate _Vane_; but not meeting with
him, tack'd and stood for Cape _Fear_, according to his first Design;
and on the 26th following he entered the River, where he saw _Bonnet_,
and the three Sloops his Prizes, at anchor; but the Pilot running the
Sloops a-ground, hindered their getting up that Night. The Pirates
seeing the Sloops, and not knowing who they were, mann'd three canoes,
and sent them down to take them; but finding their mistake, _Bonnet_
took all the men out of the Prizes to engage them. Colonel _Rhet's_
Sloops the next morning getting under sail, stood for the Pirates, who
designed only to make a running fight; but the Colonel getting upon
his quarters, he edged in upon the shore, and ran his Sloop a-ground.
The Colonel's Sloops were soon in the same condition: The _Henry_
grounded within pistol-shot of the Pirate, on his bow; the other,
right a-head of him, almost out of gun-shot, which made it of but very
little use to the Colonel. By this time the Pirate had a very great
advantage: For his Sloop lifted from Colonel _Rhet's_, which converted
them all over; and the Colonel's Sloop lifting the same way, was much
exposed for about five hours, whilst they lay a-ground. The Colonel's
Sloop being first a-float, he got into deeper water, and after mending
his rigging, he stood for the Pirate, to go directly on board him;
which they prevented, by hoisting a flag of truce, and surrendering
soon after. The Colonel lost in this action ten men, and had fourteen
wounded. The _Sea Nymph_ had two killed, and four wounded. Among the
Pirates w