believe he would have own'd to the gold there but that he thought he
should himself be sent for it), I privately posted away a messenger to
Mr. Gardiner in the King's name to come forthwith and deliver up such
treasure as Kidd or any of his crew had lodg'd with him, acquainting
him that I had committed Kidd to Gaol as I was ordered to do by the
King.

"My messenger made great haste and was with Gardiner before anybody,
and Gardiner, who is a very substantial man, brought away the treasure
without delay; and by my direction delivered it into the hands of the
Committee. If the Jewels be right, as 'tis suppos'd they are, but I
never saw them nor the gold and silver brought by Gardiner, then we
guess that the parcel brought by him may be worth (gold, silver, and
Jewels) 4500 pounds. And besides Kidd had left six bales of goods with
him, one of which was twice as big as any of the rest, and Kidd gave
him a particular charge of that bale and told him 'twas worth 2000
pounds. The six bales Gardiner could not bring, but I have ordered him
to send 'em by a Sloop that is since gone from hence to N. York, and
which is to return speedily.

"We are not able to set an exact value on the goods and treasure we
have got because we have not open'd the bales we took on board the
(Kidd's) sloop, but we hope when the six bales are sent in by Gardiner,
what will be in the hands of the Gentlemen appointed to that trust will
amount to about 14,000 pounds.

"I have sent strict orders to my Lt. Governor at N. York to make
diligent search for the goods and treasure sent by Kidd to N. York in
three Sloops mentioned in Gardiner's affidavit.[7] ... I have directed
him where to find a purchase[8] in a house in N. York which I am apt to
believe will be found in that house. I have sent to search elsewhere a
certain place strongly suspected to have received another deposition of
gold from Kidd.

"I am also upon the hunt after two or three Arch-Pyrates which I hope
to give your Lordships a good account of by the next conveyance. If I
could have but a good able Judge and Attorney General at N. York, a
man-of-war there and another here, and the companies recruited and well
paid, I will rout Pyrates and pyracy entirely out of this North part of
America, but as I have too often told your Lordships 'tis impossible
for me to do all this alone in my single person.

"I wrote your Lordships in my last letter of the 8th. Inst. that
Bradish, the Pyrate,