While they were contemplating on the Matter, a Letter was received from Mr. _Baldwin_, (Governor here for the Company,) signifying, that the Pyrates were at _Jaquin_, seven Leagues lower. The _Swallow_ weighed at two next Morning, _January_ the 16th, and got to _Jaquin_ by Day-Light, but to no other End, than frightening the Crews of two _Portuguese_ Ships on Shore, who took her for the Pyrate that had struck such Terror at _Whydah_: She returned therefore that Night, and having been strengthened with thirty Voluntiers, _English_ and _French_, the discarded Crews of the _Porcupine_, and the _French_ Ship they had carried from hence, she put to Sea again _January_ the 19th, conjecturing, that either _Calabar, Princes_, the River _Gabone_, Cape _Lopez_, or _Annabona_, must be touched at for Water and Refreshment, tho' they should resolve to leave the Coast. As to the former of those Places, I have before observed, it was hazardous to think of, or rather impracticable; _Princes_ had been a sower Grape to them, but being the first in the Way, she came before the Harbour the 29th, where learning no News, without loosing Time, steered for the River _Gabone_, and anchored at the Mouth of it _February_ the 1st. This River is navigable by two Channels, and has an Island about five Leagues up, called _Popaguays_ or _Parrots_, where the _Dutch_ Cruisers, for this Coast, generally Clean, and where sometimes Pyrates come in to look for Prey, or to Refit, it being very convenient, by Reason of a soft Mud about it, that admits a Ship's lying on Shore, with all her Guns and Stores in, without Damage. Hither Captain _Ogle_ sent his Boat and a Lieutenant, who spoke with a _Dutch_ Ship, above the Island, from whom he had this Account, _viz._ That he had been four Days from Cape _Lopez_, and had left no Ship there. However, they beat up for the Cape, without regard to this Story, and on the 5th, at Dawning, was surprized with the Noise of a Gun, which, as the Day brightened, they found was from Cape _Lopez_ Bay, where they discovered three Ships at Anchor, the largest with the King's Colours and Pendant flying, which was soon after concluded to be Mr. _Roberts_ and his Consorts; but the _Swallow_ being to Windward, and unexpectedly deep in the Bay, was obliged to Steer off, for avoiding a Sand, called the _French Man_'s _Bank_, which the Pyrates observed for some Time, and rashly interpreting it to be Fear in her, righted the _French Ranger_, which was then on the Heel, and ordered her to chase out in all hast, bending several of their Sails in the Pursuit. The Man of War finding they had foolishly mistaken her Design, humoured the Deceit, and kept off to Sea, as if she had been really afraid, and managed her Steerage so, under the Direction of Lieutenant _Sun_, an experienced Officer, as to let the _Ranger_ come up with her, when they thought they had got so far as not to have their Guns heard by her Consort at the Cape. The Pyrates had such