After cleaning on the Coast of _Virginia_, they returned to the _West-Indies_, and in the Latitude of 24, made Prize of a large _French Guiney_ Man, bound to _Martinico_, which by _Hornigold_'s Consent, _Teach_ went aboard of as Captain, and took a Cruize in her; _Hornigold_ returned with his Sloop to _Providence_, where, at the Arrival of Captain _Rogers_, the Governor, he surrendered to Mercy, pursuant to the King's Proclamation. Aboard of this _Guiney_ Man _Teach_ mounted no Guns, and named her the _Queen Ann's Revenge_; and cruising near the Island of St. _Vincent_, took a large Ship, called the _Great Allen_, _Christopher Taylor_ Commander; the Pyrates plundered her of what they though fit, put all the Men ashore upon the Island above mentioned, and then set Fire to the Ship. A few Days after, _Teach_ fell in with the _Scarborogh_ Man of War, of 30 Guns, who engaged him for some Hours; but she finding the Pyrate well mann'd, and having tried her strength, gave over the Engagement, and returned to _Barbadoes_, the Place of her Station; and _Teach_ sailed towards the _Spanish America_. In his Way he met with a Pyrate Sloop of ten Guns, commanded by one Major _Bonnet_, lately a Gentleman of good Reputation and Estate in the Island of _Barbadoes_, whom he joyned; but in a few Days after, _Teach_, finding that _Bonnet_ knew nothing of a maritime Life, with the Consent of his own Men, put in another Captain, one _Richards_, to Command _Bonnet_'s Sloop, and took the Major on aboard his own Ship, telling him, that _as he had not been used to the Fatigues and Care of such a Post, it would be better for him to decline it, and live easy and at his Pleasure, in such a Ship as his, where he should not be obliged to perform Duty, but follow his own Inclinations._ At _Turniff_ ten Leagues short of the Bay of _Honduras_, the Pyrates took in fresh Water; and while they were at an Anchor there, they saw a Sloop coming in, whereupon, _Richards_ in the Sloop called the _Revenge_, slipped his Cable, and run out to meet her; who upon seeing the black Flag hoisted, struck his Sail and came to, under the Stern of _Teach_ the Commadore. She was called the _Adventure_, from _Jamaica_, _David Harriot_ Master. They took him and his Men aboard the great Ship, and sent a Number of other Hands with _Israel Hands_, Master of _Teach_'s Ship, to Man the Sloop for the pyratical Account.