Captain _England_ sail'd to the Coast of _Africa_, after the Island of _Providence_ was settled by the _English_ Government, and the Pyrates surrendered to his Majesty's Proclamation; and took several Ships and Vessels, particularly the _Cadogan_ Snow belonging to _Bristol_, at _Sierraleone_, one _Skinner_ Master, who was inhumanly murthered by some of the Crew, that had lately been his own Men, and served in the said Vessel. It seems some Quarrel had happened between them, so that _Skinner_ thought fit to remove these Fellows on Board of a Man of War, and at the same Time refused them their Wages; not long after they found Means to desert that Service, and shipping themselves aboard a Sloop in the _West-Indies_, was taken by a Pyrate, and brought to _Providence_, and sailed upon the same Account along with Captain _England_. Assoon as _Skinner_ had struck to the Pyrate, he was ordered to come on Board in his Boat, which he did, and the Person that he first cast his Eye upon, proved to be his old Boatswain, who star'd him in the Face like his evil Genius, and accosted him in this Manner.-- _Ah, Captain_ Skinner! _Is it you? The only Man I wished to see; I am much in your Debt, and now I shall pay you all in your own Coin_. The poor Man trembled every Joint, when he found into what Company he had fallen, and dreaded the Event, as he had Reason enough so to do; for the Boatswain immediately called to his Consorts, laid hold of the Captain, and made him fast to the Windless, and there pelted him with Glass Bottles, which cut him in a sad Manner; after which they whipp'd him about the Deck, till they were weary, being deaf to all his Prayers and Intreaties, and at last, because he had been a good Master to his Men, they said, he should have an easy Death, and so shot him thro' the Head. They took some few Things out of the Snow, but gave the Vessel and all her Cargo to _Howel Davis_ the Mate; and the rest of the Crew, as will be hereafter mentioned in the Chapter of Captain _Davis_. Captain _England_ took a Ship called the _Pearl_, Captain _Tyzard_ Commander, for which he exchanged his own Sloop, fitted her up for the pyratical Account, and new christen'd her, the _Royal James_, with which he took several Ships and Vessels of different Nations at the _Azores_ and _Cape de Verd Islands_. In the Spring, 1719, the Rovers returned to _Africa_, and beginning at the River _Gambia_, sailed all down the Coast; and between that and _Cape Corso_, took the following Ships and Vessels. The _Eagle_ Pink, Captain _Rickets_ Commander belonging to _Cork_, taken the 25th of _March_, having 6 Guns and 17 Men on Board, seven of which turned Pyrates. The _Charlotte_, Captain _Oldson_, of _London_, taken _May_ the 26th, having 8 Guns and 18 Men on Board, 13 of which turned Pyrates. The _Sarah_, Captain _Stunt_, of _London_, taken the 27th of _May_, having 4 Guns and 18 Men on Board, 3 of which turned Pyrates.