Captain _Davis_ being one day on Shore with the Governor, he told him, “They designed to sail from the Island in three days, and that he would come, and take his leave of him the day before.” Accordingly he went on a Sunday morning, taking with him his first Surgeon, the Trumpeter, and some others, besides the Boat’s Crew. At their coming into the Governor’s House, they saw no body to receive them; so they went on, till they came into a long Gallery fronting the Street. Here the Governor’s _Major Domo_ presently came to them, saying, “His Master was at his Country-House, but he had sent a Messenger to him, when they saw Captain _Davis_ coming on Shore; and no doubt he would soon be in Town.” But the Surgeon observing, that many People had got together in the Street, with Arms in their hands, he said to his Captain, “I am sure we shall see no Governor to day,” and advised him immediately to go away. So _Davis_ and the Surgeon went out of the House; whereupon the _Major-Domo_ called to the People in the Street, to fire at them. The Surgeon and two more were kill’d on the Spot, and the Trumpeter was wounded in the Arm, who seeing two _Capuchin_ Friers (from whom I had this Account at the Island _Princess_) fled to them. One of them took him in his Arms to save him, but a _Portuguese_ came, and shot him dead without any regard to the Frier’s Protection. Captain _Davis_, tho’ he had four Shots in divers parts of his Body, yet continued running towards the Boat: But being closely pursued, a fifth Shot made him fall, and the _Portuguese_ being amazed at his great Strength and Courage, cut his Throat, that they might be sure of him. The Boat’s Crew hearing the firing, put off in good time at some distance from the Shore; and seeing the _Portuguese_ advancing to fire at them, they rowed on board their Ship; where relating what had happened, as they supposed, to their Captain, and to the rest left on Shore, it set the Pirates all in a flame; and they directly chose _Roberts_ for their Commander, vowing a severe revenge on the _Portuguese_. The Water was so shallow, that they could not get their Ship near the Town; so they prepared a Raft, on which they mounted several pieces of Cannon, with which they fired at the place: But the Inhabitants having quitted it, and all the Houses being of Timber, they did little damage to the Town. Neither durst they land to burn the Place, for fear of the great Number of People, whom they perceived in the Bushes with small Arms: So, they returned to their Ship, and the next day sailed out of the Harbour.