But _Avery_ knew better, and commanding his sloops to attack her, one in the Bow, and the rest on the Quarter, clapt her on board, upon which she struck her colours and yielded. Aboard her was one of the _Mogul's_ own daughters, with several persons of distinction, who were carrying rich offerings of jewels and other valuable presents to _Mecca_; which booty was the more considerable, because these people always travel with great magnificence, having all their slaves and attendants always with them, besides jewels and great sums of money to defray the charges. But _Avery_, not content with this, seized the young Princess, and taking her with him into his own ship, made the best of his way to _Madagascar_, where she soon broke her heart and died. Also her father, the _Great Mogul_, did no sooner hear of it but he threatened all _Europe_ with revenge. And when he knew they were _Englishmen_ who had captured his daughter and robbed him, he threatened to send a mighty army, with fire and sword, to extirpate all the _English_ from their settlements on the _Indian_ Coasts, which gave no small uneasiness to the _Indian Company_ at _London_, when they heard of it. [Illustration] [Illustration: CAPTAIN JOHN RACKHAM] [Illustration] CAPTAIN JOHN RACKHAM, AND HIS CREW John Rackham was Quarter-Master to _Vane's_ Company, till _Vane_ was turned out for not fighting the French Man-of-War, and _Rackham_ put in Captain in his place, which happened about the 24th day of _November_, 1718. His first cruise was among the _Caribbe_ Islands, where he took and plundered several vessels. Afterwards, to the windward of _Jamaica_, he fell in with a _Madeira_ Man, which he detained till he had made his market out of her, and then restored her to her Master, suffering _Hosea Tisdel_, a tavern-keeper at _Jamaica_, whom he had taken among his Prizes, to go aboard her, she being bound for that Island. Afterwards he sailed towards the Island _Bermuda_, where he took a Ship bound to _England_ from _Carolina_, and a small Ship from _New England_, both which he carried to the _Bahama Islands_, and there clean'd. But staying too long in that Neighbourhood, Captain _Rogers_ sent out a Sloop well mann'd, which retook both the Prizes, the Pirate making his Escape.