_November_ the 10th, 1720, a Court of Admiralty was held at _St. Jago de la Vega_, where the following Persons were tried and convicted of Piracy, and accordingly Sentence of Death was passed upon them by the Governor, viz.: _John Rackham_, Captain; _George Fetherstone_, Master; _Richard Corner_, Quarter-Master; _John Davis_, _John Howel_, _Patrick Carty_, _Thomas Earle_, _James Dobbin_, and _Noah Harwood_; Five of whom was hang'd the next day at _Gallows-point_, and the rest the day after. The three first were taken and hanged in Chains; _Rackham_ at _Plumb-point_, _Fetherstone_ at _Bush-key_, and _Corner_ at _Gun-key_. But what was yet more strange was the conviction of the nine guests, that knew nothing of the matter, or at least they pretended so; but the People would not believe them, because it was proved that they came on board with pistols and cutlasses: However, they were so much favoured as to have the Court adjourned to the 24th of January following, to give a better Account of themselves than at the time appeared to the Court: Beside, the Jury also then wanted sufficient evidence to prove the piratical intention of going aboard the said Sloops. The two _Frenchmen_ taken by _Rackham_ from the Island of _Hispaniola_, deposed, That _John Eaton_, _Edward Warner_, _Thomas Baker_, _Thomas Quick_, _John Cole_, _Benjamin Palmer_, _Walter Rouse_, _John Hanson_, and _John Howard_, came on board the Pirate's Sloop at _Negril Point_ in _Jamaica_. Indeed they owned, That at first Sight of them, they run away from _Rackham's_ Sloop, but that he hailing them, they returned, and _Rackham_ sent his canoe ashore to fetch them aboard him, when they saw them all armed with guns and cutlasses, which they brought with them; and that when they were chased by Captain _Barnet_, they were frank and free, some drinking and walking about the deck not at all dispirited; during which time there was a great gun, and small arms, fired by the Pirate Sloop at Captain _Barnet's_ Sloop; but that they could not say that the Prisoners were any way concerned in it: However, they were certain that when Captain _Barnet's_ Sloop fired at _Rackham's_, the Prisoners at the Bar went under Deck, for cowardice, as they supposed; not so much as once peeping up during the time of the whole action: But when Captain _Barnet_ drew nigh to them to board them, all of them came up, and helped to row the sloop, in order to escape from him: And that _Rackham's_ Men and they seemed to agree very well together, and that they did verily believe they were all of a Party, having heard them say, when they came on board, _They liked them never the worse for being Pirates, since they were all honest Boys, and loved their Bottles_.