The First of _April_ they spied a sail, and gave her chase all night, believing she had been a _Spaniard_; but when they came up to her, and gave her a broadside, she cried out for Quarters, which made them cease firing, and ordered the Captain to come aboard, which proved to be Captain _Hawkins_, whom they had dismissed three days before, not worth a groat. Two Days after, they anchored at _Ratran_, not far from _Honduras_, and put ashore Captain _Hawkins_, and several others, giving them powder and ball, and a musquet, and then left them to shift as well as they could. Here they staid three weeks, when two men came in a canoe, that had been left in another Maroon Island near _Benecca_, and carried them thither. A fortnight after they espied a Sloop at sea, which had lately escaped from the _Spaniards_ at the Bay of _Honduras_, which, upon a signal stood in and took them all off. At an Island to the westward, the Pirates cleaned their ship, and then sailed towards _St. Christophers_ to meet Captain _Moor_. _Spriggs_ next stood towards _Bermudas_, where he took a Schooner belonging to _Boston_, from which he took all the Men, and sunk the Vessel. Instead of going to _Newfoundland_, they came back to the Islands, and on the 8th of _June_, to windward of _St. Christophers_, they took a Sloop, _Nicholas Trot_, Master, belonging to _St. Eustatia_, whose men they hoisted as high as the main fore-tops, and so let them fall down again; then whipping them about the deck, they gave _Trot_ his Sloop, and let him go, keeping only two of his men, besides the plunder. Two or three days after, they took a ship coming from _Rhode Island_ to _St. Christophers_, laden with provisions and some horses, and burnt ship, men, and horses: Since when _Spriggs_ has not been heard of: though it is supposed he went to _Madagascar_, to spend, in rioting and wantonness, his ill gotten plunder; till by a letter from _Jamaica_, of the 2nd of _March_ last, we understood, That he had been again at the Bay of _Honduras_, and taken sixteen Sail. [Illustration] [Illustration: CAPTAIN EDWARD LOWE] [Illustration] CAPTAIN EDWARD LOWE, AND HIS CREW _Edward Lowe_, born at _Westminster_, very early began the Trade of Plundering; for if any Child refused him what he had, he must fight him. When he grew bigger, he took to Gaming among Blackshoe Boys upon the _Parade_, with whom he used to play the _Whole Game_, as they call it; that is, cheat every Body, and if they refused, they had to fight him.