_Lowe's_ conduct in this engagement shewed him to be a cowardly villain; for had he fought half as briskly as _Harris_, the Man-of-War could never have taken either of them. The _Greyhound_ carried her Prize to _Rhode-Island_, which was looked upon to be of such signal Service to the Colony, that in Council they resolved to compliment _Peter Sulgard_ Captain, with the Freedom of their Corporation. They secured the prisoners under a strong guard in Jail, till a Court of Vice-Admiralty could be held for their Trials, which was on the 10th of _July_ at _Newport_, lasting three Days. The Judges were _William Dummer_, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of the _Massachusets_, President; _Nathaniel Payne_, Esq; _John Lechmore_, Esq; Surveyor General; _John Valentine_, Esq; Advocate General; _Samuel Cranston_, Governor of _Rhode Island_; _John Menzies_, Esq; Judge of the Admiralty; _Richard Ward_, Esq; Registrar; and Mr. _Jahleet Brinton_, Provost Marshal. _Robert Auchmuta_, Esq, was appointed by the Court, Counsel for the prisoners here under mentioned. _Charles Harris_, Captain, _William Blads_, _Daniel Hyde_, _Thomas Powel_, jun., _Stephen Munden_, _Thomas Hugget_, _William Read_, _Peter Kneeves_, _James Brinkley_, _Joseph Sound_, _William Shutfield_, _Edward Eaton_, _John Brown_, _Edward Lawson_, _Owen Rice_, _John Tomkins_, _John Fitzgerald_, _Abraham Lacy_, _Thomas Linester_, _Francis Leyton_, _John Walters_, Quarter-master, _William Jones_, _Charles Church_, _Thomas Hazel_, and _John Bright_, who were all executed the 19th of _July_, 1723, near _Newport_ in _Rhode Island_; but _John Brown_ and _Patrick Cunningham_ were recommended to Mercy. The eight following were found Not Guilty; _John Wilson_, _Henry Barnes_, _Thomas Jones_, _Joseph Switzer_, _Thomas Mumper_, Indian, _John Hencher_, Doctor, _John Fletcher_, and _Thomas Child_. Instead of working repentance in _Lowe_, this deliverance made him ten times worse, vowing revenge upon all they should meet with for the future, which they executed upon _Nathan Skiff_, Master of a _Whale-fishing_ Sloop, whom they whipt naked about the deck, and then cut off his ears, making his torture their sport. At length being weary thereof, they shot him through the head, and sunk his vessel. Some days after, he took a fishing boat off of _Black_ Island, and only cut off the master's head; but next day taking two Whale Boats near _Rhode_ Island, he brutally killed one of the masters and cut off the ears of the other. From hence he went to _Newfoundland_, where he took 23 _French_ Vessels, and mann'd one of them of 22 Guns with pirates; after which, they took and plundered 18 ships, some of which they destroyed. The latter end of _July_, _Lowe_ took a large ship called the _Merry Christmas_, and mounted her with 34 Guns, on which he goes aboard, taking the title of Admiral, and sails to the Western Islands, where he took a Brigantine manned with _English_ and _Portugueze_, the Latter of whom he hanged.