Pirates -- Biography; Pirates -- History -- 17th century
Afterwards he took a small Sloop from _St. Christophers_, which he
manned; and carried with him to an island where they cleaned, and then
going aboard, they sailed towards the Bay of _Honduras_, where they
met with a small vessel with 13 Hands, of the same employment, under
Captain _Lowe_, whom _Lowther_ received as friends, inviting them, as
they were few in number, to join their strength together; which being
accepted of, _Lowther_ continued Captain, and _Lowe_ was made
Lieutenant, burning his own ship. Then coming into the Bay, they fell
upon a ship of two hundred tons, called the _Greyhound_; against whom
_Lowther_ firing his guns, hoisted the piratical Colours, which
Captain _Edward_ bravely returned; but at length finding the Pirate
too strong for him he yielded, and the Pirate came on Board, and not
only rifling the ship, but beat and cut the men in a cruel manner. In
crusing about the Bay, they took several other vessels without any
resistance, particularly a Sloop of 100 Tons, which they mounted with
8 carriages and 10 swivel guns. With this fleet, _Lowther_ in the
_Happy Delivery_, _Lowe_ in the _Rhode Island_ Sloop, _Harris_ in
_Hamilton's_ Sloop, left the Bay, and came to _Port Mayo_, where they
made preparations to careen, carrying ashore all their sails, to lay
their plunder and stores in; but when they were busy at work, a body
of the natives came down and attacked the Pirates unprepared, who were
glad to fly to their Sloops, and leave them masters of the field,
leaving the _Happy Delivery_ behind them, contenting themselves with
the _Ranger_, which had only 20 guns, and 8 swivels, taking all the
men on board her, wherein they presently began to quarrel, laying the
blame upon one another. Being very much in want of provisions, they
got to the _West Indies_, _May_ 1722, and near the Island of _Descada_
took a Brigantine stored with provisions and necessaries, which put
them in better temper. Then they watered and stood to the Northward,
intending to visit the North Coast of _America_, and in Latitude 38,
they took the _Rebecca_ of _Boston_, at which Time the Crews divided,
_Lowe_ with 44 Hands went on board the Brigantine, and _Lowther_ with
the same number, staid in the Sloop, separating that very night, being
the 28th of May 1722.
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