After this the Major threw off all restraint, and became a downright Pirate, by the name of Captain _Thomas_, taking and plundering all the vessels he met with. He took off Cape _Henry_, two Ships from _Virginia_, bound to _Glasgow_; the next day a small Sloop from _Virginia_ bound to _Bermudas_; from which they took twenty barrels of pork, and gave her in return, two barrels of rice, and as much molasses. The next day they took another _Virginia_ man, bound to _Glasgow_, out of which they took two men, and a few small things, and gave her a barrel of pork, and another of bread. From thence they sailed to _Philadelphia_, where they took a Schooner coming from _North Carolina_ to _Boston_, from which they took two men, and two dozen of calves skins, to make covers for guns. In the latitude of 32 deg., off of _Delaware_ River, near _Philadelphia_, they took two Snows bound to _Bristol_, from which they took money and goods to the value of two hundred pounds; as also a Sloop of sixty tons, from _Philadelphia_ to _Barbadoes_, from which they took a few goods, and let her go. The 29th of _July_, they took a Sloop of fifty tons, bound from _Philadelphia_ to _Barbadoes_, laden with provisions, which they kept; as also another of sixty tons, from _Antegoa_ to _Philadelphia_, having on board, rum, molasses, sugar, cotton and indigo, to the value of five hundred Pounds, all of which they kept. Then they left _Delaware_ Bay, and sailed to Cape _Fear_ River, where they staid almost two months to repair their Sloop, which proved very leaky, till news came to _Carolina_ of a Pirate's Sloop, with her Prizes, being there a-careening. Whereupon Colonel _William Rhet_ offered to go with two Sloops to attack them; which being by the Governor and Council approved of, he was commissioned on board the _Henry_, with eight guns and seventy men, commanded by Captain _John Masters_; and the _Sea Nymph_, commanded by Captain Farier-Hall, with as many guns and men; both under the Direction of the Colonel, who went on board the _Henry_ the 14th of _September_, and sailed from _Charles_ Town to _Swillivant's_ Island, in order to cruise: where he was informed, by a small ship from _Antegoa_, which in sight of the Bar, was taken and plundered by _Charles Vane_, in a Brigantine of sixteen guns, and a hundred men; that he had taken two Sloops, one Captain _Dill_, Master, from _Barbadoes_; the other Captain _Thompson_, from _Guinea_, with seventy negroes, which they put on board one _Yeats_ his consort, being a small Sloop with twenty-five men, who being weary of this course of life, ran into _Edisto_ River, and surrender'd to his Majesty's Pardon, by which the owners got their negroes again, and _Yeats_ and his men had their certificates sign'd.