_Robert Boyd_, late of _Bath_ Town in North _Carolina_, Mariner. _Thomas Nicholas_, late of _London_, Mariner. _Rowland Sharp_, late of _Bath_ Town, Mariner. _Jonathan Clark_, late of _Charles_ Town, Mariner. _Thomas Gerrard_, late of _Antegoa_, Mariner. All of whom, except the four last, were found Guilty, and received Sentence of Death, upon two Indictments, for Robbing upon the High Sea the _Francis_, _Peter Manwaring_, Commander; and for seizing, in a Piratical Manner, the Sloop _Fortune_, _Thomas Read_, Commander: To which they all pleaded Not Guilty, except _James Wilson_ and _John Levit_, who pleaded Guilty to both Indictments, and _Daniel Piercy_ to one only. _Bonnet_ moved to go through both the Indictments at once; but the Court overruling it, he was found Guilty of one, and retracted his Plea to the other. They made but little Defence, pretending they were taken off a _Maroon_ Shore, and were shipped with Major _Bonnet_ to go to _St. Thomas's_, but wanting provisions they were obliged to do what they did; and the Major himself pretended it was _Necessity_ and not _Inclination_ that compelled them to do it. But that not appearing, they having all shared ten or eleven Pounds a man, except the four last, they were all found Guilty. After which the Judge set forth the enormity of their Crimes: And then pronounced Sentence of Death upon the persons aforesaid, except Major _Bonnet_, who not being brought back in time, was not tried till the 10th of _November_; and being then also found Guilty, he received Sentence in like manner as the others; before whom Judge _Trot_ made an excellent speech, saying afterwards. _And now, having discharged my Duty as a Christian, I must do my Office as a Judge, which is_ _You the said _Stede Bonnet_ shall go from hence, to the Place from whence you came, and from thence to the Place of Execution, where you shall be hanged by the Neck till you are dead._ [Illustration] [Illustration: CAPTAIN WILLIAM KID] [Illustration] CAPTAIN WILLIAM KID We are now going to give an account of one whose name is better known in _England_, than most of those whose histories we have already related; the person we mean is Captain _Kid_, whose public Trial and Execution here, rendered him the subject of all conversation.