Soon after this he came up with a _Moorish_ Ship, the Master whereof was a _Dutchman_, call'd _Schipper Mitchel_, and chased her under _French_ Colours, which they observing, hoisted _French_ Colours too: When he came up with her, he hail'd her in _French_, and they having a _Frenchman_ on board, answer'd him in the same language; upon which he order'd them to send their boat on board; they were oblig'd to do so, and having examin'd who they were, and from whence they came; he ask'd the _Frenchman_, who was a passenger, if he had a _French_ pass for himself? The _Frenchman_ gave him to understand that he had. Then he told the _Frenchman_ he must pass for Captain, _and by God_, says he, _you are the Captain_: The _Frenchman_ durst not refuse doing as he would have him: The meaning of this was, that he would seize the Ship as fair Prize, and as if she belonged to _French_ Subjects, according to a commission he had for that purpose; tho', one would think, after what he had already done, that he need not have recourse to a quibble to give his actions a colour. In short, he took the cargoe and sold it some time after, yet still he seem'd to have some fears upon him least these proceedings should have a bad end; for, coming up with a _Dutch_ Ship some time, when his men thought of nothing but attacking her, _Kid_ oppos'd it; upon which a mutiny arose, and the majority being for taking the said ship, and arming themselves to man the boat to go and seize her, he told them, such as did, never should come on Board him again; which put an end to the design, so that he kept company with the said ship some time, without offering her any violence: However, this dispute was the occasion of an accident, upon which an indictment was afterwards grounded against _Kid_; for _Moor_, the Gunner, being one day upon deck, and talking with _Kid_ about the said _Dutch_ Ship, some words arose betwixt them, and _Moor_ told _Kid_, that he had ruin'd them all; upon which, _Kid_, calling him _Dog_, took up a bucket and struck him with it, which breaking his skull, he died the next day. But _Kid's_ penitential fit did not last long, for coasting along _Malabar_, he met with a great number of boats, all which he plunder'd. Upon the same Coast he also lit upon a _Portugueze_ Ship, which he kept possession of a week, and then having taking out of her some chests of _Indian_ goods, thirty jars of butter, and some wax, iron, and a hundred bags of rice, he let her go. The _Adventure_ Galley was now so old and leaky, that they were forced to keep two pumps continually going, wherefore _Kid_ shifted all the guns and tackle out of her into the _Queda_ Merchant, intending her for his Man-of-War; and as he had divided the Money before, he now made a division of the remainder of the cargo: Soon after which, the greatest part of the company left him, some going on board Captain _Culliford_, and others absconding in the Country, so that he had not above forty men left.