After this, they took a Merchant Man, called, the _Duke of York_; and some Disputes arising among the Pyrates, the Captain, and one half of the Company, went on board the Prize; the other half, who continued in the Sloop, chose _Condent_ Captain; he shaped his Course for the _Cape de Verd_ Islands, and in his Way, took a Merchant Ship from _Maderas_, laden with Wine, bound for the _West Indies_, which he plundered and let go; then coming to the Isle of _May_, one of the said Islands, he took the whole Salt Fleet, consisting of about 20 Sail; he wanting a Boom, took out the Mainmast of one of these Ships, to supply the Want: Here he took upon him the Administration of Justice, enquiring into the Manner of the Commander's Behaviour to their Men, and those, against whom Complaint was made, he whipp'd and pickled. He took what Provisions and other Necessaries he wanted, and having augmented his Company, by Voluntiers and forced Men, he left the Ships and sailed to St. _Jago_, where he took a _Dutch_ Ship, which had formerly been a Privateer; this prov'd also an easy Prize, for he fired but one Broadside, and clapping her on board, carried her without Resistance, for the Captain and several Men were killed, beside some wounded by his great Shot. This Ship proving for his Purpose, he gave her the Name of the _Flying Dragon_, went on board with his Crew, and made a Present of his Sloop to a Mate of an _English_ Prize, whom he had forced with him; from hence he stood away for the Coast of _Brazil_, and in his Cruize, took several _Portuguese_ Ships, which he plundered and let go. After these, he fell in with the _Wright_ Galley, Captain _John Spelt_, Commander, hired by the _South-Sea_ Company, to go to the Coast of _Angola_ for Slaves, and thence to _Buenos Ayres_. This Ship he detained a considerable Time, and the Captain being his Townsman, treated him very civilly; few Days after he took _Spelt_, he made Prize of a _Portuguese_, laden with Bale Goods and Stores; he new rigg'd the _Wright_ Galley, and put on board her several Goods. Soon after he had discharged the _Portuguese_, he met with a _Dutch East-India_ Man of 26 Guns, whose Captain was kill'd the first Broadside, and took her with little Resistance, for he had hoisted the Pyrates Colours on board _Spelt_'s Ship.