We have already touched upon the History of some of the Pyrates, which we shall have Occasion to name here over again; but since the printing our first Volume, the following Relations are fallen into our Hands, which being much more curious and particular than any Thing hitherto made publick upon these Affairs, we are satisfied our Readers will find their Entertainment in the Perusal of it. About the 20th of _July_ 1718, Mr. _Woods Rogers_, Governor and Vice-Admiral of the _Bahama_ Islands, being sent from _England_ with the King's Proclamation, and Pardon for all Pyrates who had surrendered by a Time specified in the said Proclamation, arrived at _Providence_. It was Evening when the Fleet came off the Town of _Nassau_ in the said Island, when _Richard Turnley_, the Pilot, who was on board the _Delicia_, did not judge it safe to venture over the Bar that Night, wherefore it was resolved to lie bye till Morning. In the mean Time there came some Men on board the Fleet from off a little Island, called _Harbour Island_, adjacent to _Providence_. The Advice they brought was, that there were near a thousand Pyrates on Shore upon the Island of _Providence_, waiting for the King's Pardon, which had been long expected. The principal of their Commanders were _Benj. Horneygold_, _Arthur Davis_, _Jos. Burgess_, _Tho. Carter_, and they were all in or about the Town of _Nassau_; that the Fort was extremely out of Repair, there being only one Gun mounted, a nine Pounder, and no Accommodation for Men, but one little Hut or House, which was inhabited by an old Fellow, whom the Pyrates, in Derision, called Governor _Sawney_. The Fleet was seen from the Harbour, as well as the Town, so that Captain _Charles Vane_, who had no Design of surrendring; but, on the contrary, had fitted out his Ship with a Resolution of attempting new Adventures, took the Advantage of the Night to contrive his Escape; and though the Harbour was blocked up, and his Ship drew too much Water to get out by t'other East Passage, he shifted his Hands, and Things of most Value, into a lighter Vessel, and charging all the Guns of the Ship he quitted with Double-Round and Partridge, he set it on Fire, imagining, that some of the Ships, or their Boats, might be sent near him, and he might do some Mischief when it should burn down to them.