However, when the _Spanish_ War was proclaim'd, several of them return'd back again of their own Accords, being tempted with the Hopes of being employed upon the privateering Account, (which is something like pyrating;) for that Place lying near the Coast of _Spanish America_, and also not far from the Gulph of _Florida_, seemed to be a good Station for intercepting the _Spanish_ Vessels going to old _Spain_. They were not mistaken in this Supposition, for the Governor, according to the Power vested in him, did grant Commissions for privateering, and made Choice of some of the principal Pyrates who had continued upon the Island, in Obedience to the Pardon, for Commanders, as being Persons well qualified for such Employments, who made up their Crews chiefly of their scattered Companions, who were newly returned upon the Hopes of Preferment. About this Time a Fishing Vessel belonging to the Island of _Providence_ brought in the Master of a Ship and a few Sailors, whom she had picked up at Sea in a Canoe; the said Master was called Captain _King_, who sailed in a Ship called the _Neptune_, belonging to _South-Carolina_, loaden with Rice, Pitch, Tar, and other Merchandizes, bound for _London_. The Account he gave of himself was, that he was met with by _Charles Vane_ the Pyrate, who carried him into _Green Turtle_ Bay, one of the _Bahama_ Islands, by whom he was plundered of a great Part of his Cargoe, which consisting chiefly of Stores, was of great Use to them; that afterwards they cut away Part of one of the Masts of the Ship, and fired a Gun down her Hold, with Design of sinking her; that they took some of his Men into their Service, and when they were sailing off gave him and the rest a Canoe to save themselves; that with this Canoe they made shift to sail from one little Island to another, till they had the good Luck to meet the Fishing Boat which took them up; and that he believed _Charles Vane_ might still be cruising thereabouts. Upon this Intelligence the Governor fitted out a Ship which was named the _Willing Mind_, mann'd with fifty stout Hands, well armed, and also a Sloop with thirty Hands, which he sent to cruise amongst those Islands, in search of _Vane_ the Pyrate, giving them Orders also to endeavour to recover the Ship _Neptune_, which Captain _King_ told them had still Goods of a considerable Value left in her. They went out accordingly, but never saw _Vane_; however, they found the _Neptune_, which was not sunk as the Pyrates intended; for the Ball they fired into her stuck in the Ballast, without passing through, by Reason the Gun had not been sufficiently charged, and so they returned with her about the 10th of _November_; but an unlucky Accident happened to the Ship _Willing Mind_, occasioned either by the ignorance or Carelessness of the Pilot, which was bulged in going over the Bar.