The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crewsDefoe, Daniel
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The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews
Defoe, Daniel
Pirates -- Early works to 1800
_Sims_ and his Ship-Mates carried some Provision on Shore, not knowing
but they might want, and searched about, and calling out to them by
their Names. After wandering about some Time, they came to the Place
where the Fire was constantly kept; at perceiving which, they fancied
they must be thereabouts, and that it would be best to wait for them
there, and accordingly they sat them down, laying the Provisions near
them. _Turnley_, who was climbed to the Top of a Tree just by, saw them,
and observed their Motions, and fancied they were no Enemies who were
bringing them Provisions, and, looking more earnestly, he knew _Sims_
the Molotto, whom he was very well acquainted with at _Providence_; upon
which he called him, who desired him to come down, telling him the
comfortable News, that he was come to the Relief of him and his
Companions.
_Turnley_ made what Haste he could to the Bottom, and as soon as he was
down, summoned his Companions, who were climbed to the Top of some
neighbouring Trees, being in Haste to communicate the glad Tidings to
them; being all together, the Molotto related to them the History of
what had happened to the Pyrates.
That Night they supped comfortably together upon the Provision brought
ashore; but so strange an Effect has Joy, that scarce one of them slept
a Wink that Night, as they declared. The next Day they agreed to go a
Hunting, in order to get something fresh to carry off with them, and
were so successful, that they killed three fine Hogs. When they
return'd, they made the best of their Way on Board, carrying with them
all their Utensils, and set Sail for _Providence_, whither they arrived
in three Days; it being now just seven Weeks from the Time of their
being first set on Shore by the Pyrates.
The Governor, in the mean Time, was fitting out a Sloop to send for
_Long Island_, in order to take those Pyrates who had saved themselves
near the Salt Ponds there, which Sloop was now ready to sail, and put
under the Command of _Benjamin Horneygold_; _Turnley_ and his Companions
embarked on Board of her, and Care was taken to get as many Men as they
could, who were entire Strangers to the Pyrates.
When they arrived at the said Island, they run in pretty near the Shore,
keeping but few Hands on Deck, that it might look like a trading Vessel,
and those Men that were quite unknown to the Pyrates.
The Pyrates seeing them, came only two or three of them near the Shore,
the rest lying in Ambush, not without Hopes of finding an Opportunity to
seize the Sloop. The Sloop sent her Boat out towards the Shore, with
Orders to lie off at a little Distance, as if she was afraid: Those in
Ambush seeing the Boat so near, had not Patience to stay any longer, but
flocked to the Water Side, calling out to them to come on Shore, and
help them, for they were poor Ship-wreck'd Men, almost perish'd for
Want. Upon which the Boat row'd back again to the Sloop.
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