The History of the Pyrates being an Undertaking of great Length and Variety, the Author readily owns, that in some Parts, he may not be so exact, as they who have been occasionally upon the Spot when these particular Incidents have happen'd. But in any Circumstances he has omitted or misrepresented, he applies to such Persons for better Information; which Correction or Addition (as several others have been) shall be inserted as a Supplement to the whole. And he hereby acknowledges himself much obliged to the worthy Gentleman who sent the following Letter, for his kind Assistance, in promoting his chief Design, which is to render as compleat as possible, a Work of so difficult a Nature. _To Mr._ Johnson, _Author of the Lives of the Pyrates_. SIR, In perusing your Book, Entitled, _A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates_, &c. I find there an Account of the taking Captain _Worley_ and his Crew, in many Particulars of which you have been very much misinformed, and consequently the Publick is so; that Pyrate having been taken off the Bar of _Charles Town_ in _South Carolina_ by Col. _Robert Johnson_, the then Governor, in Person; to whom to do Justice, I have sent you the following Account of the taking him; for, as to his Beginning and Rise, I cannot say but your Account may be right, as you have set it forth in your aforesaid Book. In _October_, 1718, Governor _Johnson_ was informed, that there was a Pyrate Ship off the Bar of _Charles Town_, commanded by one _Moody_, carrying 50 Guns, and near 200 Men, that he had taken two Ships bound to that Port from _New England_, and was come to an Anchor with them to the Southward of the Bar; whereupon, he called his Council and the principal Gentlemen of the Place, and proposed to them, to fit out a proper Force to go out and attack him, fearing he might lie there some Time, as _Thatch_ and _Vane_ had done before, and annoy the Trade; which they unanimously agreeing, and there being, at that Time, 14 or 15 Ships in the Harbour, he impress'd the _Mediterranean_ Gally, _Arthur Loan_, and the King _William_, _John Watkinson_, Commanders; and two Sloops, one of which was the _Revenge_, taken from _Stede Bonnet_, the Pyrate, and another from _Philadelphia_; the former, Captain _John Masters_ commanded, and the latter, Captain _Fayrer Hall_; which two Captains had lately commanded the same Sloops that took _Bonnet_ at _Cape Fear_, about a Month before. On board the _Mediterranean_ was put 24 Guns, and 30 on Board the King _William_; the _Revenge_ Sloop had 8, and the other Sloop 6 Guns; and being thus equipp'd, the Governor issued a Proclamation, to encourage Voluntiers to go on Board, promising 'em all the Booty to be shar'd among them, and that he himself would go in Person with 'em; but the Ships and Sloops before-mentioned being impress'd, it was natural for the Commanders to desire some Assurance of