The Hunters imagined that there might be some Village not far off, and observing that he look'd at the Sun, and then took his Way direct South, they travell'd on the same Point of the Compass, and from the Top of a Hill they spied a pretty large Village, and went down to it; the Men came out with their Arms, such as before described, Bows, Arrows, and Javelins, but upon two only of the Whites advancing, with Presents of Axes, and Baze in their Hands, they sent only four to meet them. The Misfortune was, that they could not understand one another, but by their pointing to the Sun, and holding up one Finger, and making one of them go forward, and return again with shewing their Circumcision, and pointing up to Heaven with one Finger, they apprehended, they gave them to understand, there was but one God, who had sent one Prophet, and concluded from thence, and their Circumcision they were _Mahometans_; the Presents were carried to their Chief, and he seem'd to receive them kindly, and by Signs invited the Whites into their Village; but they, remembring the late Treachery of the _Mohilians_, made Signs for Victuals to be brought them where they were. * * * * * _More of the History of these Adventurers in another Place._ OF Capt. _JOHN BOWEN_. The exact Time of this Person's setting out I am not certain of; I find him cruising on the _Mallabar_ Coast in the Year 1700, commanding a Ship called the _Speaker_, whose Crew consisted of Men of all Nations, and their Pyracies were committed upon Ships of all Nations likewise. The Pyrates here met with no Manner of Inconveniencies in carrying on their Designs, for it was made so much a Trade, that the Merchants of one Town never scrupled the buying Commodities taken from another, though but ten Miles distant, in a publick Sale, furnishing the Robbers at the same Time with all Necessaries, even of Vessels, when they had Occasion to go on any Expedition, which they themselves would often advise them of. Among the rest an _English East-India_ Man, Captain _Coneway_ from _Bengal_, fell into the Hands of this Crew, which they made Prize of, near _Callequilon_; they carried her in, and put her up to sale, dividing the Ship and Cargoe into three Shares; one Third was sold to a Merchant, Native of _Callequilon_ aforesaid, another Third to a Merchant of _Porca_, and the other to one _Malpa_, a _Dutch_ Factor. Loaded with the Spoil of this and several Country Ships, they left the Coast, and steer'd for _Madagascar_; but in their Voyage thither, meeting with adverse Winds, and, being negligent in their Steerage, they ran upon St. _Thomas_'s Reef, at the Island of _Mauritius_, where the Ship was lost; but _Bowen_ and the greatest Part of the Crew got safe ashore.