The _Prosperous_ put into _Mayotta_ as agreed on, and waiting there some Time for _Bowen_'s Ship, without seeing or hearing any News of her, went to _Johanna_, but not meeting with her there, they apprehended some Accident had befel her, and therefore left the Place, and sailed on the Expedition themselves. As to the _Speedy Return_, she arrived safe at St. _Augustin_'s Bay at _Madagascar_, and there cleaned and victualled; but tarrying there somewhat too long, the Winds hung contrary, and they could not for their Lives beat up to _Mayotta_, and therefore went to _Johanna_, where, hearing that their Friends had lately left that Island, they steered for the _Red Sea_, but the Wind not proving fair for their Design, they bore away for the High Land of St. _John_'s, near _Surrat_, where they once more fell in Company with their Brethren of the _Prosperous_. They cruiz'd together, as was first agreed on, and after some Time they had Sight of four Ships, to whom they gave Chace; but these separating, two standing to Northward, and two to the Southward, the Pyrates separated likewise, _Bowen_ standing after those that steered Southerly, and _Howard_ crowded after the others. _Bowen_ came up with the heaviest of the two, which proved to be a _Moorish_ Ship of 700 Tun, bound from the Gulph of _Mocha_ to _Surat_. The Pyrates brought the Prize into _Rajapora_, on the Coast of _India_, where they plundered her; the Merchandize they sold to the Natives, but a small Sum of current Gold they found aboard, amounting to 22,000 _l._ _English_ Money, they put into their Pockets. Two Days after the _Prosperous_ came in, but without any Prize; however, they soon made their Friends acquainted that they had not succeeded worse than themselves, for at _Surat_ River's Mouth, where all the four Ships were bound, they came up with their Chace; and with a Broadside, one of them struck, but the other got into the Bay. They stood down the Coast with the Prize till they had plundered her of the best of her Cargoe, the most valuable of which was 84,000 _Chequins_, a Piece of about ten Shillings each, and then they left her adrift, without either Anchor or Cable, off _Daman_. While they were lying at _Rajapora_ they past a Survey on their Shipping, and judging their own to be less serviceable than their Prize, they voted them to the Flames, and straightway fitted up the _Surat_ Ship; they transported both Companies aboard of her, and then set Fire to the _Prosperous_ and _Speedy Return_. They mustered at this Place 164 fighting Men, 43 only were _English_, the greater Number _French_, the rest _Danes_, _Swedes_ and _Dutch_; they took aboard 70 _Indians_ to do the Drudgery of the Ship, and mounted 56 Guns, calling her the _Defiance_, and sailed from _Rajapora_ the latter End of _October_, in the Year 1703, to cruize on the Coast of _Mallabar_: