We staid about a Fortnight in our Port, and in a sailing Posture, just as if we had been Wind-bound, meerly to congratulate and make merry with our new-come Friends, when I resolv'd to leave them there, and set Sail; which I did with a Westerly Wind, keeping away North till I came into the Latitude of seven Degrees North; so coasting along the _Arabian_ Coast E. N. E. towards the Gulph of Persia, in the Cruise I met with two _Persian_ Barks loaden with Rice; one of which I mann'd and sent away to _Madagascar_, and the other I took for our own Ship's Use. This Bark came safe to my new Colony, and was a very agreeable Prize to them; I think verily almost as agreeable as if it had been loaded with Pieces of Eight, for they had been without Bread a great while; and this was a double Benefit to them, for they fitted up this Bark, which carry'd about 55 Tun, and went away to the Gulph of _Persia_ in her to buy Rice, and brought two or three _Freights_ of that which was very good. In this Time I pursu'd my Voyage, coasted the whole _Malabar_ Shore, and met with no Purchase but a great _Portugal East-India_ Ship, which I chac'd into _Goa_, where she got out of my Reach: I took several small Vessels and Barks, but little of Value in them, till I enter'd the great Bay of _Bengale_, when I began to look about me with more Expectation of Success, tho' without Prospect of what happen'd. I cruis'd here about two Months, finding nothing worth while; so I stood away to a Port on the North Point of the Isle of _Sumatra_, where I made no Stay; for here I gat News that two large Ships, belonging to the Great Mogul, were expected to cross the Bay from _Hugely_ in the _Ganges_ to the Country of the King of _Pegu_, being to carry the Grandaughter of the Great Mogul to _Pegu_, who was to be marry'd to the King of that Country, with all her Retinue, Jewels, and Wealth. This was a Booty worth watching for, tho' it had been some Months longer; so I refolv'd that we would go and Cruise off of Point _Negaris_, on the East Side of the Bay, near _Diamond Isle_; and here we ply'd off and on for three Weeks, and began to despair of Success; but the Knowledge of the Booty we expected spurr'd us on, and we waited with great Patience, for we knew the Prize would be immensely rich. At length we spy'd three Ships coming right up to us with the Wind; we could easily see they were not _Europeans_ by their Sails, and began to prepare ourselves for a Prize, not for a Fight; but were a little disappointed, when we found the first Ship full of Guns, and full of Soldiers, and in Condition, had she been manag'd by _English_ Sailors, to have fought two such Ships as ours were; however, we resolv'd to attack her if she had been full of Devils as she was full of Men.