I had enjoin'd my Men, in the first Place, not to let him know that I was _Avery_, but that I was one of his Captains; and in the next Place, not to say a Word but just _Ay_, and _No_, as Things occurr'd, and leave the rest to me. I heard him patiently out in all the Particulars above, and when he had done, I told him it was true, Captain _Avery_ was in the Island of _Madagascar_, and that several other Societies of Buccaneers and Freebooters were join'd him from the _Spanish West-Indies_; for, said I, the Plenty and Ease of our living here is such, and we are so safe from all the World, that we do not doubt but we shall be twenty thousand Men in a very little Time, when two Ships which we have sent to the _West-Indies_ shall come back, and shall have told the Buccaneers at the Bay of _Campeachy_, how we live here. But, said I, you in _England_ greatly wrong Captain _Avery_, our General, (so I call'd myself, to advance our Credit) for I can assure you, that except plundering the Ship, and taking that immense Booty which he got in the great Ship where the Great Mogul's Daughter was, there was not the least Injury done to the Lady, no Ravishing or Violence to her, or any of her Attendance; and this, said I, you may take of my certain Knowledge; for, said I, I was on Board the Ship with our General all the while: And if any of the Princess's Women were lain with, said I, on Board the other Ship, as I believe most of them were, yet it was done with their own Consent and good Will, and no otherwise; and they were all dismiss'd afterwards, without so much as being put in Fear or Apprehensions of Life or Honour. This I assur'd him, (as indeed it was just) and told him, I hop'd, if ever he came safe to _England_, he would do Captain _Avery_, and all of us, Justice in that particular Case. As to our being well fortify'd on the Island, and our Numbers, I assur'd them all they were far from thinking too much of us; that we had a very good Fleet, and a very good Harbour for them; that we were not afraid of any Force from _Europe_, either by Land or Water; that it was, indeed, in vain to pretend to attack us by Force; that the only Way for the Government of _England_ to bring us back to our Duty, would be to send a Proclamation from _England_ with the Queen's Pardon for our General and all his People, if they came in by a certain Time: And, added I, we know you want Money in _England_, I dare say, said I, our General, Captain _Avery_, and his particular Gang, who have the main Riches, would not grudge to advance five or six Millions of Ducats to the Government, to give them Leave to return in Peace to _England_, and sit down quietly with the rest.