We gave him Leave, and accordingly set him on Shore afterwards at _Nevis_, with ten of his Men; the rest went along with us as Volunteers, except the Carpenter and his Mate, and the Surgeon, those we took by Force: We were now supply'd as well as Heart could wish, had a large Ship in our Possession, with Provisions enough for a little Fleet rather than for a single Ship. So with this Purchase we went away for the _Leeward Islands_, and fain we would have met with some of the _New York_ or _New England_ Ships, which generally come loaden with Peas, Flower, Pork, _&c._ But it was a long while before any Thing of that Kind presented. We had promis'd the _Irish_ Captain to set him on Shore, with his Company, at _Nevis_, but we were not willing till we had done our Business in those Seas, because of giving the Alarm among the Islands; so we went away for St. _Domingo_, and making that Island our Rendezvous, we cruis'd to the Eastward, in Hopes of some Purchase; it was not long before we spy'd a Sail, which prov'd to be a _Burmoodas_ Sloop, but bound from _Virginia_ or _Maryland_, with Flower, Tobacco, and some Malt; the last a Thing which in particular we knew not what to do with: However, the Flower and Tobacco was very welcome, and the Sloop no less welcome than the rest; for she was a very large Vessel, and carry'd near 60 Tun, and when not so deep loaden, prov'd an excellent Sailer. Soon after this we met with another Sloop, but she was bound from _Barbadoes_ to _New England_, with Rum, Sugar, and Molosses: Nothing disturb'd us in taking this Vessel, but that being willing enough to let her go; (for as to the Sugar and Molosses, we had neither Use for them, or Room for them) but to have let her go, had been to give the Alarm to all the Coast of _North America_, and then what we wanted would never come in our Way. Our Captain, justly call'd _Redhand_, or _Bloodyhand_, was presently for dispatching them, that they might tell no Tales; and, indeed, the Necessity of the Method had very near prevail'd; nor did I much interpose here, I know not why, but some of the other Men put him in as good a Way; and that was, to bring the Sloop to an Anchor under the Lee of St. _Domingo_, and take away all her Sails, that she should not stir till we gave her Leave.