Captain England having ſided ſo much to Captain Mackra’s Intereſt, was a Means of making him many Enemies among the Crew; they thinking ſuch good Uſage inconſiſtent with their Polity, becauſe it looked like procuring Favour at the Aggravation of their Crimes; therefore upon Imagination or Report, that Captain Mackra was fitting out againſt them, with the Company’s Force, he was ſoon abdicated or pulled out of his Government, and marooned with three more on the Iſland of Mauritius: An Iſland indeed, not to be complained of, had they accumulated any Wealth by their Villanies that would have afforded ſome future comfortable Proſpect, for it abounds with Fiſh, Deer, Hogs and other Fleſh. Sir Thomas Herbert, ſays, the Shores with Coral and Ambergreaſe; but I believe the Dutch had not deſerted it, had there been much of theſe Commodities to have been found. It was in 1722, reſettled by the French, who have a Fort at another neighbouring Iſland, called Don Maſcarine, and are touched at for Water, Wood, and Refreſhments, by French Ships bound to, or for India; as St. Helena and Cape Bon Eſperance, are by us and the Dutch. From this Place, Captain England and his Companions having made a little Boat of Staves and old Pieces of Deal left there, went over to Madagaſcar, where they ſubſiſt at preſent on the Charity of ſome of their Brethren, who had made better Proviſion for themſelves, than they had done.
The Pyrates detained ſome Officers and Men belonging to Captain Mackra, and having repaired the Damages received in their Rigging, they ſailed for India. The Day before they made Land, ſaw two Ships to the Eaſtward, who at firſt Sight, they took to be Engliſh, and ordered one of the Priſoners, who had been an Officer with Captain Mackra, to tell them the private Signals between the Com-
