This Ship proved a very rich Prize, having the Governor of Acra on Board, with all his Effects, going to Holland; there was in Money to the Value of 15000 l. Sterling, beſides other valuable Merchandizes, all which they brought on Board of themſelves.
Upon this new Succeſs, they reſtored Captain Hall and Captain Plumb, before-mentioned, their Ships again, but ſtrengthened their Company with thirty five Hands, all white Men, taken out of theſe two and the Morrice Sloop; they alſo reſtored the Dutch their Ship, after having plunder’d her, as is mentioned.
Before they got to the Iſland of Princes, one of their Ships, viz. that call’d the King James, ſprung a Leak; Davis order’d all Hands out of her, on Board his own Ship, with every thing elſe of Uſe, and left her at an Anchor at High Cameroon. As ſoon as he came in Sight of the Iſland, he hoiſted Engliſh Colours; the Portugueſe obſerving a large Ship ſailing towards them, ſent out a little Sloop to examine what ſhe might be; this Sloop hailing of Davis, he told them he was an Engliſh Man of War, in Queſt of Pyrates, and that he had received Intelligence there were ſome upon that Coaſt; upon this they received him as a welcome Gueſt, and piloted him into the Harbour. He ſaluted the Fort, which they anſwered, and he came to an Anchor juſt under their Guns, and hoiſted out the Pinnace, Man of War Faſhion, ordering nine Hands and a Coxen in it, to row him aſhore.
The Portugueze, to do him the greater Honour, ſent down a File of Muſqueteers to receive him, and conduct him to the Governor. The Governor not in the leaſt ſuſpecting what he was, received him very civilly, promiſing to ſupply him with whatever the Iſland afforded; Davis thanked him, telling him, the King of England would pay for whatever he ſhould take; ſo after ſeveral Civilities
