in to give Intelligence, and then ſtood away to the South-Eaſtward, with all the Sail he could make, there being then but little Wind.
Low judged right in making ſail from the Coaſt, for a longer ſtay had proved fatal to him, for notwithſtanding the diſabled Condition he had rendered the Sloop in, ſhe made ſhift to get into Block Iſland, at 12 o’Clock that Night, and immediately diſpatched a Whale-Boat to Rhode Iſland, which got thither by ſeven the next Morning, with an Account of the Pyrate, his Force, and what had happened to him: As ſoon as the Governor had received this Information, he ordered a Drum to beat up for Volunteers, and two of the beſt Sloops then in the Harbour, to be fitted out: He gave Commiſſions to one Captain John Headland, and Captain John Brown, jun. for ten Days; the former had eight Guns and two Swivels, and the latter ſix Guns, well fitted with ſmall Arms, and in both Sloops 140 ſtout Fellows; all this was performed with ſo much Expedition, that before Sun-ſet, they were under Sail, turning out of the Harbour, at the ſame Time the Pyrate was ſeen from Block Iſland, which gave great Hopes that the Sloops would be Maſters of her the next Day, which however did not happen, for the Sloops returned into Harbour ſome Days afterwards, without ſo much as ſeeing their Enemy.
After this Eſcape, Captain Low, went into Port, upon the Coaſt, for he had not freſh Water enough to run to the Iſlands, where he ſtaid a few Days, getting Proviſions and what Neceſſaries the Crew wanted, and then ſailed for Purchaſe, (as they call it) ſteering their Courſe towards Marblehead.
About the 12th of July, the Brigantine ſailed into the Harbour of Port Roſemary, and there found thirteen Ships and Veſſels, but none of Force, at Anchor, they ſpread their black Flag, and ran in
