and could only prolong their Lives, to add to the Miſery of them.
When the murdering Work was over, they rumaged the Spaniſh Pyrate, and brought all the Booty aboard their own Veſſels: The ſix Maſters aforementioned, found in the Hold, they reſtored to their reſpective Veſſels: They forced away the Carpenter from the Pink, and then ſet Fire to the Spaniſh Sloop, and burnt her; which laſt Scene concluded the Deſtruction of their Enemy, Ship and Crew.
Low ſet the Maſters of the Veſſels free, but would not ſuffer them to ſteer for Jamaica, where they were then bound, for fear the Men of War ſhould get Intelligence of them, but forced them all to go to New-York, threat’ning them with Death, when they met them again, if they refuſed to comply with their Demands.
In the next Cruize, which was between the Leeward Iſlands and the Main, they took two Snows, bound from Jamaica to Liverpool, and a Snow from Jamaica to London, Bridds Maſter; as alſo a Ship from Biddford to Jamaica, John Pinkham Commander; and two Sloops from Jamaica to Virginia.
On the 27th of May, Low and his Conſort Harris, came off South-Carolina, and met with three good Ships, viz. the Crown, Captain Lovereigne, the King William, the Carteret, and a Brigantine, who all came out of Carolina together two Days before. The Pyrates were at the Trouble of chacing them, and Captain Lovereigne being the ſternmoſt, ſhe fell firſt a Prey into their Hands; and they ſpent all the Day in coming up with the reſt.
Within a few Days they took a Ship called the Amſterdam Merchant, Captain Willard, from Jamaica, but belonging to New-England; as Low let none of that Country depart without ſome Marks of his Rage, he cut off this Gentleman’s Ears, ſlit up hisNoſe
