of them called the Fancy, commanded by Low himſelf, and the other the Ranger, commanded by Harris, both which hoiſted their pyratical Colours, and fired each a Gun. When the Greyhound came within Muſquet-ſhot, ſhe halled up her Main-ſail, and clapp’d cloſe upon a Wind, to keep the Pyrates from running to Leeward, and then engaged: But when the Rogues found who they had to deal with, they edg’d away under the Man of War’s Stern, and the Greyhound ſtanding after them, they made a running Fight for about two Hours; but little Wind happening, the Sloops gained from her, by the help of their Oars; upon which the Greyhound left off firing, and turned all Hands to her own Oars, and at three in the Afternoon came up with them. The Pyrates haul’d upon a Wind to receive the Man of War, and the Fight was immediately renewed, with a brisk Fire on both Sides, till the Ranger’s Main-Yard was ſhot down, and the Greyhound preſſing cloſe upon the diſabled Sloop, Low, in the other, thought fit to bear away and leave his Conſort a Sacrifice to his Enemy, who (ſeing the Cowardice and Treachery of his Commadore and Leader, having ten or twelve Men killed and wounded, and that there was no poſſibility of eſcaping,) called out for Quarters, and ſurrendered themſelves to Juſtice, which proved ſevere enough to them a-while afterwards.
The Conduct of Low was ſurprizing in this Adventure, becauſe his reputed Courage and Boldneſs, had, hitherto, ſo poſſeſs’d the Minds of all People, that he became a Terror, even to his own Men; but his Behaviour throughout this whole Action, ſhewed him to be a baſe cowardly Villain, for had Low’s Sloop fought half ſo briskly as Harris’s had done, (as they were under a ſolemn Oath to do,)the
