one of the Negroes, whoſe Name was Pedro, who inform’d Captain Phillips, that thoſe that were left behind were taken by a Man of War’s Crew, and hang’d at Antegoa, among whom was Fenn, their Captain.
They took Pedro on Board, and then fell to Buſineſs, careening their Veſſel; and juſt as they had finiſhed their Work, a Man of War’s Boat came into the Harbour, the Ship being cruiſing to Leeward of the Iſland. It was eaſily gueſs’d upon what Errant ſhe was ſent, and therefore they loſt no Time, but, as ſoon as the Boat went away, warp’d out, and ply’d to Windward for Security, but left the four French Men, they took out of the Martinico Sloop, behind.
In a few Days they took a Snow with a few Hands, and Fern, the Carpenter, one William Phillips, Wood and Taylor, went aboard to take Poſſeſſion of her. Fern, not forgetting the Affront of having Archer preferr’d before him, reſolv’d to go off with the Prize, and brought the reſt into the ſame Meaſures; however Phillips, the Captain, keeping a good Look-out, perceiv’d their Deſign, and gave them Chace, who coming up with the Veſſel, a Skirmiſh enſu’d, wherein Wood was kill’d and Taylor wounded in his Leg; upon which the other two ſurrender’d. There was no Surgeon aboard, and therefore it was advis’d, upon a learned Conſultation, that Phillips’s Leg ſhould be cut off; but who ſhould perform the Operation was the Diſpute; at length the Carpenter was appointed, as the moſt proper Man: Upon which, he fetch’d up the biggeſt Saw, and taking the Limb under his Arm, fell to Work, and ſeparated it from the Body of the Patient, in as little Time as he could have cut a Deal Board in two; after that he heated his Ax red hot in the Fire, and cauteriz’d the Wound, but not with ſo much Art as he perform’d the other Part,for
