but when the Ambaſſadors offered that the Captain himſelf, and as many of the Crew as they ſhould name, would meet them on Shore without Arms, they believed them to be in Earneſt, and they ſoon entered into a Confidence with one another; thoſe on Board going on Shore, and ſome of thoſe on Shore going on Board.
The Sloops Men were rejoiced at the new Ally, for their Veſſels were ſo ſmall, that they could not attack a Ship of any Force, ſo that hitherto they had not taken any conſiderable Prize, but now they hop’d to fly at high Game; and Avery was as well pleaſed at this Reinforcement, to ſtrengthen them, for any brave Enterprize, and tho’ the Booty muſt be leſſened to each, by being divided into ſo many Shares, yet he found out an Expedient not to ſuffer by it himſelf as ſhall be ſhewn in its Place.
Having conſulted what was to be done, they reſolved to ſail out together upon a Cruize, the Galley and two Sloops; they therefore fell to work to get the Sloops off, which they ſoon effected, and ſteered towards the Arabian Coaſt; near the River Indus, the Man at the Maſt-Head ſpied a Sail, upon which they gave Chace, and as they came nearer to her, they perceived her to be a tall Ship, and fancied ſhe might be a Dutch Eaſt-India Man homeward bound; but ſhe proved a better Prize; when they fired at her to bring too, ſhe hoiſted Mogul’s Colours, and ſeemed to ſtand upon her Defence; Avery only canonaded at a Diſtance, and ſome of his Men began to ſuſpect that he was not the Hero they took him for: However, the Sloops made Uſe of their Time, and coming one on the Bow, and the other on the Quarter, of the Ship, clapt her on Board, and enter’d her, upon which ſhe immediately ſtruck her Colours and yielded; ſhe was one of the Great Mogul’s own Ships, and there were in her ſeveral of the greateſt Perſons of his Court, among whom it
