Town; likewiſe a Brigantine with 14 Negroes aboard; all which being done in the Face of the Town, ſtruck a great Terror to the whole Province of Carolina, having juſt before been viſited by Vane, another notorious Pyrate, that they abandoned themſelves to Diſpair, being in no Condition to reſiſt their Force. They were eight Sail in the Harbour, ready for the Sea, but none dared to venture out, it being almoſt impoſſible to eſcape their Hands. The inward bound Veſſels were under the ſame unhappy Dilemma, ſo that the Trade of this Place was totally interrupted: What made theſe Miſfortunes heavier to them, was a long expenſive War, the Colony had had with the Natives, which was but juſt ended when theſe Robbers infeſted them.
Teach detained all the Ships and Priſoners, and, being in want of Medicines, reſolves to demand a Cheſt from the Government of the Province; accordingly Richards, the Captain of the Revenge Sloop, with two or three more Pyrates, were ſent up along with Mr. Marks, one of the Priſoners, whom they had taken in Clark’s Ship, and very inſolently made their Demands, threatning, that if they did not ſend immediately the Cheſt of Medicines, and let the Pyrate-Ambaſſadors return, without offering any Violence to their Perſons, they would murder all their Priſoners, ſend up their Heads to the Governor, and ſet the Ships they had taken on Fire.
Whilſt Mr. Marks was making Application to the Council, Richards, and the reſt of the Pyrates, walk’d the Streets publickly, in the Sight of all People, who were fired with the utmoſt Indignation, looking upon them as Robbers and Murtherers, and particularly the Authors of their Wrongs and Oppreſſions, but durſt not ſo much as think of executing their Revenge, for fear
