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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, showed 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 Man of War, in my Opinion, could never have hurted them.
The Greyhound carried in their Prize to Rhode Island, to the great Joy of the whole Province, tho’ it had been more compleat, if the great LOW himself had grac'd the Triumph. The Prisoners were strongly secured in a Goal, till a Court of Vice-Admiralty could be held for their Tryals, which begun on the 10th of July, at Newport, and continued three Days. The Court was made up of the following Gentlemen.
William Dummer, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusets, President.
Nathaniel Paine, Esq;
Addington Davonport, Esq;
Thomas Fitch, Esq;
Spencer Phipps, Esq;
John Lechmere, Esq; Surveyor-General.
John Valentine, Esq; Advocate-General.
Samuel Cranston, Governor of Rhode-Island.
John Menzies, Esq; Judge of the Admiralty,
Richard Ward, Esq; Register.
Mr. Jahleel Brinton, Provost-Marshal.
Robert Auchmuta, Esq; was assigned, by the Court, Council for the Prisoners here under mention'd.
| Prisoners Names. | Ages. | Places of Birth. |
| Charles Harris, Captain | 25 | London. |
| William Blads | 28 | Rhode-Island. |
| Daniel Hide | 23 | Virginia. |
| Thomas Powel, jun. | 21 | Connecticut N. E. |
| Stephen Mundon | 20 | London. |
| Thomas Huggit | 30 | London. |
| William Read | 35 | Londonderry, Ireland. |
| Peter Kneeves | 32 | Exeter in Devon. |
| James Brinkly | 28 | Suffolk in England. |
| Joseph Sound | 28 | City of Westminster. |
| William Shutfield | 40 | Lancafter in England. |
| Edward Eaton | 38 | Wrexham in Wales. |
| John Brown | 29 | County of Durham. |
| Edward Lawson | 20 | Isle of Man. |
| Owen Rice | 27 | South-Wales. |
| John Tomkins | 23 | Gloucestershire. |
| John Fitzgerrald | 21 | Limerick in Ireland. |
| Abraham Lacy | 21 | Devonshire. |
| Thomas Linister | 21 | Lancashire. |
| Francis Leyton | 39 | New-York. |
| John Waters, Quart.-Mr. | 35 | County of Devon. |
| William Jones | 28 | London. |
| Charles Church | 21 | St. Margaret's, Westm. |
| Thomas Hazel | 50 | ——— |
| John Bright | 25 | ———— |
These 25 were found guilty, and executed the 19th of July, 1723, near Newport in Rhode-Island.
| John Brown | 17 | Liverpoole. |
| Patrick Cunningham | 25 | ——— |
These two were found guilty, but respited for one Year, and recommended to the King's Favour.
| John Wilson | 23 | New-London County |