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An. 1681
Isle of Querisao.
likewise, and laid her aboard, then Captain Wright also; and they took her before we came up. They lost 2 or 3 men, and had 7 or 8 wounded. The Prize was a Ship of 12 Guns and 40 men, who had all good small Arms: She was laden with Sugar and Tobacco, and had 8 or 10 Tuns of Marmalett on board: She came from Saint Jago on Cuba, and was bound to Cartagene.
We went back with her to Rio Grande, to fix our Rigging, which was shattered in the Fight, and to consider what to do with her; for these were com- modities of little use to us, and not worth going into a Port with. At the Rio Grande Captain Wright demanded the Prize as his due by virtue of his Com- mission: Captain Yanky said it was his due by the Law of Privateers. Indeed Captain Wright had the most right to her, having by his Commission pro- tected Captain Yanky from the French, who would have turned him out because he had no Commiffi- on; and he likewise began to engage her first. But the Company were all afraid that Captain Wright would presently carry her into a Port; therefore most of CaptainWrights's Men stuck to Captain Yanky, and Captain Wright losing his Prize, burned his own Bark, and had Captain Yankys's, it being bigger than his own; the Tartan was sold to a Jamaica Trader, and Captain Yanky commanded the Prize Ship. We went again from hence to Rio la Hach, and set the Prisoners ashore: and it being now the beginning of November, we concluded to go to Querisao to sell our Sugar, if favoured by westerly Winds, which were now come in. We failed from thence, having fair weather and Winds to our mind, which brought us to Querisao, a Dutch Island. Captain Wright went a- shore to the Governour, and offered him the Sale of the Sugar: but the Governor told him he had a great Trade with the Spaniards, therefore he could not admit us in there; but if we would go to St. Tho- mas,