Of Captain Misson.
His Birth and Education, p. [1], [2]. He goes on board the Victoire, ib. Visits Rome, is acquainted with a lewd Priest, [3]. The Saying of a Cardinal, [4]. Misson carries Caraccioli to Leghorn, ib. The Victoire engages two Sally Men, Caraccioli wounded, [5]. Misson returns home; a short Description of Marseilles; Misson and his Companion go on board the Triumph, [6]. The Mayflower, Capt. Balladine taken; the French Captain’s Behaviour to the English Prisoners; his remarkable Speech, [7]. The Port Royal, an English Jamaica Man, chas’d; the Triumph returns to Brest, strikes on a Rock; a short Description of the Town and Harbour; she goes thence to Rochel; Misson and his Companion take their Departure for the West Indies, [8]. The Reason for Circumcision, [9]. New Thoughts of a future State, [10]. The first Foundation of Monarchy, [11]. The Winchelsea, an English Man of War, blown up; Misson saluted Captain, [12]. Caraccioli chosen Lieutenant; the Captain harangues his Crew; the Resolution taken by all to turn Pyrates, [13]. The Character of a good and bad Magistrate, [13], [14]. A Defence of Pyracy; the black Ensign rejected, a new one devised; a Present of Plate made to Misson, [16]. Misson’s Speech to his Men, [17]. He declares War against all the World; they take a Boston Sloop off St. Christophers, [18]. A Jamaica Privateer taken by Stratagem, [19]. The Privateer discharged; meets with and turns back the Diana; the Victoire engages two Dutchmen between Carthagena and Porto Bello, [20], [21]. One of the Dutchmen sunk, the other taken; Caraccioli goes ashore at Carthagena, [22]. The Prize sold to the Spaniards, [23]. Two English Men of War on the Point of engaging each other, [23], [24]. Misson goes in the Pursuit of a Galleon but misses her; 14 Men out of the Dutch Prize take on with the Pyrates; they take a Jamaica Merchant Man in the Gulf of Florida, discharge the Ship with little Damage, [25]. 12 French Prisoners out of the Prize join Misson; his Generosity to the Prisoners; heaves down his Ship, [26]. The Course they should steer put to the Vote, and resolved for the Guiney Coast, [27]. The Niewstadt taken and detain’d; the Captain’s Speech, the Slaves made free, [28]. Misson goes into Logoa Bay, cleans the Victoire and his Prize, [29]. His Speech to the Dutch, [29], [30]. The Pyrates take another Dutch Ship on the Coast of Angola, plunders and sink her; he sends away his Prisoners in the first Prize; 11 Dutch take on with Misson, [31]. He takes an English Ship, the Captain killed in the Engagement, and buried in Soldinia Bay; the Ceremony of his Funeral; 30 English enter with the Pyrates, [32]. Caraccioli made Captain of the Prize; the rest of the English come over, Officers excepted; they cruize off Johanna; save the Crew of an English Ship; they are kindly received at Johanna, [33]. The Policy of the Pyrates; Misson, Caraccioli, and several of their Men take Wives; some stay on this, others join Misson; the King of Mohila invades the Johannians, [34]. The Mohilians defeated; Misson sails for Mohila, [35]. Lands and does great Damage; the Queen of Johanna’s Request contrary to Misson’s Views, [36]. Ambassadors from Mohila; a remarkable Speech of one of them, [37]. Treachery of the Mohilians, [38]. Caraccioli wounded, [39]. Stratagem of the King of Mohila to excuse himself; the Opinion of the Johannians; a second Landing, [39], [40]. The Pyrates return to Johanna; the conjugal Affection of a Johanna Woman, [41]. The Manner of her Suicide, [42]. They resolve for the Coast of Zanguebar, [43]. They take a Portuguese Ship; Caraccioli looses his right Leg; they return to Johanna; Misson sails for Madagascar, enters the Bay to the Northward of Diego Suarez, [44]. Pitches on a Place for settling, and return to Johanna, [45]. His Demand of the Johannians, and their Compliance, [45], [46]. They go to Madagascar; begin to settle; meet with a Native, [47]. They come with a Village, [48].