“Capt. Solgard designing to make sure of one of the Pirate Sloops, if not both, took this, seeming to be the Chief, but proved otherwise, and if we had more Day-light the other of Low’s had also been taken, she being very much batter’d; and ’tis tho’t he was slain, with his Cutlas in his hand, encouraging his Men in the Engagement to Fight, and that a great many more Men were kill’d and wounded in her, than the other we took.
“The Two Pirate Sloops Commanded by the said Low and Harris intended to have boarded the Man of War, but he plying them so successfully they were discouraged, and endeavoured all they could to escape, notwithstanding they had sworn Damnation to themselves, if they should give over Fighting, tho’ the Ship should even prove to be a Man of War. They also intended to have hoisted their Standard upon Block-Island, but we suppose now, there will be a more sutable Standard hoisted for those that are taken, according to their Desarts.
“On the 12th Currant Capt. Solgard was fitting out again to go in the Quest of the said Low the other Pirate Sloop, (having the Master of this with him, he knowing what Course they intended by Agreement to Steer, in order to meet with a third Consort) which, we hope he’ll overtake and bring in.”—Boston News-Letter, June 20, 1723.
The New England Courant of Boston, Franklin’s paper, printed a similar account of the fight and capture and also mentioned the fact that Joseph Sweetser of Charlestown was one of the men taken and that both he and Charles Harris, “who is the Master or Navigator,” had previously been advertised in the public prints as forced men, with one or two more of the company. A week later the Courant published a list of the names of the men, as follows:—
“An Account of the Names, Ages, and places of Birth of those Men taken by his Majesty’s Ship Greyhound, in the Pirate Sloop called the Ranger, and now confined in his Majesty’s Gaol in Rhode-Island.
| Names | Ages | Places of Birth |
| William Blades | 28 | Rhode Island |
| Thomas Powel, Gunner | 21 | Wethersfield, Conn. |
| John Wilson | 23 | New London County |
| Daniel Hyde | 23 | Eastern Shore of Virginia |
| Henry Barnes | 22 | Barbadoes |
| Stephen Mundon | 29 | London |
| Thomas Huggit | 24 | London |
| William Read | 35 | London-derry, Ireland |
| Peter Kewes | 32 | Exeter, England |
| Thomas Jones | 17 | Flint, Wales |
| James Brinkley | 28 | Suffolk, England |
| Joseph Sawrd | 28 | Westminster |
| John Brown | 17 | Leverpool |
| William Shutfield | 40 | Leicestershire, Engl. |
| Edward Eaton | 38 | Wreaxham, Wales |
| John Brown | 29 | County of Durham, Engl. |
| Edward Lawson | 20 | Isle of Man |
| Owen Rice | 27 | South Wales |
| John Tomkins | 23 | Glocestshire, Engl. |
| John Fitz-Gerald | 21 | County of Limerick, Irela. |
| Abraham Lacey | 21 | Devonshire, Engl. |
| Thomas Linisker | 21 | Lancashire, Engl. |
| Thomas Reeve | 30 | County of Rutland, Engl. |
| John Hinchard, Doctor | 22 | Near Edinburg, N. Brit. |
| Joseph Sweetser (forc’d) | 24 | Boston, New-England |
| Francis Layton | 39 | New-York |
| John Walters, Quar. Master | 35 | County of Devon |
| William Jones | 28 | London |
| Charles Church | 21 | Westminster |
| Tom Umper, an Indian | 21 | Marthas Vineyard |
In all 30
—New England Courant, June 24, 1723.
The following seven were held on board the “Grayhound” by Captain Solgard, who hoped through them to take Low. They were brought back to Newport and gaoled on July 11th. One of the pirates died in gaol on July 15th.
| Charles Harris, Captain | 25 | London |
| Thomas Hazell | 50 | —— |
| John Bright | 25 | —— |
| Joseph Libbey | 21 | Marblehead |
| Patrick Cunningham | 25 | —— |
| John Fletcher | 17 | —— |
| Thomas Child | 15 | —— |