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A St. Thomas’s, another Portuguese Island (the principal of three) on this Coast, abounding with fresh Provisions, especially Hogs and Fowls, exchanged like other Places of Poverty, at very easy Rates.
Oct. 5.
W Hence, and stretched with our Starboard Tacks to the Westward, designing to reach as far to Windward as possible, that if any Pyrates should be on the Coast, we might have them under our Lee. The 20th we fell in with Cape Apollonia, went from thence the 23d, and anchored at Axim.
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W Axim, and came to Cape 3 Points, where neglecting to pay John Conny his Duties for Water, he panyarr’d some of our Men, till satisfied.
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Left Cape 3 Points, and arrived next Day in Cape Corso Road again; it being every where confirmed to us in this Return down, that the Pyrates in August last (the time we were at Princes) had committed great Ravages upon the Merchant Ships.
Nov. 10.
W. Cape Corso Road, leaving the Weymouth, (now too disabled to weigh her Anchor,) and plying to Windward, fell in with Succonda the 15th, repeating our Visits in a Month’s Cruise, to Dixcove, cquedah, Cape 3 Points, Axim, Cape Apollonia, Assinee, Bassam, Jaque a Jaques, &c. our Purpose in it being to secure Trade, air a sickly Ship, be in the way of Intelligence, and impress Men from the Merchant-Ships. Many prevented this indeed, by escaping to us themselves from ill Treatment (they said) bad or short Diet; but then, as more again on the same Pretence took on with the Pyrates, it shews Caprice and Humour to be the principal Point that determines Seamen to this or that Service.