From aboard the Van-Herring, being a full relation of the present state and sad condition of that ship

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'Sir,' ^ ■ -
Since what I have formerly imparted io i with, and mannaged By the Mahowitt 'ans -, and
you was fo well accepted, I have they appeal’d to the Captain himielf, that he
thought good to continue my, corref* Knew it was not long fincc one of the Arch-
pondenoe with you, by relating feverai j Tray tors, now in the, Hold, for endeavouring
dung? that have fallen out on Board us fince to JMurtHer the Capt ain, and. feize the Ship
my laft: I told yoU then, that the great Coim- j for the Lieiuehant, lavled in, and commanded
cel of Officers was called, whereby the Say-'! this Pinnace j therefore fmce the whole Ship
lers hoped to have had the Ship put into fuch j was in danger to be loft, they could hot ha-
a condition, as not to have fear’d the attempts ^ zard the whole Ship by endeavouring to re-.
either of the Mabomt ans or the Algerines, ' lieve this Pinnace, which had been a Keft bf
but might have fendred the hopes of the onc, bur implacable Enemies the Mahometans: they
and the expc&ations of the other fruftratedi.l alfo with all humility (hew;ed him, that ail, or
"out hopes hereof were verv much heightned, | moft of the ftpplies they had formerly given
when at the opening of the Councel, the noble | to maintain the Captains Hbnoiir, and the
‘Captain gave them large afiurance of his Ships fafety, were abufed by ill Offircers, the
ready compliance with all the means they defign wholly inverted to forve the Mthtinc-
Ihould think convenient, to this end the [lions intereft. They told him alfo, that ifinbe
.Councel Upon lerious debate v and mature the belt defence this Shijp had, wras to eridea-
deliberation, came to this Rcfolve, That the I voiir tlie advancing the 'Cftriftiah Religion
only way to lecure the Ship, and the Chriftian j abroad, they admired to find his Officers eh-
Religion, againft the attempts of the M*be-
metans^ was bv an orde^r of rhe Captain arid |
His Councel of Officers, to dilable the Lieute¬
nant from mcceeding to the Captains place 1
after the Captains dear h, all other ways being
inlufficient and daiigeioris, like the falfe heal¬
ing of a Wound, or DniMingon a rotten Foun¬
dation : The Captain not lining their proceed¬
ing, font them word by an Officer, that a ftnall
Pinnace belonging to the Ship, was in danger
to be taken by fome feton and incouraged as
it’s thought by the Mahometons and Algetincs,
Specially the latter, from whom it is thought
they have been furnilhed with Powder, Shot,
and Guns, wherewith to batter this Pinnace,
and therefore he would have them let the
Lieutenant alonej and bend all their thoughts
to the defence of this Pinnace, fince it was
of fo great confoquerice to the Flan'Herring,
that if once loft, we can never Trade into the
Straits with fafety: the Councel after a fori-
ous debate on this MelTage, refoly ed to draw
Up an Addrels. to the Captain, wherein they
ailured him they would withal readinefs coms^the Captain, and betraying the Liberty of the
ply with the motion of relieving the Pinnace,
if there might be a jfetisfving afiurance given
them, that it would be in order to the focu-
ting the Old Ship, which they were humbly
bold to tell him, they had found by woful ex¬
perience hitherto, to be altogether manned
Saylers, requiring to hive him fociired, but
could not prevaifj the Coiincel of the lower
Benbh after many debates and conftiltations,
drew up an ordfcr to difable the Lieutenant to
fucceed to theaCaptains place aftcr.the Capy
tains death. NoW jSir; I cannot tell vou the
different
deayouring to procure Mahometan Chavpcls in
other Chriftian Shipsj they defired alib,Ttftac
thofo which endeaybufed tb fender, the eh-
deavours of this Councel, as darigerous to the
Captains Inferefti might be looked on bv him
as Enemies to him' and his Government :' The
Cpuncel have alfo pumlhed fome perfons, that,.
by obltriiding Petitions for the meeting of
this Councel, have betrayed the Liberty of
the Saylers, which we ho[>e will have this good
dfed, that in the Vacanfy of Cdiincel, there
will be no more Abhorrors found amongft tis.
They have, alfo made foveral Addrcffos to die
Captain, to remove from his Pretence foveral
pernicious Officers v who by;their fawning
words, and flattering Councels, wOuld draw
his alFediori from the Loyal Saylers, one of
thcpi wds chief Clark tp the. great Cabbihe,
him they hive got removed, but the reft re¬
main as they Were , Only brie advanced by
the influence of the Lieutenant to the dignity
of chief Boat-S wain, w;as bv the Couneel Of
the lower Bench charged withTreafon againft