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         <p>After a long Debate, in which every Inconvenience, and Advantage, was maturely
            considered, it was agreed to send him with the Number of Men he required, on Conditino
            he should send them back in four Moons, make an Alliance with them, and War against
            Mohila; this being agreed to, they siad till Caraccioli was thorougly recovered, then
            putting the Johannians on board the Portuguese Ship with 40 French and English and 15
            Portuguese to work her, and setting Sail,. they arrived at the Place where Misson
            designed his Settlement, which he called Libertalia, and gave the Name of Liveri to his
            People, desiring in that might be drown'd the distinguish'd Names of French, English,
            Dutch, Africans, etc.</p>
         <p>The first Thing they sat about was, the raising a Fort on each Side the Harbour, which
            they made of an octogon Figure, and having finished and mounted them with 40 Guns taken
            out of the Portugese, they raise a Battery on an Angle of ten Guns, and began to raise
            Houses and Magazines under the Protection of their Frots and Ships; the Portuguese was
            unrigg'd, and all her Sails and Cordage carefully laid up. While they were very busily
            employed in the riasing a Town, a Party which had often hunted and rambled four or five
            Leagues off their Settlement, resolved to venture farther into the Country. They made
            themselves some Huts, at about 4 Leagues distance from their Companions, and travell'd
            East South East, about 5 Leagues farther into the COuntry, ,when they came up with a
            Black who was arm'd with Bow, Arrows, and a Javelkn; they with a friendly Appearance
            engaged the Fellow to lay by his Fear and go with them. They carried him to their
            Companions, and there entertained him three Days with a great Deal of Humanity, and then
            returned with him near the Place they found him, made hime a Present of a Piece of
            scarlet Baze, and an Ax; he appeared overjoy'd at the Present, and left them with
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After a long Debate, in which every Inconvenience, and Advantage, was maturely considered, it was agreed to send him with the Number of Men he required, on Conditino he should send them back in four Moons, make an Alliance with them, and War against Mohila; this being agreed to, they siad till Caraccioli was thorougly recovered, then putting the Johannians on board the Portuguese Ship with 40 French and English and 15 Portuguese to work her, and setting Sail,. they arrived at the Place where Misson designed his Settlement, which he called Libertalia, and gave the Name of Liveri to his People, desiring in that might be drown'd the distinguish'd Names of French, English, Dutch, Africans, etc.

The first Thing they sat about was, the raising a Fort on each Side the Harbour, which they made of an octogon Figure, and having finished and mounted them with 40 Guns taken out of the Portugese, they raise a Battery on an Angle of ten Guns, and began to raise Houses and Magazines under the Protection of their Frots and Ships; the Portuguese was unrigg'd, and all her Sails and Cordage carefully laid up. While they were very busily employed in the riasing a Town, a Party which had often hunted and rambled four or five Leagues off their Settlement, resolved to venture farther into the Country. They made themselves some Huts, at about 4 Leagues distance from their Companions, and travell'd East South East, about 5 Leagues farther into the COuntry, ,when they came up with a Black who was arm'd with Bow, Arrows, and a Javelkn; they with a friendly Appearance engaged the Fellow to lay by his Fear and go with them. They carried him to their Companions, and there entertained him three Days with a great Deal of Humanity, and then returned with him near the Place they found him, made hime a Present of a Piece of scarlet Baze, and an Ax; he appeared overjoy'd at the Present, and left them with seeming satisfaction.