ns and she Returned Us five. We Run aGround and lay
some time off of Major Stewarts House. The Man of War Send is [sent
his] boat to Cary out an Anchor for Us, so We Gott off. The Capt. Went
ashoar to wait on his Excellency[54] and send the pinnace off for the
prisoners, who Imediatly were put in Jail. Our prize sent Us two Hogs
which we Imediatly Killed.

[Footnote 53: A small island of the Bahamas, which forms the north
side of the harbor of New Providence or Nassau.]

[Footnote 54: John Tinker, governor 1740-1758. He came out in the
_Rose_, Capt. Thomas Frankland, along with Peter Henry Bruce, the
military engineer, and arrived at New Providence Apr. 21, 1741.
According to Bruce, he had previously been factor to the South Sea
Company at Panama, and governor of Cape Coast in Guinea for the Royal
African Company. Major Stewart, mentioned just above, was William
Stewart, a member of the colonial council and major of the militia.
_Memoirs of Peter Henry Bruce_, pp. 375, 385, 386, 395. _Journal of
the Assembly of the Bahamas_, 1741, _passim_.]

_Tuesday 11th._ This day begun to Unload our prize. made a present to
the Governour of Our Horse and Deer. Landed 138 bbs. of provisions,
pitch and tarr.

_Wednesday 12th._ Begun to Unload the Corn and sent it ashoar to a
Store hired for that purpose. Mr. Moon appointed Agent for the
Owners.[55] Opened a bb. of pork.

[Footnote 55: "William Moone, who came from London in the storeship
with the recruits." Bruce, pp. 386, 410-412, 417-420.]

_Thursday 13th._ Landed all our Corn and made a Clear hole of the
prize. att 9 PM. it begun to thunder and Lighting very hard. Our Sloop
Received great damage by a thunder bolt that struckt our Mast and
Shivered it very much, tore a large peice off of the hounds and as it
fell tore up the bitts[56] and broke in the hatchway, burst through
both our Sides, and Started the plancks under her whale,[57] melting
several Cutlashes, pistolls, and fired off several Small Arms, the
bullets of which stuck in her beam. It was some time before we
perceived that she Leakd, being all thunder Struck, the Master
stepping over the Side to Examine her put his foot on a planck that
was Started on the Larboard side, and all this time the water was
pouring it [in]. we Immediatly brought all Our Guns on the Starboard
Side to Give her a heel and Sent the boat ashoar for Our Doctor, a Man
being hurt by the Lighting, Wm. Jackson. when we Gott her on a heel we
trye