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to make the beft of his Way for the Ifland of Eda, to
plunder the Houfe of Mr. Fea, a Gentleman of a con-
siderable Eftate, and who Goiu had feme Acquaintance
with, having been at School together when they were
Youths,
•It feems Goro's Reafon for refolving to attack this
Gentleman, who was his old Acquaintance, was, that
he thought the Alarm given at Carriftoun would neceffk-
rily draw the Gentlemen, and the beil of their Forces
that Way ; which Guefs was far from being improba-
ble, for juft fo it was, only with Refpedl to Mr. Fea,
who having had the Alarm with the reft, yet ftay'd at
Home on a particular Occafion, his Wife being at that
Time very much indifpofed.
It is to be obferv'd here, that Carriftoun and F.da lie
with Refpeft to each other, N. E. and S. W. and the
Bodies of the chief Iflands lie between them.
On the 13 th oi February in the Morning, Go^w ap-
pearing with his Ship off of the Ifland, call'd Calffound,
Mr. Fea and his Family were very much alarm'd, not
being able to get together above fix or feven Men for
his Defence ; he therefore wrote a Letter to Goxu, in-
tending to fend it on Board as foon as he could get into
the Harbour, to defire him to forbear the ufuai Salutei
with his great Guns, becaufe Mrs. Fea his Wife was fo
very much indifpofed ; and this as he would oblige his
old School-fellow, telling him at the fame Time, that
the Inhabitants were all fled to the Mountains, on the
Report of his being a Pyrate, wliich he hoped would
not prove true ; in which Cafe, he ftiould be very ready
to fupply him with all fuch Neceflaries as the Ifland
would aiford, defiring him to fend the Meffenger fafe
back, at whofe Return the Alarms of the People would
immediately be at an End.
The 1 ide it feems runs extreamly rapid among thofe
Iflands, and the Navigation is thereby rendered very
dangerous and uncertain : GO^M was an able Seamen,
but he was no Pilot for that Place, and which was
worfe, he had no Boat to affift in cafe of Extremityi
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