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Now Mr. Tea thought he might talk with GOVJ in a
diiFwent Stile from what he did before, fo he wrote a
Letter to him, wherein he complained of the rude Be-
haviour of his five Men, for which he told him, he
had been oblig'd to feize on them and make them Pri-
foners, letting him know that the Country being all
alarm'd, would foon be too many for him, and there-
fore advifed him to furrender himfelf peaceably, and
be the Author of a quiet furrender of the refl, as the
only Means to obtain any Favour, and then he might
become an Evidence againft the reft, and fo might fave
his own Life.
This Letter Mr. Tea fent by a Boat with four arm'd
Men to the Hand, to be given to the Fellow that Goxu
had fent on Shore, and who waited there; and he at
the feme Time gave them a Letter from Gury to Mr.
Tea, for now he was humble enough to write, which>
before he refufed.
Gow's Letter to Mr. Tea was to let him have ferns
Men and Boats to take out the beft of the Cargo, in
order to lighten the Ship and fet her afloat, and oiFer-
ing himfelfto come on Shore and be Hoitage for the Se-
curity of the Men and Boats, and to give Mr. Fea a
Thoufand Pounds in Goods for the Service, declaring at
the fame Time, if this fmall Succour was refufed him,
he would take Care no Body fhould better himfelf by
his Misfortune ; for that rather than to be taken they
would fet Fire to the Ship, and would all perifli toge-
ther.
Mr. Tea reply'd to this Letter, That he had a Boat
indeed that would have been fit for his Service, but
that fhe was ftav'd and funk, but if Jie would come o»
Shore quietly without Arms, and bring his Carpenter
with him to repair the Boat he rniglit nave her. This
Mr. Tea did to give Gotv an Opportunity to embrace
his firil Offer of furrend'nng; but Gonu was neither
humble enough to come in, nor fmcen, enough to treat
with him iairly, if he had intended to let liirn have the
Boat, and if '-" '- ' " ' 'ormer
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