Whether he was frightened by these menaces, or had seen some other person who recognised him, is not known; however, he went immediately to Ireland, and from thence solicited his merchants very strongly for a supply, but to no purpose; so that he was reduced to beggary.  In this extremity he was determined to return, and cast himself upon the mercy of these honest Bristol merchants, let the consequence be what it would.  He went on board a trading-vessel, and worked his passage over to Plymouth, from whence he travelled on foot to Bideford.  He had been there but a few days, when he fell sick and died; not being worth so much as would buy him a coffin!

We shall now turn back and give our readers some account of the other two sloops.  Deceiving themselves in the supposition that Avery had outsailed them during the night, they held on their course to the place of rendezvouse; but, arriving there, to their sad disappointment no ship appeared.  It was now necessary for them to consult what was most proper to do in their desperate circumstances.  Their provisions were nearly exhausted, and both fish and fowl were to be found on shore, yet they were destitute of salt to cure them.  As they could not subsist at sea without salt provisions, they resolved to form an establishment upon land.  Accordingly making tents of the sails, and using the other materials of the sloops for what purposes they could serve, they encamped upon the shore.  It was also a fortunate circumstance, that they had plenty of ammunition and small arms.  Here they met with some of their countrymen; and as the digression is short, we will inform our readers how they came to inhabit this place.

Captain George Dew, and Thomas Tew, had received a commission from the Governor of Bermuda to sail for the river Gambia, in Africa, that, with the assistance of the Royal African Company, they might seize the French Factory situated upon that coast.  Dew, in a violent storm, not only sprang a mast, but lost sight of his companion.  Upon this returned to refit.  Instead of proceeding in his voyage, Tew made towards the Cape of Good Hope, doubled that cape, and sailed for the straits of Babel-Mandeb.  There he met with a large ship richly laden coming from the Indies, and bound for Arabia.  Though she had on board three hundred soldiers, besides seamen, yet Tew had the courage to attack her, and soon made her his prize.  It is reported, that by this one prize every man shared near three thousand pounds.  Informed by the prisoners that five other ships were to pass that way, Tew would have attacked them, but was prevented by the remonstrances of his quarter-master and others.  This difference of opinion terminated in a resolution to abandon the sea, and to settle on some convenient spot on shore; and the island of Madagascar was chosen.  Tew, however, and a few others, in a short time went for Rhode Island, and obtained a pardon.