A little Time after he touch'd at _Carawar_, a Place upon the same Coast, where, before he arrived, the News of what he had done to the _Moorish_ Ship had reach'd them; for some of the _English_ Merchants there had received an Account of it from the Owners, who corresponded with them; wherefore, as soon as _Kid_ came in, he was suspected to be the Person who committed this Pyracy; and one Mr. _Harvey_ and Mr. _Mason_, two of the _English_ Factory, came on Board and ask'd for _Parker_, and _Antonio_ the _Portuguese_; but _Kid_ deny'd that he knew any such Persons, having secur'd them both in a private Place in the Hold, where they were kept for seven or eight Days, that is, till _Kid_ sail'd from thence.
However, the Coast was alarm'd, and a _Portuguese_ Man of War was sent out to cruize: _Kid_ met with her, and fought her about six Hours, gallantly enough; but finding her too strong to be taken, he quitted her; for he was able to run away from her when he would: Then he went to a Place call'd _Porco_, where he water'd the Ship, and bought a Number of Hogs of the Natives to victual his Company.
Soon after this, he came up with a _Moorish_ Ship, the Master whereof was a _Dutch_ Man, call'd _Schipper Mitchel_, and chased her under _French_ Colours, which they observing, hoisted _French_ Colours too: When he came up with her, he hail'd her in _French_, and they having a _French_ Man on Board, answer'd him in the same Language; upon which he order'd them to send their Boat on Board; they were oblig'd to do so, and having examin'd who they were, and from whence they came; he ask'd the _French_ Man, who was a Passenger, if he had a _French_ Pass for himself? The _French_ Man gave him to understand that he had. Then he told the _French_ Man he must pass for Captain, and by G-d, says he, you are the Captain: The _French_ Man durst not refuse doing as he would have him: The Meaning of this was, that he would seize the Ship as fair Prize, and as if she had belong'd to _French_ Subjects, according to a Commission he had for that Purpose; tho', one would think, after what he had already done, that he need not have Recourse to a Quibble to give his Actions a Colour.
In short, he took the Cargoe and sold it some Time after; yet still he seem'd to have some Fears upon him least these Proceedings should have a bad End; for, coming up with a _Dutch_ Ship some Time, when his Men thought of nothing but attacking her, _Kid_ oppos'd it; upon which a Mutiny arose, and the Majority being for taking the said Ship, and arming themselves to Man the Boat to go and seize her, he told them, such as did, never should come on Board him again; which put an End to the Design, so that he kept Company with the said Ship some Time, without offering her any Violence: However, this Dispute was the Occasion of an Accident, upon which an Indictment was afterwards grounded against _Kid_; for _Moor_, the Gunner, being one Day upon Deck, and talking with _Kid_ about the said _Dutch_ Ship, some Words arose betwixt them, and _Moor_ told _Kid_, that he had ruin'd them all; upon which, _Kid_, calling him Dog, took up a Bucket and struck him with it, which breaking his Skull, he died the next Day.