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As it seems we were at war with the French and Spaniards , the _ Marquis _ -LRB- burden about 320 tons -RRB- was to carry twenty-six guns and a complement of 108 men , letters of marque being granted to us by private Commission , with secret instruction as to Prizes and Plunder , so that the disposal of both should redound to the advantage of the Mariners , the Profit of our Employers , and the honour of His Majesty 's arms . We had nigh double the usual complement of officers usual in private ships , to prevent Mutinies , which ofttimes happen in long voyages , and that we might have a large provision for a succession of officers in case of Mortality . In the _ Marquis _ we had Captain Blokes , commander-in-chief of the whole Armament , a Mariner ; a Second Captain , who was a Dr. of Physick , and also acted as President of our Committee -LRB- having much book-learning -RRB- , and Commander of the Marines ; two Leftenants ; a Sailing Master ; a Pilot that was well acquainted with the South Seas , having been in those latitudes twice before ; a Surgeon and his Mate , or Loblolly Boy ; Self as Secretary and Purser ; two young lawyers , designed to act as Midshipmen ; Giles Cash , as Reformado , -- that was the title of courtesy given to those who were sent to sea in lieu of being hanged ; a Gunner and his crew ; a Boatswain , cooper , carpenter , sailmaker , smith , and armourer , ship 's corporal , Sergeant of Marines , cook ; a Negro that could shave and play the fiddle ; and the Ship 's company as aforesaid , one-third of whom were foreigners of every nation under the Sun ; and of those that were His Majesty 's subjects , many Tinkers , Tailors , Haymakers , Pedlars , & c. -- a terribly mixed Gang , requiring much three-strand cord to keep 'em in order . On the 2nd August , 1748 , we weighed from King 's Road , by Bristol , and at ten at night , having very little wind , anchored between the Holms and Minehead . Coming on a fresh gale at S.E. and E.S.E. , we ran by Minehead at six in the morning . Next day the wind veered to N.E. and E.N.E. ; on the 4th there was but little wind , and smooth water ; on the 5th we saw Land ; and finding that we had overshot our port , which was Cork , came to an anchor at noon off the two rocks near Kinsale . At eight at night we weighed , having a Kinsale Pilot on board , who was like to have endangered our safety , the night being dark and foggy , and the Pilot not understanding his Business ; so that he nearly turned us into the next Bay to the westward of Cork , which provoked Captain Blokes to chastise him publicly on the quarter-deck .