Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
CHAPTER VII.
_The Close of Stede Bonnet’s Career._
Bonnet’s Abandonment by Blackbeard.--Avails Himself of the King’s Pardon.--Takes Commission as a Privateer.--Rescues Blackbeard’s Pirates.--Piratic Career.--Enters Cape Fear River for Repairs.--Captured by Colonel Rhet.--The Conflict.--Escapes from Prison.--The Pursuit, and Trial and Sentence. 125