Here is the next entry in the journal of Captain Scurvy Dog:

22nd of May,

We gave the Brigand a bit of time to get out of the busy port, then set sail after her.

We hoisted our British flag to get close in but her Captain seemed to know the trick because once we got into firing range I could see that her guns were at the ready. She fired a warning shot across our bow, but I paid no heed. We were going to take that Brig no matter what. I returned the warning shot into her belly!  The battle was fierce and bloody. I lost five men, but they lost many more. We knew we had to board her quickly and repair that hole in her belly before she sank. I wanted to keep that ship for meself. When searching the hold, we found a cooper and a carpenter from the brig’s crew who were already working to repair the hole. Once I strapped them to the mast of the quickly sinking ship, they had the good sense to offer to join us rather than die. Then I sent them back to their repair work. Seeing what happened to their mates, the rest of the brig’s crew, what was left of them, joined us as well.

Now we have two fine ships. I have renamed the brigand The Hangman’s Noose and taken her as me flagship. The battle was a fine distraction and I am no longer concerned with mutiny. I am certain me men would follow me to the end of the world. Let’s just hope crewman Wright will figure out the clues to the location of the island.