They might be Spaniards or they might be French, or they might be native traders, but we are pretty well sure they ain't anything of the kind.

They are pirates--I guess the same two vessels I heard them talking about down at Rio.

They have been doing no end of damage there.

There were pretty nigh a dozen ships missing, and they put them all down to them.

However, a couple of English frigates had come into Rio, and hearing what had happened had gone out to chase them.