Several were black, prompting Spotswood to ask his council what could be done about "the Circumstances of these Negroes to exempt them from undergoing the same Tryal as other pirates."
Varios deles eran de raza negra, propiciando que Spotswood consultase ao seu consello que se podía facer sobre "as circunstancias destes Negros para escusalos de pasar o mesmo xuízo que os outros piratas".