By then, Bellomont had turned against Kidd and other pirates, writing that the inhabitants of Long Island were "a lawless and unruly people" protecting pirates who had "settled among them".
Deri atëherë, Bellomont ishte kthyer kundër Kidd dhe piratët e tjerë, duke shkruar se banorët e Long Island ishin "një popull i paligjshëm dhe i panënshtruar" duke mbrojtur piratët që kishin "vendosur midis tyre".