No matter, he would take one from the first ship he met; and he was finally sent back to the _Adventure_, reeling drunk.

For six days he sailed in company with the squadron.

Then a calm came on, and at night, making use of his oars, Kidd stole away, and was nearly out of sight when the sun rose.
On reaching the Cape, Warren could get no news of him, but to the captains of the Company's ships he communicated his suspicions of Kidd.
Three of them, bound for Johanna in the Comoro Islands, the _Sidney_, the _Madras Merchant_, and the _East India Merchant_, agreed to sail in company for mutual protection.

The _Sidney_, being the faster sailer, reached Johanna in advance of her consorts, and found the _Adventure_ at anchor in the roadstead.

As the _Sidney_ came to anchor, Kidd sent a boat to Captain Gyfford, ordering him to strike his colours, and threatening to board him if he refused.