Within sight of Madagascar, Kidd suffered a major setback when a third of his crew perished with cholera, and the only new recruits he could find turned out to be former pirates men who had already turned to piracy and expected Kidd to do the same.
Nær Madagaskar rammes Kidd av alvorlig motgang. En tredjedel av mannskapet døde av kolera. De eneste han kunne rekruttere, var tidligere sjørøvere.