THE BOYS’ BOOK OF BUCCANEERS BY A. HYATT VERRILL AUTHOR OF “AN AMERICAN CRUSOE,” “THE BOYS’ OUTDOOR VACATION BOOK,” “THE BOYS’ BOOK OF WHALERS,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1923 Copyright, 1923, By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY The Quinn & Boden Company BOOK MANUFACTURERS RAHWAY NEW JERSEY CONTENTS PAGE Chapter I Who and What Were the Buccaneers? 1 Pirates and buccaneers. How the buccaneers originated. The first buccaneers. Settlement of Tortuga. How the buccaneers received their name. How the first prizes were taken. Originators of accident insurance. Pieces of eight and the origin of the dollar. Organization of the buccaneers. Chapter II Some Buccaneers and Their Ways 14 Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer. How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship. Esquemeling and his chronicles. Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds. A remarkable escape. Rock Brasiliano. A brutal buccaneer. Brasiliano’s ruse. Francis L’Ollonois the cruel. The most bloodthirsty buccaneer. Cruelties of L’Ollonois. How L’Ollonois took Maracaibo. The death of L’Ollonois. Chapter III Morgan and His Road to Fame 39 Bravery of Spaniards. Attitude of the buccaneers. Early life of Morgan. The truth about Morgan. Queer character of Morgan. Treatment of prisoners. Buccaneers and Indians. Port Royal, the lair of the buccaneers. Attack on Old Providence. Morgan’s first raids. Morgan’s attack on Puerto Príncipe. The buccaneers in Cuba. Morgan prepares to attack Porto Bello. The Gold Road. Capture of Porto Bello. Morgan’s brutality. An exchange of pleasantries. Chapter IV The Sacking of Maracaibo 64 Morgan gathers a great fleet. Morgan’s treachery. Morgan’s narrow escape from destruction. Tortures and butcheries. Morgan is blockaded. The buccaneers defeat the Spanish fleet. Morgan’s ruse. The buccaneers escape from Maracaibo. Chapter V The Taking of San Lorenzo 81 Morgan’s greatest undertaking. The buccaneers’ greatest fleet. The capture of St. Catherine. The governor’s treachery. The buccaneers sail for the Chagres. Attack on San Lorenzo. The battle. How accident won the day. Valiant Spaniards. Capture of the castle. The buccaneers start for Panama. Hardships of the journey. In sight of Panama.