The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions: Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835Strong, Ezra Baldwin
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The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions: Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835
The next day a boat came off from the town with hogs, goats, wine, &c.
with a private intimation from Malpa, the Dutch broker, an old friend of
the pirates, that a ship of that country called the Rhimæ, lay then in
Mudbay, not many leagues off, and if they would go out and take her, he
would purchase the cargo of them, and likewise promised that they should
be further supplied with pitch, tar, and all other necessaries, which
was made good to them; for people from the factory flocked aboard every
hour, and dealt with them as in open market, for all sorts of
merchandise, refreshments, jewels, and plate, returning with coffers of
money, &c. to a great value.
The advice of the ship was taken very kindly, but the pirates judging
their own ship too large to go close into the bay, consulted their
friend upon means for taking the said ship, who readily treated with
them for the sale of one of less burthen, that then lay in the harbour;
but Malpa speaking to one Punt, of the factory, to carry her out, he not
only refused to be concerned in such a piece of villany, but reproved
Malpa for corresponding with the pirates, and told him, if he should be
guilty of so base an action, he must never see the face of any of his
countrymen more; which made the honest broker change both his
countenance and his purpose.
At this place Capt. Woolley, whom they had taken for their pilot on the
Indian coast, being in a very sick and weak condition, was, at his
earnest entreaty, discharged from his severe confinement among them, and
set ashore, and the next day the pirates sailed, and ranged along the
Malabar coast, in quest of more booty. In their way they met a second
time with the Pembroke, and plundered her of some sugar, and other small
things, and let her go again. From the coast they sailed back for the
Island of Mauritius, where they lay some time, and lived after their
usual extravagant manner.
CAPTAIN ROBERT KIDD.
We are now going to give an account of one whose name is well known in
England. The person we mean is Capt. Kidd, whose public trial and
execution here, rendered him the subject of all conversation, so that
his actions have been chanted about in ballads. However, it is now a
considerable time since these things passed, and though the people knew
in general that Capt. Kidd was hanged, and that his crime was piracy,
yet there were scarce any, even at that time, who were acquainted with
his life or actions, or could account for his turning pirate.
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