The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews — John Shaqi
The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crewsDefoe, Daniel
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The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II.: Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews
Defoe, Daniel
Pirates -- Early works to 1800
His Birth and Education, p. 1, 2. He goes on board the _Victoire_, ib.
Visits _Rome_, is acquainted with a lewd Priest, 3. The Saying of a
Cardinal, 4. _Misson_ carries _Caraccioli_ to _Leghorn_, ib. The
_Victoire_ engages two Sally Men, _Caraccioli_ wounded, 5. _Misson_
returns home; a short Description of _Marseilles_; _Misson_ and his
Companion go on board the _Triumph_, 6. The _Mayflower_, Capt.
_Balladine_ taken; the _French_ Captain's Behaviour to the _English_
Prisoners; his remarkable Speech, 7. The _Port Royal_, an _English_
_Jamaica_ Man, chas'd; the _Triumph_ returns to _Brest_, strikes on a
Rock; a short Description of the Town and Harbour; she goes thence to
_Rochel_; _Misson_ and his Companion take their Departure for the _West
Indies_, 8. The Reason for Circumcision, 9. New Thoughts of a future
State, 10. The first Foundation of Monarchy, 11. The _Winchelsea_, an
_English_ Man of War, blown up; _Misson_ saluted Captain, 12.
_Caraccioli_ chosen Lieutenant; the Captain harangues his Crew; the
Resolution taken by all to turn Pyrates, 13. The Character of a good and
bad Magistrate, 13, 14. A Defence of Pyracy; the black Ensign rejected,
a new one devised; a Present of Plate made to _Misson_, 16. _Misson_'s
Speech to his Men, 17. He declares War against all the World; they take
a _Boston_ Sloop off St. _Christophers_, 18. A _Jamaica_ Privateer taken
by Stratagem, 19. The Privateer discharged; meets with and turns back
the _Diana_; the _Victoire_ engages two _Dutchmen_ between _Carthagena_
and _Porto Bello_, 20, 21. One of the _Dutchmen_ sunk, the other taken;
_Caraccioli_ goes ashore at _Carthagena_, 22. The Prize sold to the
_Spaniards_, 23. Two _English_ Men of War on the Point of engaging each
other, 23, 24. _Misson_ goes in the Pursuit of a Galleon but misses her;
14 Men out of the _Dutch_ Prize take on with the Pyrates; they take a
_Jamaica_ Merchant Man in the Gulf of _Florida_, discharge the Ship with
little Damage, 25. 12 _French_ Prisoners out of the Prize join _Misson_;
his Generosity to the Prisoners; heaves down his Ship, 26. The Course
they should steer put to the Vote, and resolved for the _Guiney_ Coast,
27. The _Niewstadt_ taken and detain'd; the Captain's Speech, the Slaves
made free, 28. _Misson_ goes into _Logoa_ Bay, cleans the _Victoire_ and
his Prize, 29. His Speech to the _Dutch_, 29, 30. The Pyrates take
another _Dutch_ Ship on the Coast of _Angola_, plunders and sink her; he
sends away his Prisoners in the first Prize; 11 _Dutch_ take on with
_Misson_, 31. He takes an _English_ Ship, the Captain killed in the
Engagement, and buried in _Soldinia_ Bay; the Ceremony of his Funeral;
30 _English_ enter with the Pyrates, 32. _Caraccioli_ made Captain of
the Prize; the rest of the _English_ come over, Officers excepted; they
cruize off _Johanna_; save the Crew of an _English_ Ship; they are
kindly received at _Johanna_, 33. The Policy of the Pyrates; _Misson_,
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