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
They all gave Chase, but the small Ship came first up with the _Moor_,
who exchang'd several Shot with the _Soldada_ and _Pelican_; but the
_Soldada_ clapp'd her on board, and before the _Pelican_ could enter a
Man, the _Moors_ call'd for Quarters: In boarding the _Moor_, she fired
a Broadside upon the _Soldada_, but only two Shot hull'd her, and kill'd
two Men, which was the only Loss they had in taking a thousand
Prisoners, Passengers, and Sailors.
All the Money was carried on board the _Mocha_ Frigate, and divided
between her Crew and the _Soldada_, excluding without other Reason than
_sic volumus_, the _Pelican_ from any Share.
The Crew of the _Pelican_ expostulated with them, and bid them remember
they had spared both Wood and Water, or the _Mocha_ could not have kept
the Station; instead of any Answer, they receiv'd a Command to be gone,
or they would sink them; they answering, they could not go by
themselves, wanting the Water and Wood they had spared. The two Consorts
gave them a thousand Dollars, and some Water out of the _Moor_, bidding
them buy Wood, where they could purchase it, and so left the _Pelican_
to her self, going away for the Coast of _Malabar_, where they put the
Prisoners and Horses they had taken ashore, sunk the _Soldada_, and
thence went to the Isle of _St. Mary_'s on _Madagascar_, where the
_Moor_'s Ship now lies sunk. They shared out of this Prize a thousand
Pounds a Man in Silver and Gold besides other Goods; and the two Pyrates
amounted to the Number of 350 Men.
The _Pelican_ kept the same Station for some Days, when a large _Moor_
Ship hove in Sight, they gave Chase, and the _Moor_, not suspecting her
for an Enemy, did not endeavour to get away; when the _Pelican_ came up,
she fired for the _Moor_ to bring to, which made him set his small
Sails, tho' with the Loss of several Men; for the _Pelican_ being close
up, brought them down with the small Arms. When the _Moor_ had, at
length, hove out his small Sails, the _Pelican_ could not gain upon him
enough to board, tho' she was not a Pistol Shot a-stern; whenever she
came upon his Lee Quarter, the _Moor_ being a tall Ship, took away the
Wind from the _Pelican_, and she could never get to Windward of him. She
ply'd her fore Chase all this while, and drove the _Moors_ from their
stern Chase, but could not, as they endeavour'd to do, strike the
_Moors_ Rudder, or any other Way disable him. At length, by the Fear and
bad Steerage of the _Moor_, the _Pelican_ ran up along Side of them, but
as she miss'd lashing, she was obliged to shoot a head; in the mean
while the _Moor_ Wore round, the _Pelican_ put to Stays after him but
not Staying, and they being all in Confusion, they Wore also; but in
this Time the _Moor_ had got the Start, and setting all the Canvas he
could pack on his Ship's Back, wrong'd the _Pelican_, and got off.
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