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
_Caraccioli_, and several of their Men take Wives; some stay on this,
others join _Misson_; the King of _Mohila_ invades the _Johannians_, 34.
The _Mohilians_ defeated; _Misson_ sails for _Mohila_, 35. Lands and
does great Damage; the Queen of _Johanna_'s Request contrary to
_Misson_'s Views, 36. Ambassadors from _Mohila_; a remarkable Speech of
one of them, 37. Treachery of the _Mohilians_, 38. _Caraccioli_ wounded,
39. Stratagem of the King of _Mohila_ to excuse himself; the Opinion of
the _Johannians_; a second Landing, 39, 40. The Pyrates return to
_Johanna_; the conjugal Affection of a _Johanna_ Woman, 41. The Manner
of her Suicide, 42. They resolve for the Coast of _Zanguebar_, 43. They
take a _Portuguese_ Ship; _Caraccioli_ looses his right Leg; they return
to _Johanna_; _Misson_ sails for _Madagascar_, enters the Bay to the
Northward of _Diego Suarez_, 44. Pitches on a Place for settling, and
return to _Johanna_, 45. His Demand of the _Johannians_, and their
Compliance, 45, 46. They go to _Madagascar_; begin to settle; meet with
a Native, 47. They come with a Village, 48.
Of Captain BOWEN.
Takes the _Coneway_ near _Collequilon_, 49. Steers for _Madagascar_,
looses his Ship off, and is entertain'd by the Governor at, _Mauritius_;
buys a Vessel, goes to _Madagascar_, settles at _Maritan_, 50. Surprizes
the _Speedy Return_, a _Scots_ Ship, 51. Captain _Green_ driven into
_Scotland_, suspected of pyratically taking the _Scots_ Ship, 52. The
Evidence against _Green_, 53. That Evidence refuted, 54, 55. Captain
_Green_, _&c._ condemned, 55. Their Treatment after Sentence, 55, 56.
_Haines_ and _Linseys_ forced Confession, 56. The _Roper_ Galley brings
home two of the _Speedy Return_'s Crew; the Commotions among the common
People, and Execution of _Green_, _Madder_, _Sympson_, 57. Captain
_Green_'s Speech, 58. _Bowen_ sails for _Mascarenas_, is disappointed in
his Hopes, _ib._ Looses Company of his Brigantine; sails for
_Mauritius_; comes back to _Madagascar_ join'd by the Brigantine, which
they condemn and burn; hears of Captain _Howard_, 59. Sails in Search of
_Howard_, meets with him at _Mayotta_; they take the _Pembroke_, and
after plundering let her go, 60. Capt. _Whaley_, falsely printed
_Woolley_, detain'd; the _Speedy Return_ goes to _Madagascar_ to clean;
coming back and missing their Comrade they steer for the _Red Sea_, 61.
Join the _Prosperous_ off the Highland of St. _John_; _Bowen_ takes a
_Moor_ Ship; the _Prosperous_ separated by the Chase joins them, both
Ships burnt, and both Crews go on board the Prize, 62. The Villany of a
_Dutchman_, 63. Captain _Whaley_ discharged; the _Pembroke_ a second
Time plunder'd; the Pyrates go to _Mauritius_; two of _Drummond_'s Crew
get away, who were fruitless Evidences for Capt. _Green_, 64.
Of Captain WILLIAM KID.
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