Arrival of Mr. Boone as Governor--He builds ships and improves defences of Bombay--Desperate engagement of _Morning Star_ with Sanganians--Alexander Hamilton--Expedition against Vingorla--Its failure--Hamilton made Commodore--Expedition against Carwar--Landing force defeated--Successful skirmish--Desertion of Goa recruits--Reinforcements--Landing force again defeated--The Rajah makes peace--Hamilton resigns Commodoreship--A noseless company--Angria recommences attacks--Abortive expedition against Gheriah--Downing's account of it--Preparations to attack Kennery ... CHAPTER V THE COMPANY'S SERVANTS The Company's civil servants--Their comparison with English who went to America--Their miserable salaries--The Company's military servants--Regarded with distrust--Shaxton's mutiny--Captain Keigwin--Broken pledges and ill-treatment--Directors' vacillating policy--Military grievances--Keigwin seizes the administration of Bombay--His wise rule--Makes his submission to the Crown--Low status of Company's military officers--Lord Egmont's speech--Factors and writers as generals and colonels--Bad quality of the common soldiers--Their bad treatment--Complaint against Midford--Directors' parsimony ... CHAPTER VI EXPEDITION AGAINST KENNERY Sivajee's occupation of Kennery--A naval action--Minchin and Keigwin--Bombay threatened--The Seedee intervenes--Conajee Angria occupies Kennery--Boone sails with the expedition--Manuel de Castro--Futile proceedings--Force landed and repulsed--Second landing--Manuel de Castro's treachery--Gideon Russell--Bad behaviour of two captains--Defeat--Attack abandoned--The _St. George_--The _Phram_--Manuel de Castro punished--Bombay wall completed--Angria makes overtures for peace--Boone outwitted ... CHAPTER VII EXPEDITION AGAINST GHERIAH Trouble with the Portuguese--Madagascar pirates again--Loss of the _Cassandra_--Captain Macrae's brave defence--The one-legged pirate--Richard Lazenby--Expedition against Gheriah--Mr. Walter Brown--His incompetency--Gordon's landing--Insubordination and drunkenness--Arrival of the _Phram_--General attack--Failure--The Kempsant's alliance--Attack on Deoghur--The Madagascar pirates, England and Taylor--Ignominious flight--Fate of the _Phram_--Brown despatched south again--The pirates at Cochin--They take flight to Madagascar--Their rage against Macrae and England--England marooned--Taylor takes Goa ship--Rich prize--Governor Macrae ... CHAPTER VIII EXPEDITION AGAINST COLABA Measures taken in England against pirates--Woodes Rogers at the Bahamas--Edward Teach--Challoner Ogle--Bartholomew Roberts killed--Matthews sent to the East Indies--Naval officers' duels--Portuguese alliance--Expedition against Colaba--Assault--Defeat--A split in the alliance--Plot against Boone--His departure--Matthews' schemes--His insulting behaviour--He quarrels with everybody--Goes to Madagascar--The King of Ranter Bay--Matthews goes to Bengal ... CHAPTER IX A TROUBLED YEAR IN BOMBAY