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The Pirates of Panama: or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish MainExquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)

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The Pirates of Panama: or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main

Name: The Pirates of Panama: or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main
Author: Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)

Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)

Buccaneers; Pirates; Spanish Main; West Indies -- History

CHAPTER X.
  Of the Island of Cuba--Captain Morgan attempts to
    preserve the Isle of St. Catherine as a refuge to the
    nest of pirates; but fails of his design--He arrives
    at, and takes, the village of El Puerto del Principe      112


  CHAPTER XI.
  Captain Morgan resolving to attack and plunder the City
    of Puerto Bello, equips a fleet, and with little
    expense and small forces takes it                         123


  CHAPTER XII.
  Captain Morgan takes the City of Maracaibo, on the coast
    of Neuva Venezuela--Piracies committed in those
    seas--Ruin of three Spanish ships set forth to hinder
    the robberies of the pirates                              134


  CHAPTER XIII.
  Captain Morgan goes to Hispaniola to equip a new fleet,
    with intent to pillage again on the coast of the West
    Indies                                                    170


  CHAPTER XIV.
  What happened in the river De la Hacha                      173


  CHAPTER XV.
  Captain Morgan leaves Hispaniola, and goes to St.
    Catherine's, which he takes                               179


  CHAPTER XVI.
  Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four
    hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's     187


  CHAPTER XVII.
  Captain Morgan departs from Chagre, at the head of
    twelve hundred men, to take the city of Panama            195


  CHAPTER XVIII.
  Captain Morgan sends canoes and boats to the South
    Sea--He fires the city of Panama--Robberies and
    cruelties committed there by the pirates, till
    their return to the Castle of Chagre                      213




ILLUSTRATIONS


  "The Man-of-War gave them chase"                     _Frontispiece_

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  Pierre le Grand commanding the Spanish Captain to surrender
    the ship                                                   36

  "Portugues made the best of his way to del Golpho Triste"    46

  "They boarded the ship with great agility"                   92

  "Lolonois, with those that remained, had much ado to
    escape aboard their boats"                                 96

  Captain Morgan recruiting his forces                        114

  "Being come to the place of the duel, the Englishman
    stabbed the Frenchman in the back"                        120

  "Morgan commanded the religious men and women to place
    the ladders against the walls"                            128

  "They hanged him on a tree"                                 146

  "The fire-ship sailing before the rest fell presently
    upon the great ship"                                      158

  Morgan dividing the treasure taken at Maracaibo             166

  Sacking of Panama--"Morgan re-entered the city with his
    troops"                                                   214




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The Pirates of Panama: or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main

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