The Real Captain Kidd: A VindicationDalton, Cornelius Neale
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The Real Captain Kidd: A Vindication
Dalton, Cornelius Neale
Kidd, William, -1701; Pirates -- Biography
Who saith, That, at the Island of _Joanna_, he left the Vessel he then
belonged to, and entered himself on board the _Adventure Galley_, Captain
_William Kid_, Commander; and from thence we sailed to the _Red Sea_,
and there cruised for Privateers and Pirates; but finding none, went
upon the Coast of India, and in our Cruize there, espied a Ship, which
we gave chace to, and came up with, being a Ship of near 200 Ton Burden,
whereof a _Dutchman_, _Mich Dicker_, the _Sound_: From _Gardner’s Island_
they was Master, being commanded on board the Galley, brought a _French_
Pass, and as the Examinant was informed, declared, That his Ship and
Lading was lawful Prize; and accordingly was made Prize of by the said
_Kidd_ and Company: The _Dutch_ Master remained in the Galley with the
other Two Dutchmen, and took up Arms to serve under Captain _Kidd_; the
_Moors_ were set on shore, being then not above Two Leagues from the
same: The Examinant knows not what the Ship was laden with; only saw Two
Horses sent on shore from her. And in about Six Weeks time afterward,
they took another Ship of 400 Tons, or upwards, mounted with about 12
or 14 Guns, commanded by one Captain _Wright_, an _Englishman_; and
there was also on board Two or Three _Dutchmen_; the rest of the Company
were _Armenians_ and _Moors_ to the Number of about Sixty or Seventy:
The Ship came from _Bengall_, bound to _Persia_, as it was said; and
that she belonged wholly to the _Moors_: She was laden with Bale-Goods,
containing Muslins, Silk striped and plain, and raw Silk, refined Sugar
in Bags, Saltpetre, Iron in Junks, Guns and Anchors: Captain _Wright_ and
other the _Christians_, with several of the _Armenians_ and _Moors_, were
speedily sent on shore; some of them came to _Madagascar_ in the Galley,
and there left her: Said, Captain _Kidd_ carried the said Prize Ship
into _Madagascar_, _Geo. Bullen_, Chief Mate of the Galley, being put
into command the said Prize Ship; and when she arrived at _Madagascar_,
they took out of her all the Bale Goods, and shared them among the
Galley’s Company, being about One hundred in Number more or less; some
had Three, others Four Bales to a Share; the Examinant has Four for his
Share, which he sold at _Hispaniola_, to Mr. _Boulton_ and Mr. _Burt_,
for 400 Pieces of Eight, which was paid him down in Money; 200 Pieces
of which he lost by Gaming, on board the Sloop _Antonio_, that he came
from _Hispaniola_ in; the rest of his money was stolen from him. They
arrived in the said Sloop, first, at the _Horekills_ in _Delaware Bay_,
where they put out Two Chests, belonging to _James Gillam_, a Passenger,
who also went on shore there; which Chests, the Examinant believes, were
full of _India_ Goods; From the _Morekills_ they went to _Oyster Bay_ on
_Long Island_; and there took in Mr. _Emot_ of _New York_, and carried
him to _Rhode Island_, and sent him on shore there; Then went, with their
said Sloop to _Block Island_, and put on shore Two Guns, delivered to
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