The Pyrates

About this eBook

Author

Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731

Title

A general history of the pyrates : from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time

Credits

Produced by Jens Sadowski (based on page scans provided by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F2155: History of the Americas: Caribbean area. Caribbean sea

Subject

Pirates -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40580

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40580

Release Date

August 25, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PYRATES,
2. 2.THE PREFACE.
3. 3.THE CONTENTS. — INTRODUCTION. — CHAP. I. Of Captain AVERY, and his CREW. — CHAP. II. Of Captain MARTEL, and his CREW. — CHAP. III. Of Captain TEACH, alias BLACK-BEARD. — CHAP. IV. Of Major STEDE BONNET, and his CREW. — CHAP. V. Of Capt. EDW. ENGLAND, and his CREW. — CHAP. VI. Of Capt. CHARLES VANE, and his CREW. — CHAP. VII. Of Capt. RACKAM, and his CREW. — The LIFE of MARY READ. — The LIFE of ANNE BONNY. — CHAP. VIII. Of Capt. HOWEL DAVIS, and his Crew. — CHAP. IX. Of Capt. BAR. ROBERTS, and his CREW. — CHAP. X. Of Capt. ANSTIS, and his CREW. — CHAP. XI. Of Capt. WORLEY, and his CREW. — CHAP. XII. Of Capt. GEO. LOWTHER, and his CREW. — CHAP. XIII. Of Capt. LOW and his CREW. — CHAP. XIV. Of Capt. JOHN EVANS and his CREW. — CHAP. XV. Of Capt. JOHN PHILLIPS, and his CREW. — CHAP. XVI. Of Captain SPRIGGS, and his CREW.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — By the KING, — A PROCLAMATION, for suppressing of PYRATES. — S. Jago de la Vega, Febr. 20. A Letter from his Excellency Sir Nicolas Laws , our Governor, to the Alcaldes of Trinidado on Cuba , dated the 26 th of Jan. 1721-2. — A Letter from Mr. Joseph Laws , Lieutenant of his Majesty’s Ship, Happy Snow, to the Alcaldes of Trinidado . — The Answer of the Alcaldes of Trinidado , to Mr. Laws ’s Letter. — Mr. Laws ’s Reply to the Alcaldes Letter. — The Answer of one of the Alcaldes to Mr. Laws ’s Reply .
5. 5.CHAP. I. OF Captain AVERY , And his CREW.
6. 6.CHAP. II. OF Captain MARTEL , And his CREW.
7. 7.CHAP. III. OF Captain TEACH alias BLACK-BEARD.
8. 8.CHAP. IV. OF Major Stede Bonnet , And his CREW. — The Lord Chief Justices’s SPEECH, upon his pronouncing Sentence on Major STEDE BONNET.
9. 9.CHAP. V. OF Capt. Edward England , And his CREW. — A LETTER from Captain Mackra , dated at Bombay, Nov. 16, 1720.
10. 10.CHAP. VI. OF Captain Charles Vane , And his CREW.
11. 11.CHAP. VII. OF Captain John Rackam , And his CREW.
12. 12.The LIFE of MARY READ,
13. 13.The LIFE of ANNE BONNY.
14. 14.CHAP. VIII. OF Captain Howel Davis , And his CREW. — A Description of the Islands of St. THOME, DEL PRINCIPE, and ANNOBONO.
15. 15.CHAP. IX. OF Captain Bartho. Roberts , And his CREW. — A DESCRIPTION OF BRASIL , &c. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — A List of the White-Men, now living on the high Land of Sierraleon, and the Craft they occupy. — The TRYALS of the PYRATES,
16. 16.CHAP. X. OF Captain ANSTIS , And his CREW. — To his most sacred Majesty George, by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith , &c.
17. 17.CHAP. XI. OF Captain WORLEY , And his CREW.
18. 18.CHAP. XII. OF Capt. George Lowther , And his CREW.
19. 19.CHAP. XIII. OF Captain Edward Low , And his CREW. — Resolution of the Mayor and Common-Council of the City of New-York , at a Common-Council held at the City Hall of the said City, on Thursday the 25th of July, Anno. Dom. 1723. — The Preamble of Captain Peter Solgard ’s Copy of his Freedom.
20. 20.CHAP. XIV. OF Capt. JOHN EVANS , And his CREW.
21. 21.CHAP. XV. OF Captain John Phillips , And his CREW. — The Articles on Board the Revenge. — 1. — 2. — 3. — 4. — 5. — 6. — 7. — 8. — 9. — The dying Declarations of John Rose Archer and William White, on the Day of their Execution at Boston, June 2, 1724, for the Crimes of Pyracy. — First, separately, of Archer. — And then of White. — Of both together.
22. 22.CHAP. XVI. OF Captain SPRIGGS , And his CREW. — An Account of the Pyracies and Murders committed by Philip Roche , &c. — An ABSTRACT of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy.

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