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by J. Biddulph
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In: Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc.·History - British·History - European
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Portuguese pirates--Vincente Sodre--Dutch pirates--Royal filibustering--Endymion Porter's venture--The Courten Association--The Indian Red Sea fleet--John Hand--Odium excited against the English in Surat--The Caesar attacked by French pirates--Danish depredations--West Indian pirates--Ovington's narrative--Interlopers and permission ships--Embargo placed on English trade--Rovers trapped at Mungrole--John Steel--Every seizes the Charles the Second and turns pirate--His letter to English commanders--The Madagascar settlements--Libertatia--Fate of Sawbridge--Capture of the _Gunj Suwaie_--Immense booty--Danger of the English at Surat--Bombay threatened--Friendly behaviour of the Surat Governor--Embargo on European trade--Every sails for America--His reputed end--Great increase of piracy--Mutiny of the Mocha and Josiah crews--Culliford in the _Resolution_--The London seized by Imaum of Muscat.
Measures to suppress piracy--The Adventure fitted out--Warren's squadron meets with Kidd--His suspicious behaviour--He threatens the _Sidney_--Waylays the Red Sea fleet--Captures the _Mary_--Visits Carwar and Calicut--His letter to the factory--Chased by Portuguese men-of-war--Chases the _Sedgwick_--Chivers--Action between Dorrill and _Resolution_--Kidd captures the _Quedah Merchant_--Dilemma of European traders at Surat--Their agreements with the authorities--Experience of the _Benjamin_--News of Kidd's piracies reaches England--Despatch of squadron under Warren--Littleton at Madagascar--Kidd sails for New York--Arrested and tried--His defence and execution--Justice of his sentence--His character--Diminution of piracy--Lowth in the _Loyal Merchant_--Act for suppression of piracy--Captain Millar ...
Native piracy hereditary on the Malabar coast--Marco Polo's account--Fryer's narrative--The Kempsant--Arab and Sanganian pirates--Attack on the _President_--Loss of the _Josiah_--Attack on the _Phoenix_--The Thomas captured--Depredations of the Gulf pirates--Directors' views--Conajee Angria--Attacks English ships--Destroys the _Bombay_--Fortifies Kennery--Becomes independent--Captures the Governor's yacht--Attacks the Somers and _Grantham_--Makes peace with Bombay--His navy--Great increase of European and native piracy ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Loss of the Hunter galley--Quarrel with Portuguese--Alliance of Portuguese with Angria--War with both--A double triumph--Portuguese make peace--Angria cowed--Matthews reappears--Trouble caused by him--He returns to England--Court-martialled--The last of Matthews ...
The case of Mr. Curgenven--Death of Conajee Angria--Quarrels of his sons--Portuguese intervention--Sumbhajee Angria--Political changes--Disaster to Bombay and Bengal galleys--The Ockham beats off Angria's fleet--The Coolees--Loss of the _Derby_--Mahrattas expel Portuguese from Salsette--Captain Inchbird--Mannajee Angria gives trouble--Dutch squadron repulsed from Gheriah--Gallant action of the _Harrington_--Sumbhajee attacks Colaba--English assist Mannajee--Loss of the _Antelope_--Death of Sumbhajee Angria--Toolajee Angria--Capture of the _Anson_--Toolajee takes the _Restoration_--Power of Toolajee--Lisle's squadron--Building of the Protector and Guardian ...
Toolajee fights successful action with the Dutch--He tries to make peace with Bombay--Alliance formed against him--Commodore William James--Slackness of the Peishwa's fleet--Severndroog--James's gallant attack--Fall of Severndroog--Council postpone attack on Gheriah--Clive arrives from England--Projects of the Directors--Admiral Watson--Preparations against Gheriah--The Council's instructions--Council of war about prize-money--Double dealing of the Peishwa's officers--Watson's hint--Ships engage Gheriah--Angrian fleet burnt--Fall of Gheriah--Clive occupies the fort--The prize-money--Dispute between Council and Poonah Durbar--Extinction of coast piracy--Severndroog tower ...
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