The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions / Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835

The volume compiles biographical sketches of numerous noted pirates and recounts their maritime exploits, engagements, captures, and violent deeds. It documents trials, executions, and legal outcomes alongside contemporary reports of piracies in the West Indies and the naval expeditions undertaken against them. Chapters describe mutinies, recorded battles, lists of atrocities, and the capture or destruction of pirate stations and vessels, often naming individual incidents and perpetrators. The collection blends narrative recounting, incident lists, and procedural accounts to present both the actions of seafaring criminals and the measures used to suppress them.