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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 cover

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

Chapter 1: 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.
By Ezra Baldwin Strong
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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.

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Title: The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions

Author: Ezra Baldwin Strong

Release date: June 21, 2017 [eBook #54951]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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FRONTISPIECE.

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.

“Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci”—Hor.
Embellished with Engravings from Original Designs.

The Ship Speaker taken by the Pirates.—Page 112.

HARTFORD:
PUBLISHED BY SILAS ANDRUS & SON

Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836, by Ezra Strong, in the Clerk’s office of the State of Connecticut.

Stereotyped by Shepard, Oliver and Company, Boston.