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id: 21065
title: The Log of a Privateersman
author: Collingwood, Harry
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  completed; and as Mr White had taken care to secure our letters-ofmarque in good time, it was determined that the _Dolphin_ should proceed strengthened into the misty outline of a large ship under studdingsails, running before the wind, and steering a course that would bring deck at the news, and took a good long look at the ship through the Captain Winter at once jammed the schooner close upon a wind, the vessel frigate, and this time the shot went humming close over our heads, long time; but at length turned away and said regretfully: frigate''s guns, but could reach her antagonist with her own Long Tom. She therefore immediately bore up, set her square-sail and studdingsails, and, maintaining her distance, steered a parallel course to that long speech for a man to make at a time when he believed the ship to be course, Captain Renouf; and a man who looked like, and afterwards proved


id: 29894
title: A Romance of the West Indies
author: Sue, Eugène
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  hand to the chevalier, the buccaneer said, with a rough voice, "Come, "One must choose, chevalier," said Blue Beard; "are they eyes, or gods, The adventurer looked at Blue Beard a moment in silence; then he said, "I did not know thou wast so rich, poor Croustillac," said the Gascon to Angela entered at this moment and said to Croustillac: "My lord, the "Let us go, sir," said the chevalier, taking his hat from the hands of "When we arrive at your house, sir," said De Chemerant, "I shall the moment when I shall again see them, sir," said Croustillac. "I know all that, sir; go on," said Croustillac, who did not desire that Croustillac, who, as we have said, passionately loved Blue Beard, "Sir, I desire to speak to my wife," said Croustillac impatiently. "Come, let us go, my son," said Father Griffen, regarding Croustillac


id: 26045
title: The Light of Scarthey: A Romance
author: Castle, Egerton
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  "Good uncle," she said, going up to the old man and kissing his cheek, "Pulwick; you come from Pulwick?" said Sir Adrian musing; "true, René "And now you live with Sir Adrian, in that little isle yonder," said boyish days, but now, Sir Adrian, the _man_ is in love with the "Poor René!" he said, when the man had left the room, "one would think "Hark," said Sir Adrian, "our good René!" as we rowed along, and every time I met Sir Adrian''s eye I smiled at world--Madeleine!" His look met that of Sir Adrian in full, and even "What a man you are, upon my soul, Sir Adrian!" cried Captain Jack, So Molly was in love with Sir Adrian Landale, and he--who knows--was "Upon my word, Adrian," said Mr. Landale, clenching his hand nervously "Thank you, Molly," said Sir Adrian, turning to her with shining eyes. At times Sir Adrian would watch him with great eyes.


id: 26960
author: Johnston, Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd)
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  Three days after this, Jean Bart sent a boy to the English vessel with small French gun-boats, he soon fell in with three Dutch privateers "After them, men!" cried Captain Bart. But Captain England was in error when he said that he was sailing for "Away with this life," cried Captain England. "Egad!" cried Captain Rogers, as they passed out to sea. and stood out to sea: guns roared: trumpets blew: the men cheered. The English sea-captain said nothing, but the color rose in his British vessels, they often sent them in the holds of French ships. "Now let thirty men take to the boats!" commanded Captain Walker. The captain of the French ship came running by. Sixty men were ill on board the stout little English privateer, but "Gentlemen," said he to the captain of these vessels, "I shall never AMERICAN PRIVATEER CAPTURING TWO ENGLISH SHIPS.] AMERICAN PRIVATEER CAPTURING TWO ENGLISH SHIPS.]

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  Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure


id: 21576
title: The Privateersman
author: Marryat, Frederick
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  "Spoken like a man who understands his business," replied Captain Levee. the boat, and went on board Captain Levee''s vessel, which, I have "I agree with the captain of the vessel," said a grave-looking "My dear Elrington," said Captain Levee, "I told our crew, and you have board of your schooner some time during the day." When Captain Levee time, to express my thanks." Miss Trevannion did not wait for any reply "We shall see, my good fellow," replied Captain Levee; "for my part I "Has Captain Levee arrived, then, Sir?" said I. "I think so, too," replied Captain Levee; "what shall we call you?" I did not reply to this question, and the captain then said, "What do "Shall we ever arrive?" said the Portuguese captain, looking at me and "Captain Toplift," said I, "I do not command this vessel, and I shall


id: 36306
author: Warburton, A. F. (Adolphus Frederick)
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  statute of the said United States of America in such case made and UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. right of the State to come into collision with the General Government, for an act charged as piratical, on board the United States ship-of-war that there is no authority in law for a United States vessel to arrest shown, the powers of the new Government will act on the States in of the United States, either under the general right which the law of come under consideration in this case is the law of the United States, by an officer of the United States Government, to be tried in a Court General Government, of a state of war as between the United and the of this warring power, against the Government of the United States, a authority only where the United States Government has not, and that the

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  Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York


id: 47290
title: Barney Blake, the Boy Privateer; or, The Cruise of the Queer Fish
author: Johnstone, Herrick
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  Scarcely had we pulled half way before a funny looking old fellow, Upon Tony''s saying that I wished to ship on the Queer Fish, the captain, "Yer see," said old Bluefish, lighting his pipe, "it all happened on "''Captain, does yer see this ''ere yaller post?" says he solemnly. "I wish you a good-morning, sir," and, with this Captain Joker bowed We looked back over the stern, and saw the little boat going up Captain Joker went up and took him by the hand, kindly. little grumbling on board the Queer Fish that day as you would be likely blaze away with the Long Tom!" cried our little captain, away, like vast water-trees, growing from the sea to the sky, and After the horse-racing came the bull and bear fight, in which old sort o'' seemed to come from a long ways off, jist like the voice of a


id: 44471
author: Rogers, Woodes
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  Rogers'' time a ship was said to be "Frigate built" when she had a poop it became necessary," says Rogers, "to acquaint the ships companies board the "Duke," just after an entry in Rogers'' log says, "that now "Two days later," says Rogers, "the men in irons another, two Irish land-men who," says Rogers, "while we lay at the the "Duke" and "Dutchess" to both men and officers; but Rogers made up better on board the "Duke;" "several of ours," says Rogers, "being very pints a man per day, "that," says Rogers, "we may keep at sea some time The following day Rogers says, "we kept our colours flying on the great sick men on board the "Duke" and eighty in the "Dutchess" at one time; being men who, in Rogers'' time, would no doubt have gone to sea for And being a large ship, "thirty good men were sent on board her from

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  Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner


id: 36475
title: Privateers and Privateering
author: Statham, Edward Phillips
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  and the captain of the French-built ship--who presently came back, and man-of-war." This ship had been captured by a French squadron on March and the French ship then delivered a broadside; the English captain, men-of-war should be sent to enforce his orders; a 60-gun ship and a The French ship was named the _Vengeance_, of 36 guns and about 400 men; Gentleman''s Magazine_, the French ship lost her captain, lieutenant, shipping to make up the _Boscawen''s_ crew; while Captain Walker English vessel in numbers, cut down many of the crew, captured the ship, the two privateers captured five ships and the two men-of-war; but, as considerable number of private ships of war afloat on the American coast English privateer of 12 guns and 38 men, "commanded by an honest and _Fortune_, armed ship, Captain Hodgson, against a French privateer, on Walker, George, a great English privateer captain;


id: 50814
title: Prize Money
author: Wright, Quincy
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  The rules for disposing of the proceeds of prizes captured in war b. Maritime War. Grotius has nothing to say of prize laws in maritime warfare. In practical effects the Roman laws of prize money probably The chapters on prize law, state the principles on which enemy prize of war of right belongs to the state and private individuals the universally recognized law of the sea all prizes captured by the principles of prize distribution mentioned by international law "he by right of war captured as lawful prize the said ship--belonging followed as in the case of prizes of war, the whole of the captures prize courts act of 1894".[5] In joint captures by land and naval the admiralty and prize court of England during the Napoleonic wars If the war right of capturing private enemy property at sea were capture taken at the Second Hague conference[10] the prize money laws


