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id: 19206
title: Under Drake''s Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  Captain Drake and his men thought little of these things. Ned Hearne, who had received a kind word of greeting from Mr. Drake, had taken his place in the bow of one of the boats, lost in As they neared the ships the two boats separated, and Ned soon "It is going to be a terrible hot day," Ned said, "and with the sun "Now, my lads," Captain Drake said, "you must lose no time. "Our ship has been wrecked," Ned said, using his best Spanish. reached the boys that an English ship had come into those waters. came on board ship, Ned and Tom were called by the admiral into his king of that island came off to the ship in a great canoe, and "Our best way to look for water," Ned said, "will be to follow the "Upon what day do you think the ship will arrive?" Ned said, after


id: 19396
title: On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien
author: Masefield, John
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  The pinnaces came aboard the sinking ship, and the men pillaged her of Drake relieved two French ships "in extreme want"; while his men and goodness, to give him life and leave to sail once in an English ship, in As soon as the news had been conveyed to Drake, he marched his men away they did not care to leave it when the time came for their ships to sail boats out, and took to the oars, "leaving in the ships only a few men to He ordered his men to give way heartily, for the third Spanish ship, sixty men, under Captain Sawkins, set sail in Edmund Cook''s ship, to day or two later, the pirates saw "two great ships," with many guns in that the ship carried twelve great guns, and that three companies of After a time, the Indians helped the five men a two days'' march on their


id: 26690
author: Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
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  long time at sea with his boat and twenty-six men, for the ships that Within a few days after, he took a great ship coming from New Spain, rest of their men they marched to another small island, so near St. Catherine''s, that with a bridge they made in a few days, they passed Spaniards from the castle having espied the ship, put forth English The pirates, seeing our ships come to an anchor, gave them presently numbers of other pirates, French and English; the name of Captain Morgan The French pirates belonging to this great ship had met at sea an Eight days after the loss of the said ship, Captain Morgan commanded the but hearing that Captain Morgan came in person with great forces to seek Captain Morgan having such a number of ships, divided the whole fleet town the Spaniards had placed many great guns, at several quarters, some

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  The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main


id: 26862
author: Pyle, Howard
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  The pirates came all in good time, and then, in spite of the brave a great big pistol, he said, and Barnaby could hear every word he The man went straight to the great cabin, and poor Barnaby, his brain Barnaby sitting there holding her hand, she with her face turned away, Barnaby," the good old man said, as he led the way through the hall, For Captain Morgan, if he had felt a liking for the young man of the chest, she cried out in a great loud voice that the Good Man That was the year that the famous pirate captain, coming up from the pirate captain and the two men carrying the chest had gone. Meantime the pirate captain had stopped, and now stood with his hand "Why," said the New York captain,--"why, has a--a bloody p-pirate like "That," said the lady, "must have been Captain Keitt''s pirate

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  Howard Pyle''s Book of Pirates Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main


id: 973
author: Pyle, Howard
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  The pirates came all in good time, and then, in spite of the brave After that the lieutenant cut off the pirate''s head, and sailed away in The man went straight to the great cabin, and poor Barnaby, his brain Barnaby sitting there holding her hand, she with her face turned away, the good old man said, as he led the way through the hall, holding up For Captain Morgan, if he had felt a liking for the young man a boat came from a man-of-war, and who should come stepping aboard but An Old-time Story of the Days of Captain Kidd That was the year that the famous pirate captain, coming up from the Meantime the pirate captain had stopped, and now stood with his hand "Why," said the New York captain,--"why, has a--a bloody p-pirate like Lieutenant Maynard stood looking out forward at the pirate vessel, which

title:
  Howard Pyle''s Book of Pirates Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main


id: 9835
title: Martin Conisby''s Vengeance
author: Farnol, Jeffery
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  "Come, sir," said I, aiding the Don to his feet, "let us be gone!" "Nay, Martin, she is a poor Spanish lady, exceeding comely and with a hand, "Lord, Martin," said he, sitting on his great peruke and looking askance at "Glory to God!" said Resolution, catching up the dead man''s weapon and "Martin," said Sir Richard, his face a pale oval in the dimness, "d''ye hear "Here is a land of death, Martin--see yonder!" said Sir Richard and pointed "Sir Richard," said I, clapping my hand on his, "no man could have endured "''Twas so I thought, Martin," said he a little humbly, and laying his hands "Martin," said Sir Richard, hearing me groan, "we should be scarce four "And now, Martin," said Sir Richard, rising, "''tis time we got hence lest "Martin," said Sir Richard suddenly, his voice strong, "bear me out where I


id: 32809
title: The West Indies and the Spanish Main
author: Rodway, James
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  Prisoners transported--English slave-trade--Comparative cost of negroes voyage--Jamaica--Slavery in Africa--Treatment of the West Indian slave. rights--Civil war in Hispaniola--"Perish the colonies"--Great slave our nation who went to the West Indies, but he got his goods sent from English and French did great injury to the Spanish trade. Indians that one of their kings came to England in his vessel, and was made." If Spain wanted peace, why did her people murder a ship''s company of the islands, and Guiana was soon abandoned to the Dutch and French. in the same boat for New England, passing along the Spanish islands, African Company, the great slave-trading corporation of that time, was with English colonies, and had brought a fair number of negroes; and man-of-war bring in a New England vessel and hang five men at the exclusive supply of negro slaves to the Spanish colonies for thirty of the slave-trade as far as Great Britain and her colonies were


id: 38633
title: The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 3 (of 3)
author: Thornbury, Walter
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  Laurence de Graff, whom they accused of fraud, sailed at once for St. Domingo, followed by eighty-seven men in the prize, and Ravenau A few days after this 150 men left the vessels to take a small town of of food, they landed sixty men in three canoes and took some prisoners landed opposite the Spanish court of guard, killing a great many men and on board, but the ship was taken by some English men-of-war before that three English men-of-war and a fire-ship were fitting out against The pirates, about this time, had 11 sail and 1500 men in the Indian ship of twelve guns, which they took, and sent twelve men on board to deck before another French vessel of twenty-four guns and sixty men hove guns, Roberts destroyed nine sail of French ships, and carried off for Snelgrave was soon after carried on board the pirate ship.


id: 38631
title: The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 1 (of 3)
author: Thornbury, Walter
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  Buccaneers--Conquest of Tortuga by the French and English--Hunters, Spaniards of Hispaniola--The French West Indian Company buy horses--Buccaneer dainties--Cow-killing, English, French, and Spanish research placing the great event of Buccaneer history fifty years the Buccaneers--Conquest of Tortuga by the French--The hunters, Hispaniola--French West Indian Company buy Tortuga--The Governor, M. English corsairs were at sea and the French Buccaneers hunting on the mainland, the Spanish General of the Indian Fleet landed with a handful vessel approached St. Domingo, "a Buccaneers'' canoe came off with six "One day," says Esquemeling, "a French Buccaneer showed me a strange These Spanish hunters did not rough it like the Buccaneers, and kept the Spaniards to climate, the Buccaneers were seldom taken prisoners. French Buccaneer going one day into the savannahs to hunt, followed by the Spaniards captured, the Buccaneers took every day a hundred of their Buccaneers, seeing many of his men suffering from the Indian arrows,


id: 38632
title: The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 2 (of 3)
author: Thornbury, Walter
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  Spaniards--Buccaneers'' fight in Tobago against the Dutch--Captain Cook A day or two after this unavoidable surrender, a vessel arrived at St. Catherine, bringing reinforcements and provisions from the governor of Eight days after this loss Morgan commanded his men to collect the vessels, and 860 men, but his gun ship, the largest of all, only carried The very same day the Buccaneers despatched a body of 100 men to search Morgan, with 200 men and the slave guide, set out to capture Morgan having divided the provisions between the garrison and the St. Catherine prisoners, reviewed his men, and examined himself their arms Morgan sent 100 men to search this wood, and upon this the Spaniards and before, a Buccaneer squadron arriving in that place, the men went in days after Captain Sharp returned from the King''s islands, having taken The Buccaneers next landed 100 men, hoping to take by surprise the city


id: 43771
title: Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 2/2 Sketches of a Cruise to the West Indies and the Spanish Main
author: Starr, Ida May Hill
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  THE BOG WALK ROAD, NEAR SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA 213 Once on land, we realised, looking up the long, black hill ahead of us, one side of this famous gateway, back into the welcome Caribbean Sea. Thence through the night we skirted the South American coast, passing lead with his big white Indian helmet jammed over his eyes, and Little far above the tree-tops of the town, and our white ship out in the the Great Mother''s back, going thirty odd miles to reach Caracas, which way, enter a sort of wood, and come suddenly to the minister''s house. man would look, act, appear just a little different from the every-day sweetly cool, washing the feet of the great, good Mother;--we longed to "Come!" And the little city waved its pretty white hand to us with down in the white church by the sea, and the creole girls had come from


id: 43770
title: Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 Sketches of a Cruise to the West Indies and the Spanish Main
author: Starr, Ida May Hill
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  lines of flashing silver; and I look away to where ships come up from sight of a green earth; and long before Little Blue Ribbons and Sister the ruins of a one-time beautiful city and look about us. but I could not help wishing that some day dear old Uncle Sam would come by their deep, green silence, and Little Blue Ribbons said we would have little girls will never know the time at all,--only just as the clouds throw ourselves into the deep grass, where we sit a long time looking My hand is held close and with wide eyes Little Blue Ribbons asks if she rest,--even though Little Blue Ribbons said she did not want to sleep beautiful end in a little white chapel, sheltered by waving palms. white umbrella''s shade, and we stopped a number of times on the way up Little Blue Ribbons would like to carry away one of those


id: 55100
title: The West Indies and the Spanish Main
author: Trollope, Anthony
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  The necessity which exists for white men going to Spanish Town to see There are good shops in Kingston, and I believe that men in trade In Jamaica one does come in contact with coloured men. voice and look that they are as good as the white man; but they are is, that in Jamaica, at the present day, the coloured people do stand So far coloured people in Jamaica have made their footing good; and not generally, I think, a hard-working man. In the mean time the sight, as regards the white man, is a sad one to certainly not the fact, for very good sugar is made in Jamaica as bad in the long run for the negro as for the white man--worse, In the good old days, when men called things by their proper names, The Panamá railway is certainly a great fact, as men now-a-days say


