| 单词 | privateer |
| 例句 | We passed other boats and ships of small draught, but all avoided challenge for fear of tampering with privateers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As a youth, he claimed, he had served as a privateer, after which he was captured and enslaved by the Turks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The Astrea mounts nineteen guns, Captain Prince. If any of your crew has ever shipped on a privateer or a letter of marque ship they—ah—might be useful.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Expectations, eh? Now just what do you know about privateers?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Genêt’s first action in the United States was to hire American privateers, privately owned and manned ships, to attack and plunder British ships in the name of his government. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Why hadn’t Carey referred to them by skin color and called them the “vilest”? “Is it a greater crime,” Jones and Allen asked, “for a black to pilfer, than for a white to privateer?” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The Cape’s not so bad. You’re safer there than lots of places. For instance—take the Mediterranean. There—you’d be running from a French privateer, and probably be hulled by a Barbary pirate.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Best privateer that ever raked a Britisher with a broadside! You want to buy expectations from me?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about the French privateers in the Mediterranean?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now we will have trouble with Lem! Oh, for a good, rousing battle with a privateer! Or, better yet, a running fight—all the way to the Cape. That would keep Lem out of trouble.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stay out of the taverns, or you’ll wake up on a privateer yourself.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z These poets assured me that the PG County police were not police at all but privateers, gangsters, gunmen, plunderers operating under the color of law. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Because,” Collins growled, “he sailed on privateers before he was knee high to a capstan. He knows guns. If we have trouble with the French he’ll be worth the rest of the crew put together.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just so we won’t have any trouble. If a French privateer sees us, we’ll look so dangerous the privateer will crowd sail and run!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “How long before a privateer comes back? It all depends. Maybe in a few months, maybe in a year, maybe longer.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess a privateer would be a pirate in peacetime. But this is war. We only capture English ships.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the country was already waging an undeclared war against French privateers in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He’d had a running fight with a French privateer and had lost three men. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The days of the money lender have arrived, and the days of the swaggering privateer; banker sits down with banker, and the kings are their waiting boys.” “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z "They teach you about Morgan the pirate," complain the Mighty Diamonds, in reference to Sir Henry Morgan, the notorious Welsh admiral and privateer of the Caribbean, "but no one remembers Marcus Garvey." Readers recommend: songs about criminals ? results 2011-03-31T12:49:24Z And speaking of wrong hands, Hawley has already proved himself to be “a privateer” and a “self-serving reprobate,” who swiped the Judas coin from Abbie and Crane. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: A hex on her house 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Sturmhond, a privateer from the second book in the series, Siege and Storm, is probably my favorite character. 'Saints! Samovars! Romance! Magic! And a guy gets cut in half': Leigh Bardugo on Shadow and Bone 2013-07-19T15:18:00Z He threatened to deal with the two remaining privateers in the same manner if they didn't help sail the ship to a Northern port. Black seaman's 1861 heroics recalled in new film 2011-07-07T15:30:30Z The Antelope was a Spanish slave ship that had been captured by privateers and then seized by a United States Revenue Marine cutter off the coast of Florida. “By the law of nature, all men are free”: Francis Scott Key and the case of the slave ship Antelope 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Geoffrey Rush reprises his role as Jack's rival, Barbossa, who has switched sides, no longer a pirate but a privateer sailing on the orders of the British monarchy. Depp has more 'Pirates' adventures on the horizon 2011-03-30T15:38:11Z Charles I commissioned Digby to be a privateer, free to sink enemy ships or seize their loot. Forgotten hero 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z A rogues’ gallery of memorable characters also contribute to the action, including a dastardly privateer, a good-guy Gypsy and a wily sorceress. ‘The Architect’s Apprentice’: a boy and an elephant in Istanbul 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Dutch historian Ad van Liempt’s landmark book, “Hitler’s Bounty Hunters,” revealed a network of Dutch privateer “Jew hunters” who were paid “head money” for each person they delivered to the police. Dutch to Make Public the Files on Accused Nazi Collaborators 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z His father, Jan Jansen, a Dutch privateer, was captured by one of the Moorish states in 1618. Brooklyn’s Muslim Presence Goes Back Centuries. Here’s Proof From 1643. 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z He told me how his own ancestors, Scottish privateers, had arrived here in the 17th century via Charleston. In Campeche, Pyramids Are Everywhere. Crowds Are Not 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z When Rogers and his men attack the privateers, Caleb smashes the bust, grabs the document and flees into the woods. 'Turn: Washington's Spies' recap: Savagery, not civility, rules the day 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z They were the remains of a 16th-century New Spanish settlement that the British privateer Sir Henry Morgan eventually sacked in 1671. Panama City Rising 2013-05-03T17:49:49Z As England, France, Holland and Spain alternately warred and wooed one another in a diplomatic cotillion, you could choose to privateer with an official letter of marque or simply attack everything that sailed. Video Game Review: Down to the Seas Again, With Remote in Hand 2010-10-11T21:59:00Z It’s also the city of corsairs, the privateers who would cache their treasures in the city’s deep cellars. See the light: Instead of joining the throngs on Mont Saint-Michel, go to Saint-Malo 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z At this year's race all 62 cars, including the many privateer entries, run on a sustainable fuel made from vineyard grape skin waste. Danger, beauty & hydrocarbon - why Le Mans is more important than you realise 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z As hostility between England and Spain grew, Elizabeth’s government sponsored privateers – pirates working for the English crown – led by a skillful and ruthless captain named Sir Francis Drake. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Weeks later, the first enslaved people would arrive in a privateer’s ship at Point Comfort. Chesapeake Bay could become national recreation area 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Eliminating Fort Caroline served dual purposes for the Spanish—it helped reduce the danger from French privateers and eradicated the French threat to Spain’s claim to the area. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Intertribal conflict led to the gradual migration to the islands, a geographical location that induced fateful encounters with successive waves of invaders: conquistadors, pirates, privateers, gold diggers and, later, drug smugglers. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Acting on behalf of their government, privately owned armed ships, known as privateers, attacked merchant ships of enemy nations and sank or robbed them. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z These privateers began a campaign of raids against Spanish possessions in the New World and even against Spanish ports, culminating in the sinking of an anchored Spanish fleet in Cadiz in 1587. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Hollis compares the current messy cyber moment to the early 19th century when U.S. and European navies were so small they often relied on privateers — we know them now as pirates— for high-seas dirty work. Tripwire for real war? Cyber’s fuzzy rules of engagement 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, Elizabeth approved of English privateers, sea captains to whom the home government had given permission to raid the enemy at will. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z But the privateers’ real ambitions always have been clear - and never more so than this year. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Much like the Juncker plan before it, the green deal proposes to encourage private investment by shifting risk from privateers to the EU budget. The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z As in the days of pirates and privateers, much of our nation's critical infrastucture is controlled by private companies and enemy nations and their proxies are targeting them aggressively. Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-U.S. conflict — and private companies may bear the brunt 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z This month marks 400 years since the arrival of that first slave ship, the White Lion, an English privateer carrying Africans captured by Portuguese colonists in present-day Angola. Virginia family with declared link to the first African American reflects on 400 years of history 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z He immediately began commissioning American privateer ships and organizing volunteer American militias to attack Spanish holdings in the Americas, then traveled to Philadelphia, gathering support for the French cause along the way. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It was here that the White Lion, a 160-ton English privateer ship, landed at what was then known as Point Comfort. Point Comfort: where slavery in America began 400 years ago 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z A British privateer raids Spanish ships with his queen’s permission in 1585. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Robinson was still Smith’s property in 1813 when Jackson swept through the area to enlist men of every background — slaves, free black men, privateers, Choctaw Indians — in advance of the British attack on New Orleans. Twice denied the freedom he’d fought for, a black Revolutionary War hero from Maryland is honored at last 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z But English privateers - essentially, legal pirates - seized them and brought them to the colonies to trade for supplies. ‘African Landing’ assertion reflects changing slavery views 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z “To bolster its capacity to defend and deter cyberattacks, the government should train and license ‘privateers’ for certain specific operations . . . to assist in deterring attacks against U.S. companies and infrastructure,” he writes. Opinion | The Mueller report won’t fix the problem underlying it all 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The San Juan Bautista, a Spanish ship transporting enslaved Africans, was bound for Mexico when it was attacked by the White Lion and another privateer, the Treasurer, and forced to surrender its African prisoners. Point Comfort: where slavery in America began 400 years ago 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The Lynx is billed as an “interpretation” of a privateer named Lynx that was built in 1812. Tall ships to sail to Georgia’s coast for public tours 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z At the end of August 1619, a British privateer, the White Lion, arrived at Point Comfort, Va., with cargo it had seized in a battle with a Portuguese slave ship. Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can’t escape that legacy 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z And French privateers seized our merchant ships in the 1790s. Opinion | While Trump feasts on Thanksgiving, troops on the border eat rations and await Pancho Villa 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Toyota are the only manufacturer in the top LMP1 class this year and enjoyed a clear advantage over the privateers from the off. Fernando Alonso wins Le Mans 24 Hours to get closer to triple crown 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z This year's event will see a remarkable David and Goliath battle on the track - pitting one of the world's largest car manufacturers against a group of highly focused but much, much smaller "privateer" teams. The small team bidding for Le Mans glory 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Mr Corbyn said it was "jackpot time for the privateers" under her government and raised the case of Surrey NHS paying Virgin Healthcare £1.5m because they weren't chosen for a contract. Prime Minister's Questions: The verdict 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Christopher Hawkins was a 13-year-old from Providence, Rhode Island, when he abandoned an apprenticeship and joined a privateer ship to fight the British in the War of American Independence. Rare Revolutionary War journal found in Kansas City closet 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Many see Amoudi less as a beneficent local son than a Saudi privateer. He owns much of Ethiopia. The Saudis won’t say where they’re keeping him. 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Many see Sheikh Amoudi less as a beneficent local son than a Saudi privateer. He Owns Much of Ethiopia. The Saudis Won’t Say Where They’re Hiding Him. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Technically, they were “privateers” because they were tacitly sanctioned by His Majesty's government so long as they only raided foreign ships. Pirates — yes, pirates — may be why the U.S. doesn’t use the metric system 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Criminals can be enlisted as privateers, or agents can adopt criminal tactics as a way of disguising themselves. The Petya ransomware is starting to look like a cyberattack in disguise 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z A series of calamities began before the 300 colonists even arrived, when Spanish privateers took one of their four ships off the coast of Hispaniola. Texas restores 330-year-old French ship that brought settlers to doomed colony 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z She theorizes that fake dollars could be passed to privateers trading on the black market. 'TURN: Washington's Spies' recap: Brits wage economic war in colonies 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z It’s a tale of international financing, privateers and profiteers. SC museum buys Confederate weapons smuggled in from Britain 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Waring when it was boarded by confederate privateers. Black memorabilia’s sale stirs feelings of both horror and pride 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z It's a tiny island, colonised by British Puritans in 1629, and used as a base by British privateers, including Capt Henry Morgan, as they attacked Spanish shipping and trading centres in the New World. The island where men are disappearing - BBC News 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Bereft of the customs and officialdom of the city, the town became a haven for the pirates, privateers and shady traders of the early 1700s. Marcus Hook’s fortunes rest on new buried treasure: gas 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The marker will recognize the first Africans to arrive in Virginia on an English privateer. 1st Africans in Va. recognized by Fort Monroe marker 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The veteran privateer coasted back into the pits and crawled from the car, beaming. Seizing the wheel of a Formula One race car for 7 thrilling minutes 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Companies like Unwired Planet are privateers, or perhaps a better term would be patent trolls for hire. Xiaomi May Have A Major Patent Problem 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Pirates and English privateers menaced Cap-Français, the rich colony’s de facto capital, from the north; the plantation owners sought a more protected port in the south. How the World Came to Help Haiti and Left a Disaster 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z As an aside, Dover also spent a decade as a privateer and was famous as the captain who rescued the marooned Scot Alexander Selkirk, the real-life inspiration for Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. It's Never Too Late To Innovate 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z One section is devoted to the prized booty, like English silver and a mahogany tilt-top tea table, seized from British ships by privateers, privately owned vessels authorized by the government to attack the enemy. Taking In the History of New London, a City Shaped by the Sea 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z "The only people who got better are the profiteers and the privateers." Detroit showing signs of recovery ahead of bankruptcy trial 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z In the process, the Motor City has become the testing ground for an updated American dream: privateers finding the raw material for new enterprise in the wreckage of the Rust Belt. The Post-Post-Apocalyptic Detroit 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z A privateer with instructions to loot enemy vessels, Kidd was subsequently considered a pirate, and hid the Quedagh Merchant before being captured and hung, after a sensational trial. Five great shipwrecks that came back from the deep 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z She believes that California hasn’t been this dry since 1580, around the time the English privateer Sir Francis Drake first visited the state’s coast: California's Drought Could Get Really Bad 2014-01-24T10:50:19Z Captured during fighting in Angola, they were being carried by a Portuguese ship to Mexico when an English privateer captured them, diverting them to Virginia. Colonial museums: A different story 2013-11-14T16:01:02Z The cannon could have been used by the Drumbeg ship's crew to ward off privateers, privately-owned armed vessels commissioned by a state to attack an enemy's shipping. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z It is down at the bottom of the paddock that you will find the privateers, those local heroes who pack out the back of any given road race grid. Wet and wild at the North West 200 2013-05-20T10:51:13Z And Kenway was a privateer, a person given permission from his government to attack a foreign ship, kind of like a legitimate pirate. Assassin's Creed 4: Pirates of the Assassination 2013-02-28T23:15:38Z In addition to patent trolls and privateers, the sheer volume of patents is another overwhelming issue. Patent Wars Rage As Tech Industry Waits For Serious Reforms 2012-11-14T22:03:15Z The heavily subsidised rail privateers, whose top five executives paid themselves an average of £1m last year, are also supposed to cough up a bigger share. Rail is a gigantic scam for siphoning off public money 2012-08-28T21:20:00Z They became state-sponsored privateers who plundered the Spanish colonies on behalf of the British king. Jamaica's 'wickedest city' banks on heritage 2012-07-25T10:28:54Z Zemurray began as a piratical privateer, but ended as a fixer in a new world carved up between global corporations. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen – review 2012-07-20T10:00:02Z Merchants and privateers once made their fortunes sailing from here; these days, people who have made their fortunes elsewhere sail in. Olympic torch route, day 58: people of the sea gear up for another carnival 2012-07-15T05:00:01Z But during the War of 1812, he was a privateer — someone hired to attack British ships — and helped warn the United States that the British planned to attack New Orleans. Read about the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner 2012-06-08T13:54:36Z What: A full-size replica of a topsail schooner used by privateers in the War of 1812 to attack British ships. War of 1812: Places to vist to learn more about ‘the forgotten war’ 2012-06-08T13:56:26Z This means privateers picking up not just the unmanned cargo runs to the ISS, but the delivery and return of crew as well. SpaceX readies historic mission 2012-05-18T09:37:28Z The latter were made prisoners, and the ships were turned into privateers, to act as sea-scouts in place of a regular naval force, which the colonists had not been able to raise as yet. The Little Washingtons' Travels 2012-04-26T02:00:23.713Z During the Dutch wars he fitted out four privateers, the "Eagle," the "Hawk," the "Sparrow Hawk," and the "Panther." Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z But his advice that all maritime efforts should be confined to privateers, prevailed, and Bainbridge and Stewart were told that the decision which had been made respecting the national ships, could not be changed. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Some of them fought British national vessels and captured them, while it scarcely ever happened that an American privateer struck to an English vessel, when there was any approximation to an equality of force. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Wyndhams' was founded in the days of the slavers and privateers and has traded in West Africa and South America ever since. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The opening of the contest was signalised by the burning of a French privateer, followed by a furious cannonading: the new and old moles were speedily silenced, and large numbers of marines landed. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z In theory he was a loyal Admiral holding his own against a rebel fleet, but in fact, it must be owned, he was little more than a pirate, or at best, a privateer. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Most of the national vessels were blockaded in our harbors and rivers, but still our bold little privateers were scouring the ocean in every direction. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In the conversation that followed, Captain Boyle, of the privateer, declared he should take those merchantmen if he could. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The privateer on which he served—for she was nothing more—encountered a large Biscayan ship off the Spanish coast, whose captain refused to strike. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The privateers seem, in the heat of action, almost to have forgotten the valuable cargo on board, and to have aimed only at destroying her. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Amsterdam, August 8th, 1781,144 The Dutch privateers are permitted to co-operate with the American in any joint enterprise.—This amounts to a virtual acknowledgment of the independence of America. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z The Enterprise was kept between Cape Ann and the Bay of Fundy, to chase off the privateers that vexed our commerce in those waters. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z But the moon having gone down, and dark clouds, indicating squalls, rising over the heavens, the vessels got separated, except the privateer and man-of-war, which kept exchanging occasional broadsides till two in the morning. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z A few of the English crew, including Monson, managed to board her, when the sea suddenly rose, and this mere handful were left on the Spaniard’s decks, while the privateer was compelled to ungrapple. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z A boat from the privateer landed a number of men immediately, who strolled about leisurely, without having apparently any special object in view, and later returned to the ship. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z There cannot be a more striking example of this, than the instructions given to privateers and letters of marque. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z The former captured, off the coast of Florida, the British privateer, Mars, of fourteen guns. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Globe privateer, her action with two brigs, ii. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Her naval force had become formidable, and augmented by privateers, played havoc with our merchant vessels. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Hitherto he had acted strictly in his capacity as a legalised privateer, but he now began to show his true colours. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He had proposed to the Ministry, to give orders to their men-of-war, and privateers, not to take any unarmed American vessels. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Having put some men on board the brig, elated with success, they go in pursuit of the privateer. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Our fleet was so small at the commencement of the war, that the balance of injury and loss would have been heavy against us, but for our privateers. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z On one of his voyages as supercargo, the vessel was taken by a Spanish privateer, off Jamaica. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He was not a pirate in the true sense of the word, although very generally regarded as such, but was a privateer, employed by colonies rebelling against the mother country. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Protestants, robbed by privateers in a war with a Popish prince were to be indemnified by levies on the property of Catholics alone. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Yet he judged that if no effort were made to shun the privateer, the appearance of his ship might deter from an attack. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The privateer hailed the Portuguese, when the latter sent a boat aboard with her commander. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The battery was armed with the guns of a privateer frozen in for the winter. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Captain Burden, finding that his boat did not return, at last suspected something wrong, gave chase, and, coming up with the privateer, opened a sharp fire. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Admiral Digby, after his departure, sent to Augustus Van Cortlandt, the owner of the house, two wooden vultures, which he had captured from a Spanish privateer. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z He was captured whilst on board a privateer, and transferred to the Jersey prison ship. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The schooner succeeded in firing three broadsides before the privateer could close. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z A year later the fortunate captures made by a privateer gave him a fortune, and he was "bound in the matrimonial chain" to Mary, second daughter of Richard Lechmere, a Boston Loyalist. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Soon after the wind increased to the gale above-mentioned, and the privateer had to be let go before the wind. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Captain Shippen, before joining Washington's army, was captain of the privateer Hancock, which, between July 1 and November 1, 1776, sent to American ports ten prizes captured at sea. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z The vessel, said to be stout and well-armed, was attacked on the voyage by a privateer, and a fierce engagement ensued. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The next day the Carnation hauled in alongside and opened her broadsides on the privateer. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He was in command of this vessel for nine months, during which time he had two engagements with two rebel privateers at different times. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They proceeded to America, and at the Island of Providence, then newly settled, divided the spoils, and Avery pretending that his vessel had been an unsuccessful privateer, sold her readily. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Well, this is bold work, for a privateer to give battle to a king's ship. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z The ship, however, in which he sailed was taken by a French privateer, the crew and passengers being carried to Brest, where they were treated with great severity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z That little privateer exhibited a skill and practice in gunnery unsurpassed by any frigate, and superior to any vessel in the English navy. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The French Republic having sent M. Genet as her minister to the United States, he attempted to fit out privateers against Great Britain. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z In a few hours she was gratified by seeing the privateer getting under weigh, and proceeding to sea without offering any further violence. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z This occurred shortly after the famous and heroic resistance made successfully by the crew of one of the vessels in the same trade to a French privateer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z During the Jacobite rising of 1745 he commanded the “Baltimore” sloop in the North Sea, and was dangerously wounded in the head while co-operating with a frigate in an engagement with two strong French privateers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z On one occasion a privateer captured in the channel a Welch vessel from Cardigan, freighted with corn. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Newport, from its beginning to the year 1744, had armed and sent to sea more than a score of privateers. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Early in the morning the privateer, with her guns and generally warlike appearance, had been observed, but her character was not known. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He do say he be an Englishman, and one time second mate on a Dutch privateer; but what be the truth of it none can say. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z This adventure put my crew in lively spirits, and I think that some of them began half to imagine themselves to be bold privateers of the olden days, after a Spaniard or a Frenchman. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Our privateers had greatly the advantage of the English, not only in artillery but in musketry—our men firing with much surer aim than theirs. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Many entered on board privateers or the public armed vessels of the revolted colonies. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z In 1715 we find him mate of a vessel starting from Bristol, and designed for a privateer. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Antiguans, hearing of their intentions, hastily equipped several privateers to cruise about the island, which were fortunate enough to take some prizes, and intimidate the French. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z This is just the ground the French privateers are likely to choose. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Our navy and privateers had disposed of those questions, for ever. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z As soon as it had been determined to fit out armed vessels, Washington intrusted the details to Glover, and ordered the regiment to Beverly, where these amphibians first equipped and then manned the privateers. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The result was a brilliant engagement, in which the British captains behaved most gallantly, although the privateer force was in excess of their own. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z It was found by experience, that these privateers injured the French more in their commerce than even the men-of-war; and for this reason, the country gave great encouragement to the fitters-out of such vessels. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Mr. Beveridge and his son Horace fit out a privateer, load it with military stores, and set sail for Greece. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Notwithstanding this overwhelming disparity of force, the privateer determined to uphold the name she bore, and setting American colors bore gallantly down on the ship. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Her cruising-ground was along the Maine coast, where a sharp lookout was to be kept for privateers coming out of the enemy's ports. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Privateer, prī-va-tēr′, n. an armed private vessel commissioned by a government to seize and plunder an enemy's ships: the commander of a privateer.—v.i. to cruise in a privateer: to fit out privateers.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z The French were too much taken up with their European engagements to have much force in the West Indies; and Admiral Wright, cruizing about these seas, intimidated the few privateers still lurking about. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The constant influx of strangers, however, from the revolted colonies, with the prisoners taken in the prizes brought into the port by the privateers and ships of war, tended again to augment the population. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z At its close the privateer found on her deck more prisoners than she had men in the combat. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Philadelphia, May 19th, 1779,290 Communicating the succeeding Memorial on the Spanish vessels brought into port by American privateers.—Reply of Congress, promising reparation in case of injustice. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Before they had only imagined the advantages of this conquest, but now they had tasted them.17 The Chevalier hailed all Buccaneers as friends and brothers, and even himself fitted out privateers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z This gentleman, whose courage and activity were equal to his conduct and circumspection, had, early in the month of March previous, demolished a fort at Martinique, and destroyed four privateers riding under its protection. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Several privateers had been fitted out by the merchants of the town and captures of French vessels were frequent, though the trade of the port occasionally suffered from the French cruisers on the coast. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z A single privateer would slip through a blockading squadron, stand out to sea, and in a few weeks destroy vessels and seize property to the amount of millions. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The other is a privateer of eighteen guns, and with a crew of seventysix men. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z These injuries provoked the French, as they had done the Dutch, to fit out privateers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The Antiguans were obliged this year to purchase and maintain a vessel to protect their small crafts, so harassed were they by the French privateers. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Several Halifax ship masters lost their vessels and were made prisoners by French privateers in 1795. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Notwithstanding the navy won such laurels during the war, the chief damage done to British commerce was inflicted by our privateers. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Some American privateers have sent here two prizes coming from Halifax, loaded with fish and boards. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z The Marquise derived its name from the Marquis de Coquin, who had fitted it out as a privateer. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z This year the crew of a French privateer landed at Five Islands’ Bay, and burnt and plundered the surrounding country; and carried away with them several negroes, besides much spoil. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Rattlesnake was afterwards sold and fitted out as a privateer by merchants in Liverpool, Queens County. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The frigate pursued, and sailing nearly as fast as the privateer, for a time made the water foam about him. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He took there ten prizes, among which are two strong privateers, and during his passage from the Chesapeake to Newport in Rhode Island, he met the Romulus, of fortyfour guns, pierced for fifty guns. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Here they embarked on board a French privateer, commanded by Captain Tristian, dismissing their Indian guides with presents of money, beads, and hatchets. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z This plan succeeded, and they returned to Antigua with the privateer as a prize; on board of which were some Irishmen, who were hung as a warning to others. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Several privateers, during this and the following years, were fitted out at Halifax to cruise in American waters. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Upton and his officers of the privateer Hunter, for three months in a filthy prison, and their after transfer to a prison ship—the cruelty shown to Capt. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He observed, that American privateers had presumed to stop neutral vessels loaded with English merchandise, which had given rise to unfavorable observations and complaints against the United States. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z In Queen Anne's reign, during the war of the succession, he commanded two privateers, and cruised against the Spaniards in the South Sea. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z Obtaining the dying man's pardon, the young duellist entered the marines, eventually commanded a privateer frigate, and took, near Martinique, a Dutch flute, containing 400,000 livres. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z He condemned privateering in every form, and endeavoured to bring about an agreement between all the civilized powers against the fitting out of privateers. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Come all ye lads who know no fear, To wealth and honor with me steer In the Hyder Ali privateer, Commanded by brave Barney. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z In like manner, at this very date, British privateers were out after American prizes. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Its privateers played a prominent part in the war of 1812-15 with the United States, and during the American Civil War it was a favourite base of operations for Confederate blockade-runners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z In the next year the war broke out between England and Holland, and many fitted out privateers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z We had, in fact, come upon a complete nest of privateers—a rendezvous or dépôt they termed it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The fleet endeavored to return, but were pursued by the frigate, sloop, and privateer. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The Yankee privateers themselves constituted nearly the entire navy of the United States. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Another, not many months later, was cast away on the rocks off the Island of Inagua; and a third fell into the hands of a privateer in the Channel. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z A pardon soon afterwards being issued, the crew surrendered themselves, but Mary Reed sailed for New Providence, and joined a privateer squadron fitting out there against the Spaniards. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The furious struggle on the deck of the privateer lasted but about five minutes only, at the end of which all that remained of us were thrust over the side. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Capture of the Galleons.—For generations these galleons were probably the most tempting and romantic prize that ever aroused the cupidity of privateer. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z She had been of the convoy of the fleet through which the Noank had so cunningly worked her way, and had been at once detailed to chase the saucy privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On the evening of the 17th of October 1797 the Portland packet, Captain Taylor, was lying becalmed off the island of Guadeloupe when a French privateer, the Temeraire, bore down upon her. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Avery, pretending that his vessel was a privateer that had missed her mark and was sold by the owners, disposed of her to good advantage, and bought a sloop. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Cornwall remained quiet in the reign of Elizabeth, save that it sent out whole fleets of privateers to prey on the Spanish traders and treasure vessels. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z The privateer's men wanted me to put them on the other side the water, but I said I would not without the captain's orders. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z He had done so, doubtless, but he had not thereby done anything to hinder the future operations of any Yankee privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The privateer carried sixty-eight men and the packet thirty-two. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The case of the Little Sarah, a British prize, taken to Philadelphia and refitted as a privateer by Genet's orders, brought the matter to a head. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z It was by this Strait that the annual galleon from Acapulco entered, and here also the British privateers lay in wait for their silver-laden prey. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Williams—There were five of the privateer's men, and Mahony made six, and there were nine belonging to the barge; about sixteen in all. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z The foremost of them was within ten fathoms of the Santa Teresa, and the swarm of murderers would have been over her bulwarks in another minute, when past her port quarter swept the Yankee privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The shot was returned, and the privateer hoisting the bloody flag grappled the Portland and boarded her on the lee quarter. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Then Genet, still at Charleston and before being regularly accredited, took upon himself to outfit privateers and to commission them. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z He had tried to enter what he supposed was a friendly port, and had been torpedoed, raked fore and aft at the very haven's mouth, and sent about his business like the veriest privateer. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Duncan Buchanan, one of the crew of the Ruby, was ordered to go to the White Hart on Tuesday the 13th of January, and there were Mahony and the privateer's men drinking hot flip. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Her polite captain had bowed as she did so, his last farewell expressing his wish that his privateer acquaintances might have good luck and make money. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Out of sixty-eight men on board the privateer no less than forty-one were either killed or wounded. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z All that could be done was to prevent the repetition of such an incident and to order the departure of all French privateers from the ports of the United States. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z The vessel commanded by a person holding such a commission is called a privateer. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The protection of British and Dutch commerce was never complete, for the French privateers were active to the end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z We were saved from death by an American privateer! The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The two ships now grappled, and on the part of the privateer an attempt was made to board both fore and aft. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z He visited all the captaincies south of Bahia and entered Rio Bay, then the principal rendezvous for the French privateers and traders. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Many a seventeenth-century packet-boat met with the fate of the White Ship, when it did not fall into the hands of unscrupulous privateers. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z The numerous bombardments of French Channel ports, and the attempts to destroy St Malo, the great nursery of the active French privateers, by infernal machines, did little harm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z It was an extraordinary scene to take place on the deck of a vessel just captured by bloodthirsty privateers. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z As a consequence the Channel now swarmed with privateers. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z He destroyed a large division of their fleet at the battle of Juncal, while fast Baltimore clippers, commanded by English and Yankee privateer captains, swept Brazilian commerce from the seas. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The steamer lay off and on for a week without meeting with anything that looked like a rebel privateer, when her commander decided to run into Halifax, where he hoped to obtain some information. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The Governor of Martinique told me, that in that Island alone, the American privateers had brought and sold above five thousand African slaves, which they had taken from the enemy. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z If these were heavy enough, there would then be nothing left the American privateer but prompt surrender. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On the 25th of January a Dover packet, named Ostend after the port to which she ran, was taken by a Nieuport privateer of ten guns and eighty men. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z And what we know from history is that privateers can, sometimes, start wars... Analysis: Agreement seen distant at London cyber conference 2011-10-26T10:42:49Z There were several rebel privateers, or naval vessels belonging to the Confederacy. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Of privateers there are a great number, but how many exactly has not been computed. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z With them came fishermen and women and dozen of boys and girls, all wild with curiosity concerning the "bloody privateer." The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Five privateers had extended themselves from Nieuport to Ostend in order to intercept him, and, after a sharp engagement, in which he was nearly captured, had forced him to make Harwich. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z Then, apparently deciding to take the risk, and hoping, no doubt, to catch the privateer unprepared, they gave the order: "Give way all!" Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z It's not hard to imagine that future training needs of the Iraqi military will be undertaken by privateers rather than under the auspices of the Pentagon. Iraq's Government, Not Obama, Called Time on the U.S. Troop Presence 2011-10-21T21:00:00Z There was a little uneasiness among the mercantile people at Cadiz respecting the capture of some Spanish vessels by privateers. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z He was killed when we boarded the British privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On the morning of the 1st of December, when the Antelope was about five leagues off Cumberland harbour in the island of Cuba, the Atalanta, a French privateer, hove in sight and immediately gave chase. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z To this request Captain Lloyd had rudely replied that he would have the Yankee privateer if he had to knock the town into a heap of ruins. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z In the war of 1812 she had two hundred and fifty privateers. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z The first relates to a privateer detained in the Canaries. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z All the others were private armed ships, "letters of marque and reprisal" privateers. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Armed indeed in some sort they were already, but only with six four-pounders apiece, and with small arms so as to be able to resist row-boats and small privateers. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z At daybreak the Carnation, being of lighter draught than the other vessels, stood close in for a third attack, opening on the privateer with every gun she could bring to bear. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z It would undo the bad effects of the depredations of French privateers on American vessels, which rejoiced the British party in the United States and discouraged the friends of liberty and humanity there. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The fact is, that the American frigates often find difficulties in completing their compliments, principally because the seamen prefer going in privateers, which are numerous, and too useful to be discouraged. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Now, Luke Watts," said the angry American privateer captain, "it's your turn. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z This privateer lost in an engagement one hundred and seventy-five of its two hundred men. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Thus continued until February, 1801, an unbroken series of American successes, French war-ships, French privateers, and French merchantmen alike being sunk, captured, or driven from the seas. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z In its present condition it is a nest for piratical privateers. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z British privateers and other vessels cruised about the ocean in quest of booty and attacked and robbed indiscriminately whatever ships they suspected; and very frequently this suspicion was only a pretext. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z The breeze was increasing finely, and away went the swift privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Of Paine's adventures with the privateer there is no record. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Cape Henry had scarcely sunk below the horizon before she was hailed by a merchantman which had been boarded and plundered by a French privateer only the day before. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z On the 14th of November there took place a spirited naval action in which the privateer “Buck,” Captain Fagg, forced her way into harbour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Spanish privateers lay in wait and intercepted the British merchant vessels, whose cargoes were triumphantly brought to Spanish ports. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z It was almost as if the wonderful Yankee privateer had fallen from the skies. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Lofthouse, from London, with 111 barrels of powder, was captured off the bar of St. Augustine, by an American privateer from Charleston, very much to the disgust and annoyance of the British authorities. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z Through a perfect hail-storm of lead, right up to the side of the privateer, they swept. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z By way of achieving this purpose he ran away from home and joined a privateer. Blackie & Sons Catalogue - 1891 Books for Young People 2011-09-19T02:00:13.163Z In 1678, Mme. de Montespan conceived the fantasy of fitting out a privateer, a vessel belonging to the King, be it understood, manned with the royal sailors. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The sparkling, foaming sea looked beautiful, and all was peace except upon the deck of the privateer. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z During those fifteen years the ports of the south coast were constantly harried by privateers. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z The packet "Harriott," on the New York station, was attacked on the 17th of September by a privateer of twelve guns and over one hundred men. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z The colonies whisked out on the high seas that year a hundred and thirteen full-manned privateers. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Some weeks later, a second and third vessel were sent out in the same manner as privateers, always at the King's expense, "by Mme. de Montespan and the Comtesse de Soissons." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Yes, sir," said Watts; "I wish to report what I heard concerning rebel privateers and new provincial cruisers. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Moreover, nearly all Chaucer’s embassies came during those evil years after our naval defeat of 1372, when our fleets no longer held the Channel, and the seas swarmed with French privateers. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z It was during this war when French and Spanish privateers held the southern seas, that the first line of mail packets was established, which ran to North America. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z "People now-a-days prefer going by land, to running the risk of being taken by the French privateers, which swarm along the coast." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z When they come among privateers, they learn the use of guns, and prove very good marksmen. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z I heard o' rebel privateers fittin' out all along the New England coast. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z "If we once had our Prisoners from England," he wrote to M. de Sartine on Feb. 13, 1780, "several other privateers would immediately be manned with them." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Their best fortune would be to fall under the power of commanders of King's ships, able to control the mariners; and not into the hands of licentious privateers. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z "I'll show you that a smack can be fought as well as a cursed French privateer, any day." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Sharp was of the party for returning home; but in the end the majority deposed him from the command, and elected for his successor John Watling, 'an old privateer, and esteemed a stout seaman.' History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Off swung the terrible privateer, her much increased ship's company sending back a round of cheers as she did so. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The alarm and loss created by these privateers was no mean offset to the destructive efficiency of the British cruisers. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The then went forward to the forecastle and called the other privateer, Dorsey. The Civil War at Sea 2011-08-11T12:15:03.547Z Mr Graham had been a seafaring man—it was reported the master of a small privateer; and in that capacity had acquired, as the villagers expressed it, "a sort o' money." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Cook, being esteemed a capable seaman, was made Quarter-Master, by which title, in privateers as well as in buccaneer vessels, the officer next in command to the Captain was called. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z After that, indeed, as week after week went by, her hopes and wishes were remarkably fulfilled, for there were other Yankee privateers as capable and as busy as the Noank. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z One privateer, the Black Prince, took in the course of three months more than thirty sail. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The schooner S. J. Waring, mentioned in our last among the vessels which had been captured by the privateer, Jeff. The Civil War at Sea 2011-08-11T12:15:03.547Z The privateer again attempted to board, but was again defeated, by the skill and dexterity of old Bill in working his vessel. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z This arrangement took place at Isla Vaca, or Isle a Vache, a small Island near the South coast of Hispaniola, which was then much resorted to by both privateers and Buccaneers. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z No more British prizes would then be brought, for instance, to Boston or New London, and all the privateers at sea would be hopelessly forfeited to the crown. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Such was the apprehension excited by the depredations of American privateers that the seacoasts of England were kept in a constant state of panic, and the premium rate on marine insurance was largely enhanced. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z I have not a copy of this telegram, but “The Career of the Alabama” gives a letter to the like effect from the surgeon of the privateer, addressed to a gentleman of this city. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z The same reception awaited the Tweed on her arrival at London, where they found the privateer with whom they had been engaged, lying alongside of the frigate, who had taken her, after a long chase. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z As long as the war had lasted between France and Spain, the French Buccaneers had the advantage of being lawful privateers. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z There were distant sails, truly, but this pair of privateers was inclined to let well enough alone. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On the way home, grandfather's vessel was seized by a French privateer, and he was imprisoned, where he remained some time, unable to communicate with his family. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z The wounded men of the sunken privateer were unmistakably English in physiognomy, and I failed to discover any who were not countrymen of ours. An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 2011-08-08T02:00:19.967Z Hamsun has a kindness for this merry privateer and enjoys blowing the wind that swells little Theodor's sails, but underneath the froth and sparkle there is a bitter didactic purpose in this book. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z For these things, they are esteemed and coveted by all privateers; for one or two of them in a ship, will sometimes maintain a hundred men. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z About went the two eager privateers, and there seemed to be no reason to doubt their ability to outsail and outfight their victim. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z He threatened to deal with the two remaining privateers in the same manner if they didn’t help sail the ship to a Northern port. Black seaman?s Civil War heroics aboard ship seized by Confederates recalled in new film 2011-07-07T15:04:55Z Before his arrival several privateers had been destroyed near the island of Santo Domingo and descents had been made on St. Christopher and Guadeloupe. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z But it was not the Spanish ships alone which suffered from these privateers. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z All the Indians living in that neighbourhood were mortal enemies to the Spaniards, were flushed by successes against them, and for several years had been the fast friends of the privateers. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The privateer was off Corunna on the morning of December 26th, and at 6 a.m. a sail was observed standing inshore. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The selling of military expertise by foreign privateers, or mercenaries, is known as the world's second oldest profession. In Libya, American Shares Military Expertise with Rebels 2011-06-07T07:15:00Z In April Congress adopted a form of commission and instructions to commanders of privateers, and decided to issue letters of marque and reprisal. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Captain Perry was to present claims for these losses, and also to persuade the president of Venezuela to keep his privateers from preying on American commerce. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z When we came within hail, we found that they were English and French privateers just come from the North Sea over the Isthmus of Darien. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The French privateer and the Terrible met, The battle began with all horror beset. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The Company, recently set up by some Puritan would-be privateers, happily agreed. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z During 1777 the congressional vessels, privateers, and state cruisers captured four hundred and sixty-seven vessels, many being taken near the British Isles. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Small, fast-sailing war vessels, called privateers, had been fitted out by this republic. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Q. You read the account of the privateer Savannah? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z In due course the privateer put in an appearance at Malta. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I have some thought of leaving the army and joining the navy, provided I can get a berth as surgeon of a good continental ship or a privateer. Diary of Ezra Green, M.D. from November 1, 1777, to September 27, 1778 2011-05-25T02:00:23.427Z Fifteen hundred men were loaded on privateers and transports, and were convoyed by the Warren, the Diligent, and the Providence. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z British men-of-war and privateers were in the habit of attacking any vessel going to or from the ports of France. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Q. Did you read the account of the capture of the Savannah privateer? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z All this is told at great length; the upshot was that the lovers escaped together, and got on board a French privateer, together with a Swede, also a captive. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z So every time the Yankee privateers entered or left a port it was necessary to run the blockade that the British had established at the entrance. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The privateers and transports scattered, but the three war vessels were forced to run up the river where their crews destroyed them. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z But Victor allowed himself to make only one corpse by way of lightening the privateer,–namely, his own. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Q. Have you read the account of the capture of the Savannah privateers? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z And so he went on board the Fleuron to surrender his sword and his privateer commission. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Scarcely had the canvas of the Ajax begun the ominous fluttering that showed the change of the wind's direction, than the privateer swung off to meet it. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z In March, 1776, it advised the colonies to disarm the Loyalists, and soon afterward authorized the fitting out of privateers and opened the ports to all countries not subject to Great Britain. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z During their homeward voyage the ship was attacked by a French privateer. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Now, the 5th and 6th articles of that Convention of 1782 with the Netherlands speak of "the vessels of war and privateers of one and of the other of the two nations." 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Without waiting for the Mars, Walker put to sea on April 19th, 1745, and a month later fell in with the privateer Sheerness, Captain Parnell, and kept company during the night. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He was an expert at tying knots already, and he had learned to hand, reef, and steer after a fashion on board the privateer schooner. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z French, Dutch, and English privateers swarmed the Spanish waters. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Those privately owned vessels were armed like warships, equipped to fight off pirate attacks and privateers far from naval help. Special report: As pirate attacks grow, shipowners take arms 2011-05-03T09:10:37Z If England and France went to war, or if England and the United States, as in 1812, went to war, this right of fitting out privateers would obtain and be recognized. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Probably avarice was at the bottom of all this sordid business; privateer owners had a very keen eye for the main chance, and did not set too much store by heroism—without profits! Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z But such clumsy work had never been seen before on board a Yankee privateer. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z English privateers in the early seventeenth century did their part. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Beyond the tip end of Nova Scotia there's Sable Island, that used to be haunted by pirates and privateers. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z The proclamation of the President was but two days old when privateers were invited to rush to the standard. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Sailing in company with two smaller privateers, on June 18th, 1678, a Dutch frigate was sighted. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z On board the privateer's deck, barefooted men were walking away with the cable over their shoulders and causing their light vessel to come boldly along through the water. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z To add to the distress French privateers did serious damage to commerce and fisheries. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Many of the Yarmouth people were thought to be in sympathy with the American privateers that were always prowling about the coast. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Mr. Smith read the charge of Judge Grier in the case of the privateers tried in Philadelphia. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The Falcon was recaptured by four Dutch privateers; the Nonsuch and François with difficulty managed to reach port. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z But no crew was ever clumsier than was the privateer's on this occasion. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z It is estimated that during the war the privateers captured or destroyed six hundred vessels with cargoes valued at $18,000,000, besides making several important captures of troops and supplies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Scarcely a town or village on the Yorkshire coast but has its story of alarms and unwelcome visitations from the American privateers. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The discipline of the crews is not apt to be of the highest order, and privateers are often guilty of enormous excesses, and become the scourge of neutral commerce. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Just when she was ready for sea, however, the Governor let it be understood that, for certain reasons, he did not intend to issue any privateer commissions. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z No longer was it "the Emperor," but "the King," and the first request that England made was that the Yankee shipping in French ports should be confiscated and the privateers detained. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z At times these operated independently, sometimes in conjunction with privateers, and at other times as adjuncts of the regular navy. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Instantly the clamps descend from the end of the spar and clutch the privateer athwartships. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z On the general subject of privateers I had a reference to Vattel, but I do not think it necessary to read it, because the authorities on that subject cover it so fully. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The Kent's people certainly greatly outnumbered the privateer's; she had on board a great proportion of the crew of the Queen, another East Indiaman, which had been destroyed by fire on the coast of Brazil. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateer Dolphin, also hailing from Baltimore, was taken after the same heroic defence, and Admiral Warren must have found such work to be rather uncomfortable experience. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z When Captain Samuel Argall, the privateer, turned up in July with letters from the Company criticizing Smith and telling of the third supply to be brought by Lord Delaware, Smith was embittered. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z "But how are you going to manage, if the privateer fires upon you while you are doing this?" The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z A privateer of England which confines itself within the scope of its commission, can not be proceeded against as a pirate, although it commits acts which would of themselves be piracy. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z We find, nevertheless, among American writers, considerable diversity of opinion as to the advantages of privateering and the conduct of privateers. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateer Decatur under command of Captain Divon, after a long and severe fight, captured a schooner of the English service that mounted fifteen guns—over twice as many as the Decatur carried. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z I bought afterwards six hogsheads of rum of these privateers, for I found they were very well stored with liquors, whatever else they wanted. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z Then the engine is reversed, the privateer is lifted bodily out of the water, the spar swings around over the deck, and the pirate ship is let down into the hold by the run. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z William Smith, one of the ship's company of the privateer Jefferson Davis, the trial of which had been proceeding in Philadelphia, had terminated in a verdict. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The little Argo was subsequently put out of commission and returned to her owners; and in 1780 Talbot was given command of another privateer, the General Washington. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Many were the times that the privateers eluded his watch-dogs and sailed in and out through his fleet, and more than once did he have a chance to test their metal. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z A barge heavily laden with merchandise presently fell a prey to the bold privateer; her cargo was conveyed to New York by Banker's confederate, and delivered to the owners. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Remember that glorious day when we captured the Dutch privateer. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z But being, as I said before, inured to the life of seafarers, they chose to become privateers. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z There are other privateer heroes of this period who richly deserve notice, but space does not admit of a detailed account of their doings. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The Pursuit arrived safe in port on the same day as the privateer, but the Planter was recaptured off the cape of the Delaware. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z This Autumn also was rendered remarkable by the astonishing success of the American privateers; never had they been at once so troublesome and so fortunate. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z First, Monsieur Laroque, celebrated at the beginning of the present century as a famous privateer Captain. The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet 2011-02-23T03:00:30.700Z But he was at the Court of St. Germain, in France; and there, through his instrumentality, privateers were fitted out against English commerce. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Shortly afterwards Captain Haraden engaged a privateer—the Achilles—of vastly superior force, off Bilbao, so close in shore that the Spaniards crowded the headlands in hundreds to see the fun. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z But to leave this digression and return to the privateers again: justice has not been done them, as we have said. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Well, sir, they came to realization last month splendidly in that encounter with the privateer, Paul Jones. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z About half-way across the German ocean, they proved the advantage of their mutual association for defence, a large cutter privateer having hove in sight, and attacked the rear of the fleet. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z Q. Did you read the account of the capture of the privateer Savannah? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z A similar incident is said to have occurred in the case of the Bloodhound, an English sloop of 12 guns, captured by the 8-gun privateer schooner Cora. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z For an hour and a half the privateer stood them off, and before she was finally captured, she had killed more of the enemy than her own crew numbered! Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z And though we might hear of his capture by a British vessel, it is not likely we should do so if he fell into the hands of a French or Spanish privateer. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The plan finally formed was that Kidd with a privateer furnished with a letter of marque and a special commission from the King should cruise about in search of the pirates and capture them. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Q. You have read the account of the capture of the privateer Savannah? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Then the privateer and the man-of-war had a set-to alone, the latter eventually sheering off, but hovering near, evidently watching for a chance. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Every one of the privateer's crew seemed gifted with four arms. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Those not employed by the government, or those who are not contractors or privateers, are whipped and driven to the last pinch by poverty. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z These picturesque pirates and privateers swaggered about the taverns in the shadow of the Stadt-Huys or lounged along the wharves at the harbor. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Q. Have you read the account of the capture of the Savannah privateer? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The last and most important action he fought was with the British man-of-war schooner St. Lawrence, of 13 guns—an American-built vessel, formerly the Atlas, privateer, and captured by the British in July 1813. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Even the sentry, patrolling his beat on the castle walls, did not hear or notice anything extraordinary on board the privateer, so silently were the orders followed out. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Yes, there is one thing the privateers canna furnish you, and that is fuel. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z During the War of 1812, our Salem privateers seized many a valuable cargo. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The force that may enter into the crime is in the capture by the privateer of the Joseph. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Meanwhile, the Governor had sent a letter to the British captain begging him to respect the neutrality of the port and abstain from further attack upon the privateer. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The General Armstrong was a privateer brig outfitted at New York. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z About four years after, Hugh Ridley, the farmer's younger son, was killed in the command of a privateer, while he was endeavouring to take a French merchant ship. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z At the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, being a gentleman of independent fortune, he fitted out a warship or a privateer, and was commissioned to attack the enemy on the high seas. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Q. Have you read the account in the newspapers of the capture of the Savannah privateers? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Another boat was found under the privateer's stern, commanded by one of the Plantagenet's lieutenants. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The Carnation, which was the nearest of the vessels to the privateer, had her boats out at daybreak. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Seven of Captain Ridley's crew were carried on board the privateer; and himself, Travers, and Arthur, were left below, with two sailors, in the hold. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z Shortly before the conviction of the Savannah prisoners, a seaman named Smith, captured on board the privateer Jefferson Davis, was tried, and convicted of piracy, in Philadelphia. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The Constitution itself, when it comes to prohibit a State from making war and granting letters of marque, distinctly recognizes that privateers are not illegal. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The fight was even more desperate than in the case of the General Armstrong, the privateer having only nine of her crew untouched, while the British casualties amounted to fully half of the men engaged. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Bound for Alba, in the Netherlands, with a large sum of money, they were chased by privateers and took refuge in Fowey and other ports. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Outrage succeeded outrage, and massacre seemed resolved on; but at last, after many blows and much reviling, the privateers contented themselves with thrusting their prisoners, strongly ironed, into the hold. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z Jones commanded a regular ship of war, but it was the privateers that were the most numerous and destructive. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I read to the Court and Jury the Regulations published by the Confederates, for the privateers, and which were found to be on board of the Savannah at the time of her capture. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Such are some of the incidents of the two American wars; of this type were the men—or many of them—who commanded the privateers. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateers waiting outside till they should reappear, the Spaniards were helpless. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z In December, 1776, Congress sent out a fleet of privateers which became a scourge to our enemies on the high seas. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z The rush was not, it seems, to the ships of war of the regular navy, to fight the battles of the country, but to the privateers, which promised so many “flattering results.” Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I contend that the statute is complete, and that this commission is not a pretence of authority, even under the law of nations establishing and recognizing privateers for struggling communities. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The day we came in we fell in with the Bonaparte, French privateer, of twenty guns, which bore down upon us, and commenced a very heavy fire, which we returned as warm as possible. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z For some time they willingly confined themselves to efforts to protect their commerce from French privateers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The Alabama was a privateer, which Palmerston and Russell, in spite of the protests of the American Ambassador, had allowed to sail from Birkenhead. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z He had been a pilot out of Savannah, and had sailed in the Savannah, privateer, at the beginning of the war. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Baker, and a number of persons in Charleston, did openly and notoriously select a vessel called the "Savannah," then lying in the stream, and fitted her out as a privateer. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Rogers would have done well, if, against such odds, he had beaten off his opponent, and saved the mails; the boarding and carrying of the privateer by six men was certainly something outside the bargain! Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Increasingly, privateers were happy to pay him daily fees to handle their racing saloons, so he marketed this capability on a business basis. Tom Walkinshaw obituary 2010-12-13T18:29:00Z Confederate privateers were fitted out in English ports, and the Government was scandalously remiss in taking steps to stop them. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z And yet, throughout the whole war, and long after the war, when she was not called a “pirate” by the Northern press, she was called a privateer. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The idea that in a commercial city it is very offensive that there should be privateers, is a trifle. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The privateer was a fine, lateen-rigged vessel, carrying two large sails, and her decks as full of men as possible—we judge from seventy to eighty. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The company will still supply machines to privateer teams and officially concentrate its efforts on developing road-going motorcycles. Ducati pulls out of Superbike World Championship 2010-08-27T13:59:00Z In more recent centuries, European countries such as Britain cracked down on pirates—except when busy enlisting certain ones, dubbed "privateers," to help them fight their wars by raiding enemy ships. Who's a Pirate? It's Not So Simple 2010-08-13T23:47:00Z He read extracts from Cogswell’s ‘Maritime History,’ showing the effectiveness of privateers in our previous wars. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Let them look more to the privateers that want to get out than to the prizes that want to come in, and that will be provided for. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Then the French privateer was recognised, and it was noticed that the other vessel, in tow, was very much knocked about. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The second, a mariner named Joseph Ashburn, died in a British prison after being captured as a privateer toward the end of the Revolutionary War. Book Review - Betsy Ross and the Making of America - By Marla R. Miller 2010-05-07T16:14:00Z Mapping History's Pirates For centuries, buccaneers, privateers and pirates have patrolled the seas seeking booty, doubloons and renown. Who's a Pirate? It's Not So Simple 2010-08-13T23:47:00Z I mean a well-organized system of private armed ships, called privateers. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z England recognized the privateers of the revolutionary Government of France, so far as those privateers went against other nations; but when they cruised against her own commerce she did not recognize them. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Some of these were large and powerful vessels, mounting fifty or sixty guns, and, having been built for men-of-war, were far superior to most privateers, which were frequently merchant vessels adapted for the purpose. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z If Mr. Denham had lived, Franklin might have become a renowned Philadelphia merchant and financier, like Robert Morris, an owner of ships and cargoes, a trader to India and China, and an outfitter of privateers. The True Benjamin Franklin She was now made out to be either a privateer or a merchant vessel; but her superior sailing led strongly to the opinion that she was the former. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Parties were invited to apply for letters-of-marque and reprisal, with a view to the fitting out of privateers, to prey upon the enemy’s commerce. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Mr. Evarts: We will assume, until the contrary appears, that there are no documents of date later than the supposed authorization of the privateer. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Ransoming was subsequently forbidden to British privateers, and other precautions against semi-piracy were instituted, more or less copied from the French, who were always in advance of us in their regulation of privateering. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z In one instance of this sort he wrote to his agent Francy, in America, to have several American privateers sent to the West Indies to seize the vessel. The True Benjamin Franklin Britain had just launched into a war with France, and I was first mate of a small privateer, carrying two guns and a long Tom. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The officers of the privateer are principally Southern men, but the crew are nearly all English and Irish. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Nothing was left for them but to enlist in the army of the Confederacy, or to become privateers. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The smallest privateer happened to be nearest to the enemy, who immediately attacked, hoping to carry her before her consorts could arrive. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I have, therefore, instructed our privateers to bring in no more neutral ships, as such prizes occasion much litigation, and create ill blood.” The True Benjamin Franklin Leave the privateer," says I. "What!" says he, "take the long boat and run, without singeing a Frenchman's whisker! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The words “privateer,” “pirate,” “robbery,” and “plunder,” and other blood-and-thunder expressions, ran through their resolutions in beautiful profusion. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z When the Netherland Colonies revolted against Spain the privateers of the Prince of Orange, even before he was elected Admiral General by those Colonies, were by most nations recognized. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z And here the career of Jean Bart as a privateer captain comes to an end; in January 1679 he was given a commission as lieutenant in the navy. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z From less to more, by acts of heroism, he became second, and ultimately first, in command of a Spanish privateer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 There was nothing now left for us but to cut our way to the privateer, which had been brought round to the other side of the vessel we had boarded. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The privateer, which some of our men now recognised as the notorious Hercule of Brest, came bowling upon our larboard quarter, taking in and furling all her small sails, and hauling up her courses. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The privateer must have received its commission from a public, national, sovereign power. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z One evening, several privateer captains were dining together. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The vessel in which he had sailed had not been wrecked, as was supposed, but had been taken, scuttled, and sunk, by Spanish privateers, who then infested the Leeward Islands. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 While in the privateer service, I had saved about two hundred pounds in prize-money. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 This game could not last long;—the privateer determined upon trying another move. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The decisions in the case of the South American privateers settles the point as to the nationality. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z This was the French privateer Invention, a ship built under the special supervision of the man who commanded her—M. Thibaut. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateer stood to the French coast under easy sail, and we followed in her wake. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 I need hardly tell you the vessel was a privateer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 At last the captain of the privateer got into a towering passion, and swore he would sink her when he got alongside. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Well, gentlemen, the taking of property on the part of the privateer is not for himself. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Thus beset, Thibaut's case was hopeless, and so the Invention's very brief career as a privateer came to an end, the Immortalité—commanded by Captain Henry Hotham—taking possession at eight o'clock. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z When she came within hail, we found she was an English privateer, and the captain of her said he had something of consequence to tell our commander, and he was ordered to come on board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 My first cruise was so successful, that I was enabled to purchase a privateer of my own, which I named the Jess. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The Hercule was considered the fastest privateer out of France; but, before the wind, the brig was evidently gaining upon us. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 But there is another test of piracy, gentlemen, and it is this—Is the privateer a universal enemy? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The British vessel was said to be the privateer Rosebud, with a crew of one hundred men, of whom forty-seven were killed and wounded; we are not told the Pomona's loss. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateer immediately hauled her wind off the coast, as if afeared o' the guns o' the battery, and we did the same. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 A British seventy-four was in the act of bearing straight down upon the crippled privateer, and the scarcely less disabled Thunderer, and all on board was despair and distraction. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The privateer was gaining upon us slowly but surely, when the night, which, fortunately for us, was dark and gloomy, set in. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 I agree that there is still left, under the license and protection of the law of nations, the prosecution of hostilities on the high seas by privateers and private armed vessels. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z An inconveniently zealous British privateer from Guernsey boarded the smack, and the skipper was unduly inquisitive. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Let our people take care of their trade and privateers next year. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams He became captain of a privateer, and after some brilliant exploits was appointed captain in the royal navy. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis As soon as the privateer ceased firing, the smothered sound of three cheers came faintly up the hatchway from our poor fellows in the hold, who rightly judged the result of the action. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The title which the privateer has in the captured property is no title at all, nor does he pretend to claim it. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z One of the most daring and skilful privateer captains during this war was Thomas Boyle. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The ports are opened wide enough at last, and privateers are allowed to prey upon British trade. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The force consisted partly of the queen’s ships, and in part of privateers who went in search of booty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" There were active hands, however, on board the privateer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 They had already passed a Provincial Act of the General Assembly, couched in similar language, authorizing cruisers and privateers against the enemies of that Province; and you will see what occurred. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The Carnation immediately got under way and followed; but the wind was too light, and she was unable to close the privateer. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Sir, Mr. —— told me that a privateer from Baltimore has taken two valuable prizes with sixteen guns each. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams It was a yacht, apparently one of the privateers or smugglers that infested the lake. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Captain Driver himself, however, was in high glee; he said he knew that few even of the crack privateers were matches for his little Dolphin. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 The Privy Council of William III. desired to hear civilians upon the point of the piratical character of such privateers. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z When they came within hail he warned them not to approach nearer, on pain of being fired upon; they came on, however, and the privateer opened on them with cannon and small arms. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The privateers act with great spirit, and are blessed with remarkable success. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams He was transferred to the privateer Hancock and launched out upon a more extensive cruise and captured the British sloop of war Fox and several other prizes. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The privateer captain was just putting the trumpet to his lips, when Captain Driver bawled out, "Put the helm hard a-starboard!" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Well, now, suppose that one of these privateers intrudes into their ports and their hospitalities, and claims certain rights. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z "The boats promptly returned the fire, but so unexpectedly warm was the reception they got from the privateer that they cried for quarter and hauled off in a badly crippled condition." Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z I sent you a small present by Captain Niles, but he is taken by a Jersey privateer. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams On his return he was received with great enthusiasm and transferred to the privateer Jason. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution As he expected, this order was instantly echoed on board the privateer, who thought we intended to try and run aboard of him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 One is, that they are privateers; but I have shown you that, to be privateers, their commission must come from an independent nation, or from an incipient nation, which our Government recognizes as such. 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z That he had intended to respect it, but was now determined to seize the privateer, and hoped the Governor would direct the fort to assist him. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The bells rang, the privateers fired, the forts and batteries, the cannon were discharged, the platoons followed, and every face appeared joyful. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Soon after he sailed he was attacked by two English privateers of 18 and 10 guns. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution In fact, he spent nearly the whole year 1557 there, endeavoring to provide it with means of defence against French privateers. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Q. Have you read the account of the capture of the privateer Savannah in the newspapers? 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 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z Four days after, on the morning of June 21st, we fell in with a French privateer; at five o'clock she made sail after us. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z The brig Defence, accompanied by a small privateer, sailed in concert Sunday morning. 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