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قراءة كتاب The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main
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The Pirates of Panama or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main
The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Pirates of Panama, by A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin, Edited by George Alfred Williams, Illustrated by George Alfred Williams
Title: The Pirates of Panama
or, The Buccaneers of America; a True Account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of Sir Henry Morgan and Other Notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main
Author: A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin
Editor: George Alfred Williams
Release Date: September 23, 2008 [eBook #26690]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
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THE PIRATES OF PANAMA
THE
PIRATES OF
PANAMA
OR
THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA
OF THE FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND DARING DEEDS OF SIR HENRY MORGAN
AND OTHER NOTORIOUS FREEBOOTERS OF THE SPANISH MAIN
BY
JOHN ESQUEMELING
EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED BY
GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Frederick A. Stokes Company
All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages.
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| (1) Introduction by George Alfred Williams | xi |
| (2) The Translator's Preface to the First Edition | xv |
CHAPTER I. |
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| The Introduction—The Author sets forth for the Western Islands, in the service of the West India Company of France—They meet with an English frigate, and arrive at the Island of Tortuga | 1 |
CHAPTER II. |
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| A description of Tortuga—The fruits and plants there—How the French first settled there, at two several times, and forced out the Spaniards—The Author twice sold in the said island | 7 |
CHAPTER III. |
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| A description of Hispaniola—Also a relation of the French Buccaneers | 19 |
CHAPTER IV. |
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| Original of the most famous pirates of the coasts of America—Famous exploit of Pierre le Grand | 34 |
CHAPTER V. |
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| How the pirates arm their vessels, and regulate their voyages | 39 |
CHAPTER VI. |
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| Of the origin of Francis Lolonois, and the beginning of his robberies | 57 |
CHAPTER VII. |
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| Lolonois equips a fleet to land upon the Spanish islands of America, with intent to rob, sack, and burn whatsoever he met with | 63 |
CHAPTER VIII. |
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| Lolonois makes new preparations to take the city of St. James de Leon; as also that of Nicaragua; where he miserably perishes | 81 |
CHAPTER IX. |
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| The origin and descent of Captain Henry Morgan—His exploits, and the most remarkable actions of his life | 101 |
CHAPTER X. |
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| Of the Island of Cuba—Captain Morgan attempts to preserve the Isle of St. Catherine as a refuge to the nest of pirates; but fails of his design—He arrives at, and takes, the village of El Puerto del Principe | 112 |
CHAPTER XI. |
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| Captain Morgan resolving to attack and plunder the City of Puerto Bello, equips a fleet, and with little expense and small | |