Black Flag of the North: Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Atlantic Pirates by Suthren Victor

Black Flag of the North: Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Atlantic Pirates by Suthren Victor

Author:Suthren, Victor [Suthren, Victor]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2018-08-03T16:00:00+00:00


[M]ost of the Company were for burning the Town, which Roberts said he would yield to, if any Means could be proposed of doing it without their own Destruction, for the Town had a securer Scituation than the Fort, a thick Wood coming almost close to it, affording Cover to the Defendants, who under such an Advantage, he told them, it was to be fear’d, would fire and stand better to their Arms; besides, that bare Houses would be but a slender Reward for their Trouble and Loss. This prudent Advice prevailed; however, they mounted the French ship, they seiz’d at this Place, with 12 guns, and light’ned her, in order to come up to the Town, the Water being shoal, and battered down several Houses; after which they all returned on Board, gave back the French ship to those that had most Right to her, and sailed out of the Harbour by the light of two Portuguese Ships, which they were pleased to set on Fire there.[27]



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