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Page 45
... pirates who still infested the Gulf of Mexico and nearly ruined the Jamaica trade of those days . Naturally enough , we had talked of the mysterious town in which the pirates were supposed to have their headquarters . " " " I know no ...
... pirates who still infested the Gulf of Mexico and nearly ruined the Jamaica trade of those days . Naturally enough , we had talked of the mysterious town in which the pirates were supposed to have their headquarters . " " " I know no ...
Page 47
... pirates in the Gulf of Mexico . There was one in particular , a certain El Demonio or Diableto , who practically sealed the Florida passage ; it was hardly possible to get a cargo underwritten , and the planters ' pockets felt it a good ...
... pirates in the Gulf of Mexico . There was one in particular , a certain El Demonio or Diableto , who practically sealed the Florida passage ; it was hardly possible to get a cargo underwritten , and the planters ' pockets felt it a good ...
Page 48
... pirate whom they could not catch at sea , and who lived at the bottom of a bottle - necked creek with tooth rocks all over the entrance that was the sort of place Rio Medio was reported to be . I hadn't much cared about either party - I ...
... pirate whom they could not catch at sea , and who lived at the bottom of a bottle - necked creek with tooth rocks all over the entrance that was the sort of place Rio Medio was reported to be . I hadn't much cared about either party - I ...
Page 57
... pirates were hanged at Port Royal Point . I had never seen a hanging , and a man who hadn't was rare in those days . I wanted to keep out of the way , but it was impossible to get a boatman to row me off to the Lion . They were all ...
... pirates were hanged at Port Royal Point . I had never seen a hanging , and a man who hadn't was rare in those days . I wanted to keep out of the way , but it was impossible to get a boatman to row me off to the Lion . They were all ...
Page 58
... pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust - stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the color of ... pirate by the elbows . He jerked himself loose , and began to cry out ; he seemed to be lost in amazement , and ...
... pirates ; very wild - eyed , very ragged , dust - stained , weather - beaten , begrimed till they had the color of ... pirate by the elbows . He jerked himself loose , and began to cry out ; he seemed to be lost in amazement , and ...
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