Chapter I

_Considerations on the Rights acquired by the Discovery of
Unknown Lands, and on the Claims advanced by the Spaniards._

CHAP. II.

_Review of the Dominion of the =Spaniards= in =Hayti= or
=Hispaniola=._

Page
Hayti, or Hispaniola, the Land on
which the Spaniards first settled in
America 7
Government of Columbus 9
Dogs made use of against the Indians 10
Massacre of the Natives, and Subjugation
of the Island 11
Heavy Tribute imposed 12
City of Nueva Ysabel, or Santo
Domingo 14
Beginning of the Repartimientos 16
Government of Bovadilla _ib._
The Natives compelled to work the
Mines 17
Nicolas Ovando, Governor _ib._
Working the Mines discontinued 18
The Natives again forced to the Mines 19
Insurrection in Higuey 20
Encomiendas established _ib._
Africans carried to the West Indies 21
Massacre of the People of Xaragua 22
Death of Queen Ysabel 23
Desperate condition of the Natives 24
The Grand Antilles 26
Small Antilles, or Caribbee Islands _ib._
Lucayas, or Bahama Islands _ib._
The Natives of the Lucayas betrayed to
the Mines 27
Fate of the Natives of Porto Rico 28
D. Diego Columbus, Governor _ib._
Increase of Cattle in Hayti. Cuba 29
De las Casas and Cardinal Ximenes
endeavour to serve the Indians 30
Cacique Henriquez _ib._
Footnotes

CHAP. III.

_Ships of different European Nations frequent the =West Indies=.
Opposition experienced by them from the Spaniards. Hunting of
Cattle in =Hispaniola=._

Adventure of an English Ship 32
The French and other Europeans resort
to the West Indies 33
Regulation proposed in Hispaniola, for
protection against Pirates _ib._
Hunting of Cattle in Hispaniola 34
Matadores _ib._
Guarda Costas 35
Brethren of the Coast 36

CHAP. IV.

_Iniquitous Settlement of the Island =Saint Christopher= by the
=English= and =French=. =Tortuga= seized by the Hunters.
Origin of the name =Buccaneer=. The name =Flibustier=. Customs
attributed to the =Buccaneers=._

The English and French settle on
Saint Christopher 38
Are driven away by the Spaniards 40
They return 41
Tortuga seized by the Hunters 41
Whence the Name Buccaneer 42
the Name Flibustier 43
Customs attributed to the Buccaneers 45

CHAP. V.

_Treaty made by the Spaniards with Don =Henriquez=. Increase of
English and French in the =West Indies=. =Tortuga= surprised
by the Spaniards. Policy of the English and French Governments
with respect to the Buccaneers. =Mansvelt=, his attempt to
form an independent Buccaneer Establishment. French West-India
Company. =Morgan= succeeds =Mansvelt= as Chief of the
Buccaneers._

Cultivation in Tortuga 48
Increase of the English and French
Settlements in the West Indies _ib._
Tortuga surprised by the Spaniards 49
Is taken possession of for the Crown
of France 51
Policy of the English and French
Governments with respect to the
Buccaneers 52
The Buccaneers plunder New Segovia 53
The Spaniards retake Tortuga _ib._
With the assistance of the Buccaneers
the English take Jamaica 54
The French retake Tortuga _ib._
Pierre le Grand, a French Buccaneer _ib._
Alexandre 55
Montbars, surnamed the Exterminator _ib._
Bartolomeo Portuguez _ib._
L'Olonnois, and Michel le Basque,
take Maracaibo and Gibraltar 55
Outrages committed by L'Olonnois _ib._
Mansvelt, a Buccaneer Chief, attempts
to form a Buccaneer Establishment 56
Island S^{ta} Katalina, or Providence;
since named Old Providence _ib._
Death of Mansvelt 57
French West-India Company _ib._
The French Settlers dispute their authority 58
Morgan succeeds Mansvelt; plunders
Puerto del Principe _ib._
Maracaibo again pillaged 59
Morgan takes Porto Bello: his Cruelty _ib._
He plunders Maracaibo and Gibraltar 60
His Contrivances to effect his Retreat 61

CHAP. VI.

_Treaty of =America=. Expedition of the Buccaneers against
=Panama=. Exquemelin's History of the American Sea Rovers.
Misconduct of the European Governors in the =West Indies=._

Treaty between Great Britain and Spain 63
Expedition of the Buccaneers against
Panama 64
They take the Island S^{ta}. Katalina 65
Attack of the Castle at the River Chagre _ib._
Their March across the Isthmus 66
The City of Panama taken 67
And burnt 68
The Buccaneers depart from Panama 69
Exquemelin's History of the Buccaneers
of America 71
Flibustiers shipwrecked at Porto Rico;
and put to death by the Spaniards 73

CHAP. VII.

_=Thomas Peche.= Attempt of =La Sound= to cross the =Isthmus of
America=. Voyage of =Antonio de Vea= to the =Strait of
Magalhanes=. Various Adventures of the Buccaneers, in the
=West Indies=, to the year 1679._

Thomas Peche 75
La Sound attempts to cross the Isthmus _ib._
Voyage of Ant. de Vea 76
Massacre of the French in Samana 77
French Fleet wrecked on Aves 77
Granmont _ib._
Darien Indians 79
Porto Bello surprised by the Buccaneers _ib._

CHAP. VIII.

_Meeting of Buccaneers at the =Samballas=, and =Golden Island=.
Party formed by the English Buccaneers to cross the =Isthmus=.
Some Account of the Native Inhabitants of the =Mosquito
Shore=._

Golden Island 81
Account of the Mosquito Indians 82

CHAP. IX.

_Journey of the Buccaneers across the =Isthmus of America=._

Buccaneers commence their March 91
Fort of S^{ta} Maria taken 95
John Coxon chosen Commander 96
They arrive at the South Sea 97

CHAP. X.

_First Buccaneer Expedition in the =South Sea=._
In the Bay of Panama 98
Island Chepillo _ib._
Battle with a small Spanish Armament _ib._
Richard Sawkins 99
Panama, the new City 100
Coxon returns to the West Indies 101
Richard Sawkins chosen Commander _ib._
Taboga; Otoque 102
Attack of Pueblo Nuevo 103
Captain Sawkins is killed _ib._
Imposition practised by Sharp 104
Sharp chosen Commander 105
Some return to the West Indies _ib._
The Anchorage at Quibo _ib._
Island Gorgona 106
Island Plata 107
Adventure of Seven Buccaneers _ib._
Ilo 109
Shoals of Anchovies _ib._
La Serena plundered and burnt _ib._
Attempt of the Spaniards to burn the
Ship of the Buccaneers _ib._
Island Juan Fernandez 110
Sharp deposed from the Command 111
Watling elected Commander _ib._
William, a Mosquito Indian, left on the
Island Juan Fernandez 112
Island Yqueque; Rio de Camarones 113
They attack Arica _ib._
Are repulsed; Watling killed 114
Sharp again chosen Commander 115
Huasco; Ylo _ib._
The Buccaneers separate 116
Proceedings of Sharp and his Followers _ib._
They enter a Gulf 118
Shergall's Harbour 119
Another Harbour _ib._
The Gulf is named the English Gulf _ib._
Duke of York's Islands 120
A Native killed by the Buccaneers 121
Native of Patagonia carried away _ib._
Passage round Cape Horn 122
Appearance like Land, in 57 deg. 50' S. _ib._
Ice Islands _ib._
Arrive in the West Indies 123
Sharp, and others, tried for Piracy _ib._

CHAP. XI.

_Disputes between the French Government and their West-India
Colonies. =Morgan= becomes Deputy Governor of =Jamaica=. =La
Vera Cruz= surprised by the Flibustiers. Other of their
Enterprises._

Prohibitions against Piracy disregarded
by the French Buccaneers 125-6
Sir Henry Morgan, Deputy Governor
of Jamaica 126
His Severity to the Buccaneers _ib._
Van Horn, Granmont, and De Graaf,
go against La Vera Cruz 127
They surprise the Town by Stratagem 127
Story of Granmont and an English Ship 128
Disputes of the French Governors with
the Flibustiers of Saint Domingo 130

CHAP. XII.

_Circumstances which preceded the Second Irruption of the
Buccaneers into the =South Sea=. Buccaneers under =John Cook=
sail from =Virginia=; stop at the =Cape de Verde Islands=; at
=Sierra Leone=. Origin and History of the Report concerning
the supposed Discovery of =Pepys Island=._

Circumstances preceding the Second
Irruption of the Buccaneers into the
South Sea 132
Buccaneers under John Cook 134
Cape de Verde Islands 135
Ambergris; The Flamingo _ib._
Coast of Guinea 136
Sherborough River 137
John Davis's Islands _ib._
History of the Report of a Discovery
named Pepys Island _ib._
Shoals of small red Lobsters 140
Passage round Cape Horne _ib._

CHAP. XIII.

_Buccaneers under =John Cook= arrive at =Juan Fernandez=.
Account of =William=, a Mosquito Indian, who had lived there
three years. They sail to the =Galapagos Islands=; thence to
the Coast of =New Spain=. =John Cook= dies. =Edward Davis=
chosen Commander._

The Buccaneers under Cook joined by
the Nicholas of London, John Eaton 141
At Juan Fernandez 142
William the Mosquito Indian _ib._
Juan Fernandez first stocked with Goats
by its Discoverer 143
Appearance of the Andes _ib._
Islands Lobos de la Mar _ib._
At the Galapagos Islands 145
Duke of Norfolk's Island _ib._
Cowley's Chart of the Galapagos 146
King James's Island _ib._
Mistake by the Editor of Dampier _ib._
Concerning Fresh Water and Herbage
at the Galapagos _ib._ & 147
Land and Sea Turtle 148
Mammee Tree _ib._
Coast of New Spain; Cape Blanco 149
John Cook, Buccaneer Commander, dies _ib._
Edward Davis chosen Commander _ib._

CHAP. XIV.

_=Edward Davis= Commander. On the Coast of =New Spain= and
=Peru=. Algatrane, a bituminous earth. =Davis= is joined by
other Buccaneers. =Eaton= sails to the =East Indies=.
=Guayaquil= attempted. =Rivers of St. Jago=, and =Tomaco=. In
the Bay of =Panama=. Arrivals of numerous parties of
Buccaneers across the =Isthmus= from the =West Indies=._

Caldera Bay 150
Volcan Viejo 151
Ria-lexa Harbour _ib._
Bay of Amapalla 152
Davis and Eaton part company 154
Tornadoes near the Coast of New Spain 155
Cape San Francisco _ib._
Eaton's Description of Cocos Island _ib._
Point S^{ta} Elena 156
Algatrane, a bituminous Earth _ib._
Rich Ship wrecked on Point S^{ta} Elena 157
Manta; Rocks near it, and Shoal _ib._
Davis is joined by other Buccaneers _ib._
The Cygnet, Captain Swan _ib._
At Isle de la Plata 159
Cape Blanco, near Guayaquil; difficult
to weather _ib._
Payta burnt 160
Part of the Peruvian Coast where it
never rains _ib._
Lobos de Tierra, and Lobos de la Mar _ib._
Eaton at the Ladrones 161
Nutmeg Island, North of Luconia 163
Davis on the Coast of Peru _ib._
Slave Ships captured _ib._
The Harbour of Guayaquil 164
Island S^{ta} Clara: Shoals near it 164
Cat Fish 165
The Cotton Tree and Cabbage Tree 166
River of St. Jago _ib._
Island Gallo; River Tomaco 167
Island Gorgona _ib._
Pearl Oysters 168
Galera Isle _ib._
The Pearl Islands 169
Arrival of fresh bodies of Buccaneers
from the West Indies 170
Grogniet and L'Escuyer _ib._
Townley and his Crew 171
Pisco Wine 172
Port de Pinas; Taboga 173
Chepo 174

CHAP. XV.

_=Edward Davis= Commander. Meeting of the Spanish and Buccaneer
Fleets in the =Bay of Panama=. They separate without fighting.
The Buccaneers sail to the Island =Quibo=. The English and
French separate. Expedition against the City of =Leon=. That
City and =Ria Lexa= burnt. Farther dispersion of the
Buccaneers._

The Lima Fleet arrives at Panama 176
Meeting of the two Fleets 177
They separate 180
Keys of Quibo: The Island Quibo 181
Rock near the Anchorage _ib._
Serpents; The Serpent Berry 182
Disagreements among the Buccaneers _ib._
The French separate from the English 183
Knight, a Buccaneer, joins Davis _ib._
Expedition against the City of Leon 184
Leon burnt by the Buccaneers 186
Town of Ria Lexa burnt 187
Farther Separation of the Buccaneers _ib._

CHAP. XVI.

_Buccaneers under =Edward Davis=. At =Amapalla= Bay; =Cocos
Island=; The =Galapagos= Islands; Coast of =Peru=. Peruvian
Wine. =Knight= quits the =South Sea=. Bezoar Stones. Marine
Productions on Mountains. =Vermejo=. =Davis= joins the French
Buccaneers at =Guayaquil=. Long Sea Engagement._

Amapalla Bay 188
A hot River _ib._
Cocos Island 189
Effect of Excess in drinking the Milk
of the Cocoa-nut 190
At the Galapagos Islands _ib._
On the Coast of Peru 191
Peruvian Wine like Madeira _ib._
At Juan Fernandez 192
Knight quits the South Sea _ib._
Davis returns to the Coast of Peru _ib._
Bezoar Stones 193
Marine Productions found on Mountains;
Vermejo _ib._
Davis joins the French Buccaneers at
Guayaquil 195
They meet Spanish Ships of War 196
A Sea Engagement of seven days _ib._
At the Island de la Plata 198
Division of Plunder 199
They separate, to return home by different
Routes 200

CHAP. XVII.

_=Edward Davis=; his Third visit to the =Galapagos=. One of
those Islands, named =Santa Maria de l'Aguada= by the
Spaniards, a Careening Place of the Buccaneers. Sailing thence
Southward they discover Land. Question, whether Edward Davis's
Discovery is the Land which was afterwards named =Easter
Island=? =Davis= and his Crew arrive in the =West Indies=._

Davis sails to the Galapagos Islands 201
King James's Island 202
The Island S^{ta} Maria de l'Aguada 203
Davis sails from the Galapagos to the
Southward 205
Island discovered by Edward Davis 206
Question whether Edward Davis's Land
and Easter Island are the same Land 207
At the Island Juan Fernandez 210
Davis sails to the West Indies 211

CHAP. XVIII.

_Adventures of =Swan= and =Townley= on the Coast of =New Spain=,
until their Separation._

Bad Water, and unhealthiness of Ria
Lexa 213
Island Tangola 214
Guatulco; El Buffadore 215
Vinello, or Vanilla, a Plant 216
Island Sacrificio _ib._
Port de Angeles _ib._
Adventure in a Lagune 217
Alcatraz Rock; White Cliffs 218
River to the West of the Cliffs _ib._
Snook, a Fish _ib._
High Land of Acapulco 219
Sandy Beach, West of Acapulco _ib._
Hill of Petaplan 220
Chequetan _ib._
Estapa _ib._
Hill of Thelupan 221
Volcano and Valley of Colima _ib._
Salagua 222
Report of a great City named Oarrah _ib._
Coronada Hills 223
Cape Corrientes _ib._
Keys or Islands of Chametly form a
convenient Port _ib._
Bay and Valley de Vanderas 225
Swan and Townley part company 226

CHAP. XIX.

_The =Cygnet= and her Crew on the Coast of =Nueva Galicia=, and
at the =Tres Marias Islands=._

Coast of Nueva Galicia 227
Point Ponteque _ib._
White Rock, 21 deg. 51' N 228
Chametlan Isles, 23 deg. 11' N _ib._
The Penguin Fruit _ib._
Rio de Sal, and Salt-water Lagune _ib._
The Mexican, a copious Language 229
Mazatlan _ib._
Rosario, an Indian Town; River Rosario;
Sugar-loaf Hill; Caput Cavalli;
Maxentelbo Rock; Hill of Xalisco 230
River of Santiago 230
Town of S^{ta} Pecaque 231
Buccaneers defeated and slain by the
Spaniards 233
At the Tres Marias 234
A Root used as Food 235
A Dropsy cured by a Sand Bath _ib._
Bay of Vanderas 236

CHAP. XX.

_The =Cygnet=. Her Passage across the =Pacific Ocean=. At the
=Ladrones=. At =Mindanao=._

The Cygnet quits the American Coast 237
Large flight of Birds _ib._
Shoals and Breakers near Guahan _ib._
Bank de Santa Rosa 238
At Guahan _ib._
Flying Proe, or Sailing Canoe 239
Bread Fruit 241
Eastern side of Mindanao, and the
Island St. John 241
Sarangan and Candigar 243
Harbour or Sound on the South Coast
of Mindanao _ib._
River of Mindanao 244
City of Mindanao _ib._

CHAP. XXI.

_The =Cygnet= departs from =Mindanao=. At the =Ponghou Isles=.
At the =Five Islands=. =Dampier's= Account of the =Five
Islands=. They are named the =Bashee Islands=._

South Coast of Mindanao 249
Among the Philippine Islands _ib._
Pulo Condore _ib._
In the China Seas 250
Ponghou Isles 250
The Five Islands _ib._
Dampier's Description of them 250-256

CHAP. XXII.

_The =Cygnet=. At the =Philippines=, =Celebes=, and =Timor=. On
the Coast of =New Holland=. End of the =Cygnet=._

Island near the SE end of Mindanao 257
Candigar, a convenient Cove there _ib._
Low Island and Shoal, SbW from the
West end of Timor 258
NW Coast of New Holland _ib._
Bay on the Coast of New Holland 258
Natives 259
An Island in Latitude 10 deg. 20' S 261
End of the Cygnet _ib._

CHAP. XXIII.

_French Buccaneers =under Francois Grogniet= and =Le Picard=, to
the Death of =Grogniet=._

Point de Burica; Chiriquita 263
Unsuccessful attempt at Pueblo Nuevo 265
Grogniet is joined by Townley _ib._
Expedition against the City of Granada 266
At Ria Lexa 269
Grogniet and Townley part company _ib._
Buccaneers under Townley _ib._
Lavelia taken, and set on fire 270
Battle with Spanish armed Ships 274
Death of Townley 277
Grogniet rejoins company 278
They divide, meet again, and reunite 279
Attack on Guayaquil 280
At the Island Puna 282
Grogniet dies _ib._
Edward Davis joins Le Picard 283

CHAP. XXIV.

_Retreat of the =French Buccaneers= across =New Spain= to the
=West Indies=. All the =Buccaneers= quit the =South Sea=._

In Amapalla Bay 286
Chiloteca; Massacre of Prisoners _ib._
The Buccaneers burn their Vessels 287
They begin their march over land 288
Town of New Segovia 289
Rio de Yare, or Cape River 291
La Pava; Straiton; Le Sage 294
Small Crew of Buccaneers at the Tres
Marias. Their Adventures 295
Story related by Le Sieur Froger _ib._
Buccaneers who lived three years on
the Island Juan Fernandez 296

CHAP. XXV.

_Steps taken towards reducing the =Buccaneers= and =Flibustiers=
under subordination to the regular Governments. War of the
Grand Alliance against =France=. Neutrality of the =Island St.
Christopher= broken._

Reform attempted in the West Indies 298
Campeachy burnt _ib._
Danish Factory robbed 300
The English driven from St. Christopher 301
The English retake St. Christopher 302

CHAP. XXVI.

_Siege and Plunder of the City of =Carthagena= on the =Terra
Firma=, by an Armament from =France= in conjunction with the
=Flibustiers= of =Saint Domingo=._

Armament under M. de Pointis 303
His Character of the Buccaneers 304
Siege of Carthagena by the French 307
The City capitulates 309
Value of the Plunder 313

CHAP. XXVII.

_Second Plunder of =Carthagena=. Peace of =Ryswick=, in 1697.
Entire Suppression of the =Buccaneers= and =Flibustiers=._

The Buccaneers return to Carthagena 316
Meet an English and Dutch Squadron 319
Peace of Ryswick 320
Causes which led to the Suppression of
the Buccaneers _ib._
Providence Island 322
CONCLUSION 323

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AMERICA.