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Chapter XI: The Downfall of Angria (3)

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Kanak Droog, Angrian fort, bombarded by James.
Keigwin, Captain Richard, sent to Bombay;
his troop disbanded;
again sent out to Bombay;
distrusts the Company;
takes possession of Bombay;
his good government, and popularity;
surrenders Bombay to Sir Thomas Grantham;
his death at St. Christopher's;
fights the Mahratta fleet in the _Revenge_.
Kempsant, the, the Sawunt Waree chief at Vingorla;
quarrels with Angria;
proposes an alliance with the English;
his attitude at the attack on Deoghur.
Kennery, occupied by Sivajee;
blockaded by the Company's ships;
seized and fortified by Conajee Angria;
granted to Conajee Angria by treaty;
the Seedee and Mahrattas struggle for the possession of;
reinforced and provisioned by Angria;
Boone commands an expedition against;
failure of attack on.
_Kent_ the, East Indiaman, sent in search of Danish pirates;
commanded by Matthews in the action off Cape Passaro.
Kidd, William, account of his career;
commands the _Adventure_ galley;
commissions granted to, against pirates;
excites Warren's suspicion;
his piratical intentions discussed;
attacks the Mocha fleet;
takes the _Mary_ brigantine;
his cruelty to the natives of the Laccadives;
chases the _Sedgwick_;
captures the _Quedah Merchant_;
attitude of the English Government towards;
fraternizes with Culliford;
abandons the _Adventure_;
sails to Boston on the _Quedah Merchant_;
hides his plunder;
arrested by Lord Bellamont;
tried at the Old Bailey;
found guilty on several charges;
hanged;
a contemptible character.
Kidd's Island, why so named.
_King George_, the, Company's ship, captures an Angrian grab;
sent against Sumbhajee Angria.
_Kingsfisher_, the, sloop, blockades Gheriah.
Kirby, Captain, commander of the _Greenwich_;
his cowardice.
Koolta, fort, ceded to the Peishwa.
Kyffin, John, second at Anjengo, intrigues against Cowse;
chief at Anjengo;
his disloyalty to the Company;
dismissed the Company's service.
Kynaston and Bonnell, partners of Porter.

L

La Buze, Oliver (La Bouche, Levasseur), French pirate, loses his ship
off Mayotta;
made commander of the _Victory_;
tradition of his life at Bourbon, and his end;
at Madagascar;
escapes Matthews' squadron.
Lari, the (coin), value of.
Lavender, Captain, commander of the _Thomas_, perishes with his ship.
Langworth, Commodore, sent against Sumbhajee Angria's fleet.
Lapthorne, Lieutenant Peter, besieged in Anjengo;
agent for Mrs. Gyfford's affairs;
his drunkenness and dishonesty;
sent under arrest; to Bombay.
Latenby, Richard, carpenter's mate of the _Cassandra_,
his account of his enforced cruise with the pirates.
Leake, Captain Thomas, succeeds Hough as Commodore of the _Restoration_;
his ship taken by Toolajee Angria;
his incapacity punished.
Lembourg, Mr., his visit to Carwar.
Levasseur (La Bouche), Oliver.
_See_ LA BUZE, OLIVER.
Libertatia, model pirate settlement;
history of.
_Lime_, the, man-of-war, sent in search of Teach.
Lisle, Commodore, his squadron protects Bombay coast trade;
Littleton, Commodore, succeeds Warren;
suspected of dealings with the pirates;
Hamilton's defence of;
quarrels with Sir Nicholas Waite;
effect of the presence of his squadron.
_Lizard_, the, man-of-war, under Warren.
Loader, Captain, of the _Revenge_,
burns a village in Elephanta.
_London_, the, seized by Muscat Arabs;
her crew forced to fight with the Portuguese;
acts as flagship in the attack on Gheriah;
fired on by the _Victory_;
pirate ship;
her crew break into the Lazaretto at Goa;
Boone sails for England in.
Lowth, Captain, of the _Loyal Merchant_;
seizes the _Margaret_;
prevented by the Dutch from seizing the _Vine_.
_Loyall Bliss_, the, East Indiaman,
her voyage to Bengal;
puts in at Carwar.
_Loyal Merchant_, the, takes the _Margaret_, a pirate ship.
Loyd, Solomon, his marriage annulled.
_Lyon_, the, King's ship, sent out against pirates;
taken by Matthews to Bengal;
Mrs. Gyfford sails to England on;
put out of commission.

M

Mace, William.
_See_ MAZE, WILLIAM.
Mackintosh, Lieutenant, goes to Colaba with articles of
treaty with Angria.
Macrae, Captain James, Commander of the _Cassandra_;
his ship attacked and taken by pirates off Madagascar;
escapes with his crew;
communicates with the pirates;
the _Fancy_ given to;
serves under Brown in the expedition in search of pirates;
chases the _Cassandra_ and _Victory_;
his parentage and character;
becomes Governor of Fort St. George.
Madagascar, a pirate resort.
Madras, capture of, by La Bourdonnais.
_Madras Merchant_, the, Company's ship, joins the _Sidney_ at Johanna.
Mahim, freedom of trade at, claimed by the Portuguese;
raided.
Mahomed Ali, his power re-established by the English.
Mahrattas, the, their fleet repulsed by Minchin and Keigwin;
rise of the power of;
besiege Bassein;
attack Sumbhajee Angria's camp;
seize a flotilla bound for Calcutta;
their respect for English arms;
articles of agreement between the English and;
their inefficiency as allies;
treat with Toolajee Angria;
encamp against Grheriah;
dispute with the English as to Toolajee Angria;
Gheriah delivered over to.
Maine, Captain Covil, of the _Shoreham_ brings charges against Matthews.
Malheiros, Ignatio, Portuguese interpreter at Anjengo;
insults Mahommedan traders;
seized by Attinga natives and tortured to death.
Malwans, the, pirates, attack English ships.
Mangalore, attacked by Arab pirates;
sacked by Toolajee Angria.
Manikdroog, granted to Conajee Angria, by treaty.
Mannajee Angria.
_See_ ANGELA, MANNAJEE.
Manuel de Castro, Portuguese renegade,
appointed commodore of the Company's gallivats;
distrusted by English captains;
permits Angria's gallivats to reinforce Kennery;
treachery of, punished;
foments a mutiny at St. Helena;
returns to Angria.
_Margaret_, the, of New York, pirate ship, seized by Captain Lowth.
_Mary_ brigantine, the, taken by Kidd off Sanjan;
her master imprisoned on the _Adventure_.
Matthews, Commodore Thomas, sent with a squadron
against Madagascar pirates;
his character;
suspected of complicity with pirates;
his quarrels in India;
takes part in the expedition against Angria;
his conduct at Alibagh;
his private trade;
his disloyalty to the Company;
espouses Mrs. Gyfford's cause;
effect of his squadron on Madagascar pirates;
the Directors bring an action against;
tried by court-martial for irregularities;
appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.
May, Captain, commander of a pirate ship, taken by Every,.
Maynard, Lieutenant of the _Pearl_,
commands sloops sent in search of Teach;
engages, and kills Teach.
Maze (or Mace), William, pirate,
commission to Kidd to apprehend.
Mecca, pilgrims from, taken in the _Gunj Suwaie_;
pilgrims to, protected by the Dutch.
Mence, Robert, succeeds Harvey as chief at Oarwar;
embezzles the Company's money;
dies at Oarwar.
Midford, Mr., factor, commands the land force sent to relieve Carwar;
commands Company's troops;
keeps back soldiers' pay;
his incapacity;
sent to the relief of Anjengo;
his punitive expeditions in Attinga;
becomes chief at Anjengo;
his dishonesty;
death of.
Minchin, Commodore, repels Mahratta ships.
Minims, John, appointed engineer for the attack on Gheriah.
Misson, French pirate, establishes the settlement of Libertatia;
is drowned on the way to America.
Mitchell, Mr., fights a duel with Mr. Sutherland.
Mocha fleet, the, Kidd's attack on.;
waylaid by Arab pirates.
_Mocha_ frigate, the, crew of, mutiny off Acheen;
renamed the _Defence_;
renamed the _Resolution_.
_Montagu_, the, East Indiaman, attacked by Toolajee Angria's fleet.
Moore,----, gunner of the _Adventure_, murdered by Kidd.
_Morning Star_, the, private ship, commanded by Alexander Hamilton;
her encounter with pirates;
hired by the Council at Bombay;
sent to relieve Carwar.
_Morrice_, the, East Indiaman, takes part in the attack on Kennery;
in danger from Angria's fleet.
Mungrole, seizure of Gilliam at.
Muscat, Arabs of, seize the _London_ to avenge their losses.

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Negotna, river, blockaded by English ships. _Neptune's Prize_, the, bombketch, sent against Sumbhajee Angria's fleet. _New George_, the, East Indiaman, taken by the French. North, ----, pirate, commands the _Pelican_; recants his submission to Warren; is killed by natives of St. Mary's. _Nostra Senhora de Cabo_, the, Portuguese ship; taken by the _Cassandra_ and _Victory_. Nunn, Captain Radford, sent against the Coolee rovers.

O

_Ockham_, the, East Indiaman,
fierce engagement between Angrian pirates and.
Ogle, Captain Challoner, sent in pursuit of Roberts;
engages the _Ranger_ and _Royal Fortune_;
knighted for bravery against pirates.
Oochitghur, granted to Conajee Angria by treaty.
Orford, Lord, head of the Admiralty, refuses a ship to repress pirates;
supports syndicate to send out a privateer against French commerce;
secretly interested in Kidd's mission;
impeachment against, prepared.
Orme, Alexander, becomes chief at Anjengo;
reports defalcations in accounts at Anjengo;
provisions in his treaty with the Rani.
Ostend ships.
Ostenders, the, Kyffin's dealings with;
peremptory orders regarding.
_Otter_, the, Bengal ship, taken by Angria's forces.

P

Parker, Lieutenant, deprived of his commission.
Parker, Mr., member of the Bombay Council, intrigues against Boone.
Parker, Thomas, master of the _Mary_, his ship captured by Kidd;
imprisoned on the _Adventure_.
Passmore, Sergeant, punished for cowardice.
_Pearl_, the, man-of-war, sent in search of Teach.
Peishwa, the, defeated by Conajee Angria's forces;
makes terms with Conajee Angria;
assists Mannajee Angria;
Angrian forts ceded to;
shakes off his allegiance to Satara;
concludes a treaty with Bombay;
death of;
Chaul resigned to the new, by the Portuguese;
his agents mutilated by Toolajee Angria;
invokes assistance of Bombay against Angria;
his friendly relations with Bombay;
his fleet takes part in the attack on Severndroog;
his troops take part in the attack on Gheriah.
_Pelham_, the, employed in the attack on Gheriah.
_Pelican_, the, pirate ship, gets provisions at Honore.
Perim, its value as a trading port.
Permission ships, imitate pirates.
Persian Gulf, piratical outrages in the.
Phipps, William, succeeds Boone as Governor of Bombay;
remonstrates against Matthews;
levies customs duties at Mahim;
_Phoenix_, the, man-of-war, goes in search of Danish pirates;
attacked by Sanganian pirates.
_Phram_, the, floating battery, designed by Boone;
employed against Gheriah;
her uselessness;
casualties on;
fired on by the _Cassandra_;
her ultimate fate.
_Pilot_ sloop, the, taken by Toolajee Angria.
Pirates, earliest mention of, in India;
their efficiency as seamen;
extent of their raids from Madagascar;
in India, whence recruited;
their treatment of English prisoners;
their cruelty to native merchants;
commissions issued to Kidd for capture of;
Warren sent with a squadron against;
Royal Squadron sent from Europe to extirpate;
pardon offered to, for voluntary surrender of;
acts passed for repression of;
rewards for capture of;
execution of;
Matthews sent against;
cessation of danger from.
Pitts, Lieutenant, commander of the _Josiah_, perishes with his ship.
Plantain, John, ex-pirate, entertains Matthews.
Pocock, Hear-Admiral, his share in the spoil of Gheriah.
Poola Cadamon Pillay, blamed for the massacre at Anjengo.
Poolas, the, their intrigues in Attinga.
Poola Venjamutta, usurps power in Attinga;
intrigues with Kyffin;
treats with Walter Brown;
plays a double part;
sends food to the besieged at Anjengo;
friendly to the English.
Port Dauphin, a pirate settlement.
Porter, Endymion, licensed with Bonnell
and Kynaston to prey on ships of non-friendly nations;
his association with Sir William Courten.
Portuguese, the, the crew of the _London_ compelled to attack;
their 'armado' captured by Angria;
refuse to allow Sivajee to land at Thana;
friction with, at Bombay;
their co-operation secured against Angria;
attacked at Alibagh by Sahoojee's forces;
ill-feeling between the English and;
Angria opens negotiations with;
their General of the North insulted by Matthews;
two of their grabs captured by English galleys;
come to terms with the Council at Bombay;
espouse the cause of Mannajee Angria;
ally themselves with Sumbhajee Angria;
expelled from Salsette by the Mahrattas;
effect of their intervention in Angrian quarrels;
besieged at Bassein;
Caranjah taken from, by Mannajee Angria;
drive Sumbhajee Angria from Chaul;
resign Chaul to the Peishwa;
employed as interpreters.
_President_, the, Company's ship, attacked by Muscat Arabs.
_Prince_, the, Bombay sloop, takes a Muscat ship.
_Princess Augusta_, the, captured by Toolajee Angria;
redeemed.
_Princess Caroline_, the, Company's ship, sent against Sumbhajee Angria.
_Protector_, the, sloop, man-of-war,
built to protect the Malabar coast from Angrian pirates;
commanded by _James_;
takes part in the attack on Severndroog;
sent to Madras;
returns to Bombay;
takes part in the combined attack on Gheriah.
Proud, John, master of the _Swan_, attacks the _Roebuck_.
Providence Island, a pirate resort.
_Pulteney_, the Company's ship,
attacked by Angrian pirates;
sent against Sumbhajee Angria's fleet.

Q

Quail, Captain,
commands the _Seahorse_.
_Quedah Merchant_, the,
country ship, captured by Kidd.
_Queen_, the, East Indiaman.
Quemar Santo, the saint burner.
_See_ KEMPSANT.
Quilon, the Rajah of,
succours the Anjengo garrison;
plundered goods from Anjengo sent to.

R

Rajmachee, fort,
ceded to the Peishwa.
Ramajee Punt, Sirsoobah of the Concan;
concerts measures against Toolajee Angria;
assists in the attack on Severndroog;
urges the English to complete Angria's destruction;
treats with Toolajee Angria;
promises to surrender Toolajee Angria;
his ill-faith with the English;
demands surrender of Gheriah to the Mahrattas.
_Rampura_, the,
captured by Every.
Ramus, Cape,
engagement between the English and Portuguese off.
_Ranger_, the,
pirate ship, taken by Ogle.
Red Sea, the,
a favourite resort of pirates.
_Resolution_, the,
(_alias_ the _Mocha_ and the _Defence, q.v._),
pirate ship commanded by Culliford;
attacks the _Dorrill_;
at Honore;
at Madagascar.
_Resolution_, the,
Company's ship, sent against Sumbhajee Angria.
_Resolution_, the,
King's ship, Every serves in.
_Restoration_, the,
sent against Angrian grabs;
taken by Toolajee Angria;
is opposed to the English at Gheriah.
Returah.
_See_ VITTOOR.
_Revenge_, the,
Company's grab, built at Bombay, by Boone's orders;
sent to attack Vingorla;
sent to blockade Kennery;
engaged by the Mahratta fleet;
takes part in the attacks on Gheriah;
engages the _Victory_, pirate ship;
sent in search of pirates;
accompanies Boone in the _London_;
attacks Angria's grabs;
goes to the relief of Calcutta.
Reynolds, Mr., protests against Conajee Angria's actions.
Richards, Commodore, quarrels with Sir John Gayer;
commands the _Severn_ and _Scarborough_;
dies at Johanna.
_Robert_ galley, the, sent to assist Mannajee Angria.
Roberts, Bartholomew, pirate, scours the American coast;
his cruelty and strict rule;
Captain Ogle sent in search of;
slain on the _Royal Fortune_.
Rodriguez, a Portuguese, plunders the Company's warehouse at Anjengo.
_Roebuck_, the, fitted out by Porter, Bonnell, and Kynaston.
Rogers, Captain Woodes,
his description of the pirate settlers at Madagascar;
governor of the Bahamas.
_Rose_, the, taken by Toolajee Angria.
_Royal Fortune_, the, pirate ship, taken by Ogle.
_Ruby_, the, King's ship, placed under Lisle's command;
her convoy attacked by Angrian vessels.
_Ruby_ frigate, the, long-boat of, stolen by John Steel.
Russell, Gideon, mate of the _Morrice_,
leads volunteers in the attack on Kennery;
is wounded and dies.
Rustumjee Nowrojee, son of Bomanjee, taken to England by Matthews.
Rutnaghiri, Angrian stronghold, attacked by the Mahrattas.

S

Sacrifice Island, why so called.
Sagurgurh, taken by Sumbhajee Angria.
Sahoojee, Sivajee's grandson, dissensions in his kingdom;
called the Sow Rajah by the English;
treats with Boone in Angria's behalf;
sends a force to Alibagh to assist Angria.
St. Augustine's, a pirate settlement.
_St. George_, the, sent out by the Company as a guard ship;
wrecked.
St. Mary's Island, a pirate settlement.
Sakhajee Angria.
_See_ ANGRIA, SAKHAJEE.
_Salamander_, the, Bombay ketch, captured by Sumbhajee Angria;
rescued by Mannajee Angria.
_Salamander_, the, trading grab, leased to the Company by Harvey.
_Salisbury_, the, King's ship, sent
out under Matthews against pirates.
Selsette, attacked and plundered by Muscat Arabs;
the English renounce all claim on;
the Portuguese expelled from.
_Samaritan_, the, fitted out by Porter, Bonnell, and Kynaston,
wrecked.
_Sandwich_, the, Matthews court-martialled on.
Sanganiana, the, pirates, attack the _Josiah_;
attack the _Phoenix_;
reduced to order.
Satara, Sahoojee proclaimed at;
Conajee Angria's relations with;
the Rajah of, treats with Keigwin.
Sawbridge, Captain, seized by pirates.
_Scarborough_, the, man-of-war;
beaten off by Teach.
_Sceptre_, the, sent as a convoy for the Mocha fleet.
Scott, Lieutenant Colonel, the Company's chief engineer at Madras.
_Seahorse_, the, sent to the Red Sea.
_Sedgwick_, the, captured off Cape Comorin.
Seedee, the, ordered to march on Bombay and imprison the English;
plunders towns on the Malabar coast;
Conajee Angria makes war on;
sends a deputation to Keigwin;
offers to co-operate with the English;
loses territory;
captures Thull;
his kindness to English prisoners.
_Severn_, the, Bengal freight ship, taken by Toolajee Angria.
_Severn_, the, man-of-war, effects nothing against the pirates.
Severndroog, granted to Conajee Angria by treaty;
Sumbhajee Angria's headquarters;
attacked and taken by the English and Mahrattas, under James.
Severndroog, tower of, why erected.
Sewell, Robert, Gyfford's letter to;
storekeeper at Anjengo;
his drunkenness and dishonesty;
sent, under arrest, to Bombay.
Shaxton, Captain, commands the Company's military at Bombay;
tried for complicity with mutineers.
_Shoreham_, the, King's ship, sent out under Matthews against pirates.
_Sidney_, the, Company's ship, threatened by Kidd.
Sivajee, his fleet harries the Concan coast;
his agreement with the English;
occupies and fortifies Kennery;
plans an attack on Bombay;
concludes peace with the English.
Smith, Bombardier, sent to assist
Mannajee Angria at Colaba.
Smith, Captain, succeeds Gordon as commander
of the force sent to relieve Carwar;
his cowardice.
_Soldado_, the, or _Algerine_, the, pirate ship, commanded by Chivers.
_Somers_, the, East Indiaman, attacked by Angria's ships.
Somers, Lord, secretly interested in Kidd's mission;
impeachment against, prepared.
_Speedy Return_, the, pirate ship, commanded by Bowen.
_Stanhope_, the, East Indiaman;
takes part in the attack on Kennery.
Stanton, Major, commands sepoys sent to attack Vingorla;
quarrels with Weekes;
commands the land force sent to relieve Carwar;
takes part in the attack on Kennery;
commands the landing party against Gheriah;
commands the expedition against the Portuguese.
Steel, John, deserts the Company's service and turns pirate;
arrest and release of.
Steele, John, Carpenter's mate of the _Morrice_,
his prowess before Kennery.
Stepney, Lieut, on the _Salisbury_, fights a duel with Lieut. Berkeley.
Stout, ----, mutineer, commands the _Defence_;
accounts of his end.
Strutt, Mr., private merchant, owner of the _Elizabeth_.
_Success_, the, East Indiaman, taken by Angria's fleet;
indemnity for.
Sultanpore, headquarters of the Coolee rovers.
Sumbhajee Angria.
_See_ ANGRIA, SUMBHAJEE.
Sunda Rajah, the, refuses dealings with Kidd;
attacks English ships;
seizes the _Elizabeth_;
besieges Carwar factory;
comes to terms with the English;
cruelty of.
Surat, the Company's servants at, imprisoned;
populace of, influenced against the English;
trade at, crippled, owing to piracy;
fourteen lakhs of rupees demanded from Europeans at;
Europeans at, combine to suppress piracy;
disorders at.
Surey, Portuguese battery at, captured by Stanton.
Surkheil, title given to Conajee Angria.
Sutherland, Mr., fights duels with Mitchell and Dalrymple;
sentenced to death;
pardoned.
_Swallow_, the, King's ship, commanded by Captain Ogle;
engages pirate ships;
takes part in the attack on Severndroog.
_Swallow_, the, sloop, taken by Toolajee Angria.
_Swan_, the, encounters the _Roebuck_.
_Syren_, the, protects the Bombay coast trade;
her convoy attacked by Angrian vessels.

T

Tamana.
_See_ DEOGHUR.
_Tankerville_, the, Company's ship, sails with the _Royall Bliss_.
_Tartar_, the, King's ship, protects the Bombay coast trade;
her convoy chased by Angrian vessels.
Taylor, ----, pirate, his headquarters at Madagascar;
commands the _Fancy_;
engages the _Cassandra_;
prevented from murdering Macrae;
resigns the _Fancy_ to Macrae;
commands the _Cassandra_;
takes the _Nostra Senhorade Calo_ and an Ostend ship;
negotiates for a pardon;
escapes Matthew's squadron;
surrenders to the Spaniards and obtains a commission.
Taylor, George, chief of the factory at Carwar;
charged with indiscretion by Hamilton;
cautioned by the Bombay Council.
Teach, Edward, pirate, _alias_ Blackbeard;
his fearlessness and cruelty;
reward offered for his capture;
killed in hand-to-hand encounter.
Tew (? Thomas Too), English pirate, allied with Misson;
escapes from Libertatia;
killed in action;
commission to Kidd to apprehend.
Thevenapatam, establishment of a factory at.
_Thomas_, the, attacked by four Beyt ships.
_Thomas_, the, brigantine, owned by Gyfford;
attached by the Bengal Council.
Thull, taken by Sumbhajee Angria;
captured by the Seedee.
Too, Thomas.
_See_ TEW, THOMAS.
Toolajee Angria.
_See_ ANGRIA, TOOLAJEE.
Topasses, mutilated at Carwar;
nucleus of the Bombay Marine Battalion;
many, burned on the _Phram_ before Gheriah.
Towerson, Captain, torture and execution of.
_Trial_, the, sent against Sumbhajee Angria's fleet.
_Triumph_, the, prahm sent to assist Mannajee Angria;
takes part in the attack on Severndroog.
Tuluday, Mr., soldier, killed on board the _Phram_.
_Tyger_, the, King's ship, under Warren.
Tyrell, Captain, commander of the _Phoenix_;
sent in search of Danish pirates;
sinks a Sanganian pirate ship.

U

Upton, Captain, commander of the _London_; his cowardice. Utrecht, Peace of, effect of the, on piracy;

V

Van Broeck, his account of Every. Vane, Major, chief engineer to the Company. Venjamutta. _See_ POOLA VENJAMUTTA. Viceroys of Goa. _See_ ERICEIRA; JOSÉ, FRANCISCO DE SAMPAIO. _Victoria_, the, accompanies the _London_; attacks Angria's grabs. _Victory_, the, Company's armed ship, built by Boone's orders; takes part in the attack on Kennery; present at Gheriah; fired on by the _Cassandra_; sails in search of pirates; comes to the relief of the crews of the _Bengal_ and _Bombay_ galleys; sent against Sumbhajee Angria. _Victory_, the, pirate ship, commanded by England; engages the _Cassandra_; mistaken for the Company's ship; La Buze made commander of. _Vigilant_, the, King's ship, protects the Bombay coast trade; attacked by Angrian vessels. Villanjuen (Brinjone), in Attinga, trading settlement at. Vincente Sodre, an early pirate. _Vine_ pink, the, pirate ship; the Dutch prevent Captain Lowth from seizing. Vingorla, pirates at. _Viper_, the, bombketch, takes part in the attack on Severndroog. Virginia, pirates off the coasts of; governor of, sends ships in search of Teach. Vittoor (Returah), in Attinga, trading settlement at. Viziadroog. _See_ GHERIAH. _Vulture_, the, King's ship, under Warren.

W

Waite, Sir Nicholas, President of Surat; compared with Governor Boone; appointed Governor of Bombay. Wake, Captain Thomas, commander of a pirate ship taken by Everyl commission to Kidd, to apprehend. Ward, Mr., Deputy Governor of Bombay, seized by Keigwin. Warlee, fort at, destroyed by the Portuguese; engagement with Angria's grabs off. Warren, Commodore, commands a Royal squadron against the pirates; suspects Kidd's intentions; returns from his first cruise; commands a squadron in 1699 to extirpate pirates; reaches Tellicherry and dies. _Warwick_, the, East Indiaman, attacked by Toolajee Angria's fleet. Watson, Admiral, commands a squadron in the attack on Gheriah; his generosity to Olive; his reception of Toolajee's friends; demands Toolajee Angria from the Mahrattas. Watson, gunner's mate, sent to relieve Mannajee Angria at Colaba. Weekes, Commodore, commands the _Fame_ and the _Britannia_ against Vingorla; quarrels with Stanton; deposed. West Indies, character of settlers. _Weymouth_, the, King's ship, sent in pursuit of pirates. White, ----, pirate, his headquarters at Madagascar. White, Captain, commander of the _Hastings_, arrested by Littleton. _William_, the, Bombay ship, taken by Toolajee Angria. Williams, ----, pirate. _Windsor_, the, King's ship, under Warren. Wise, Lieutenant, directs the _Phram's_ guns; drunkenness of. Woodward, Captain, commands the landing-party at Gheriah; commander of the _Revenge_; his cowardice punished. Wright, Captain, commands the _Caesar_, engages five pirate ships. Wright, Captain of the _Quedan Merchant_. Wyche, Mr., discharged the Company's service; his escape connived at by Matthews. Wyche, Mrs., taken to Surat by Matthews.

X

Xeraphims, value of.

Y

Yessajee Aligna _See_ ANGRIA, YESSAJEE. Yeswuntdroog, granted to Conajee Angria by treaty.

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