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THE PIRATES OF PANAMA

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

by

JOHN ESQUEMELING

_One of the Buccaneers who was Present at those Tragedies_

EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS

New York Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers

Copyright, 1914, by Frederick A. Stokes Company All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages.

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

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(1) INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS xi

(2) THE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION xv

CHAPTER I.
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.
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.
A description of Hispaniola--Also a relation of the French
Buccaneers 19

CHAPTER IV.
Original of the most famous pirates of the coasts of
America--Famous exploit of Pierre le Grand 34

CHAPTER V.
How the pirates arm their vessels, and regulate their
voyages 39

CHAPTER VI.

Of the origin of Francis Lolonois, and the beginning of
his robberies 57

CHAPTER VII.
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.
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.
The origin and descent of Captain Henry Morgan--His
exploits, and the most remarkable actions of his life 101

CHAPTER X.
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.
Captain Morgan resolving to attack and plunder the City
of Puerto Bello, equips a fleet, and with little
expense and small forces takes it 123

CHAPTER XII.
Captain Morgan takes the City of Maracaibo, on the coast
of Neuva Venezuela--Piracies committed in those
seas--Ruin of three Spanish ships set forth to hinder
the robberies of the pirates 134

CHAPTER XIII.
Captain Morgan goes to Hispaniola to equip a new fleet,
with intent to pillage again on the coast of the West
Indies 170

CHAPTER XIV.
What happened in the river De la Hacha 173

CHAPTER XV.
Captain Morgan leaves Hispaniola, and goes to St.
Catherine's, which he takes 179

CHAPTER XVI.
Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four
hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's 187

CHAPTER XVII.
Captain Morgan departs from Chagre, at the head of
twelve hundred men, to take the city of Panama 195