William Brand

July 9 - On this day in 1722, the Boston News Letter published a list of those captured by Edward Low after he sank ships of the fleet, and abandoned the Rebecca.

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July 7 - On this day in 1730, Olivier Levasseur was taken to Saint-Denis, Réunion and hanged for piracy at 5 p.m.

I might beg the use of some canvas. My tent is great, but the idea of shipping it to the event, well....let me know.

I'm very excited to see the finished brooms. Please take pictures of your work and progress if you can. I'd love to see each one come to life.

July 6 - On this day in 1685, Lauren de Graff was seen on Isla de Pinos presiding over a gathering of buccaneers. After his departure, he led yet another raid on Campeche. After a protracted battle, the Spaniards fled the town, leaving the pirates with a city devoid of plunder. The length of the battle and delay in attacking had allowed residents to move goods away. After two months in the town the pirates, failing to secure a ransom, began to burn the town and execute prisoners. And on this day in 1699, Captain William Kidd was arrested at the home of Lord Bellomont.

I'm starting an all purpose thread about upcoming, current and recently attended events to help our members find events that are going on all around the world. If you see an ad for an event anywhere, just drop a link here and we'll discuss the details! For example, the Sheppey Pirates are holding an event the first week of August with an open air cinema, water fight and live music. Sea Dog Night and Gypsey Carnival is July 14th - 18th in Lebanon, Oregon. The Battleship New Jersey Pirate Invasion is on July 9th.

Excellent! It will be good to have a craftsman that we know.

June 17 - On this day in 1704, Major Sewall appeared at Boston with a strong guard and brought pirates and gold that he had seized, and gave His Excellency a full Account of his procedure in seizing them. The prisoners were committed to Goal for trial and the Gold was delivered to the Treasurer and committee appointed to receive the same. The service of Major Sewall and Company was very well accepted and rewarded by the Governour. June 18 - On this day in 1629, a sea battle at Dungeness occurred wherein Piet Heyn beat the Dunkirkers, commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Monarchy.

June 17 On this day in 1579, Sir Francis Drake landed on the coast of California at Drakes Bay and named it "New Albion".

June 16 - On this day in 1671, Russian cossack pirates Stenka Razin and his brother Frol Razin were captured at Kaganlyk, his last fortress, and carried to Moscow, where, after bring tortured, Stenka was quartered alive at Lobnoye Mesto.

June 15 - On this day in 1643, Able Tasman returned to Batavia after discovering Tasmania. And on this day in 1741, Capt Bering left Petropavlovsk, sailing to America.

June 14 - On this day in 1615, Jacques Le Maire sailed to Zuidland, Terra Australis. And on this day in 1658, the English & French fleet beat Spanish forces at the Battle at Dunes. And also on this day in 1673, the Battle at Schooneveld took place, wherein Michiel de Ruyter beat the French and English fleet.

A collectible, embroidered patch is now being offered with a two fold purpose. First, because patches are cool and should be available to anyone that has loved the Pub and would have something to celebrate it all the time, and second, the funds will be used to maintain the Pub as a forum and archive. These will be 4.25" x 2.75" with iron-on backing and a merrowed border. Suitable for jackets, hats, duffle bags, backpacks, and about anything else one might put patches to. Please help support a run (and perhaps an overrun for future funding) by listing how many you'd like. The patches will be $10 for 1 or 3 for $25. Prices include domestic shipping in the U.S. (please add five dollars outside the U.S.). Once we have enough to cover an order, I'll call upon the funds, have them made and ship them right out to everyone supporting the run. INTEREST: Name, quantity

June 13 - On this day in 1665, English forces beat the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft, off Suffolk, England. And on this day in 1774, Rhode Island became the first colony to prohibit the importation of slaves.

June 12 - On this day in 1653, the First Anglo-Dutch War took place at the Battle of the Gabbard/ Battle at North Foreland. The English fleet beat the Dutch. And on this day in 1665, New Amsterdam legally became British and was renamed New York after English Duke of York and England installed a municipal government. Also on this day in 1667, Michiel de Ruyter destroyed the English fleet. And on this day in 1704 in Glocester the following was reported. "Yesterday Major Sewall passed by this place with the Larrimore Galley, and Shallop Trial, standing for Salem, and having little wind, set our men ashore on the Eastern Point, giving of them notice that William Jones, and Peter Roach, two of the Pirates had mistook their way, and were still left upon the Cape, with strict charge to search for them, which our Towns People performed very industriously. Being strangers and destitute of all Succours they surrendered themselves this Afternoon, and were sent to Salem Prison." Also on this day in 1735, Bern was roused to publish her first decree, warning her people of the Oberland against the trip to Carolina. It is a document altogether different from the Zurich decrees, in that it attempted to use persuasion rather than force. The Amtleute were to explain to those desirous of seeking their fortunes in Carolina, that the printed accounts on the subject were misleading, that the sea-journey was a long one, the change of air, the strange food, the lack of fresh water, occasioned sickness and death among Swiss people, pirates on the sea sold them into slavery, and arriving in Carolina as paupers, they were obliged to sell them selves into servitude. Those who in spite of these warnings were determined to go, should not have been prohibited from doing so, nor would they sacrifice the government s good-will, except those who possessed means valued at over five hundred pounds, who should be compelled to give up their citizenship and land-right. Emigration was not to be prohibited, but made distasteful, and the country was to be guarded against loss, as when persons of the homeless class were put into the places of those citizens who had left the district. And finally on this day in 1772, Marion du Fresne was killed at Tacoury's Cove, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, by local Māori.

June 11 - On this day in 1578, England granted Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize North America. And on this day in 1664, Sir Thomas Modyford arrived in Jamaica to assume governorship. Also on this day in 1594, Philip II recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved the way to the creation of the Principalía (i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines). And on this day in 1676, the Battle at Öland took place. Danish and Dutch fleets under CM Tromp beat Swedish forces. And finally, on this day in 1725, John Gow was hanged. According to the Newgate Calendar, John Gow was slow to die. To relieve his pain, some of his friends pulled at his legs, but this just broke the rope, causing him to tumble to the ground, from where he was gathered up and hanged again. After his death, his body (along with those of his crew) was left in the River Thames. The bodies were then tarred and suspended on the riverbank, as a warning to other would-be pirates.

June 10 - On this day in 1610, Dutch settlers arrived (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island. Captain Charles Harris joined the notorious pirate Edward Low and he captained the sloop Ranger. On this day in 1723, they suffered a resounding defeat in a battle with HMS Greyhound, a heavily armed man of war. The Greyhound had been dispatched under the command of Peter Solgard to hunt down Low and his fleet. Low fled in the Fancy with a skeleton crew and £150,000 in gold on board and headed back to the Azores, leaving Harris and the Ranger behind. Charles and his crew were captured and hung in Newport.

Best crew ever. Yes, I'm biased.

June 8 - On this day in 1663, English & Portugese fleets beat the Spanish at the Battle at Amegical. And on this day in 1690, Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razed the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai. Also on this day in 1694, English troops landed Brest and attacked, killing 300. June 9 - On this day in 1534, Jacques Cartier became the first European to sail into the mouth the of St Lawrence River. And on this day in 1616, Sir Henry Mainwaring received a pardon for his acts of piracy. He later wrote a treatise on piracy.

June 7 - On this day in 1692, a massive earthquake devastated the infamous town of Port Royal in Jamaica, killing thousands. The strong tremors, soil liquefaction and a tsunami brought on by the earthquake combined to destroy the entire town and part of Port Royal slid into the sea. More than 2,000 people died. On this same day in 1692, "Red Legs" Greaves, a Scottish buccaneer active in the Caribbean and the West Indies during the 1670s, escaped from Port Royal prison during the earthquake which destroyed Port Royal. Also on this day in 1740, Alexander Spotswood died of fever at Annapolis, Maryland. And on this day in 1823, the U. S. schooners of war Greyhound and Beagle left Thompson's Island, under the command of Lieuts. Kearney and Newton, and cruised within the Keys, on the south side of Cuba, as far as Cape Cruz, touching at all the intermediate ports on the island, to intercept pirates.

June 6 - On this day in 1719, Bartholomew Roberts turned to piracy after Howel Davis captured the slaver he worked aboard. And on this day in 1995, the idea behind International Talk Like a Pirate Day was born. International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD, September 19) is a parodic holiday created by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy, matey!" The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy. It has become a holiday for members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. According to Summers, the day is the only holiday to come into being as a result of a sports injury. He has stated that during a racquetball game between Summers and Baur, one of them reacted to the pain with an outburst of "Aaarrr!", and the idea was born. That game took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for the observance of D-Day, they chose Summers' ex-wife's birthday, as it would be easy for him to remember.

March 15 - On this day in 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his 1st New World voyage.

March 1 - While not pirate related, this little bit of history certainly demonstrates the fears and superstitions of the period, because on this day in 1692 the notorious Salem Witch hunts began. Also on this day in 1796, the VOC (Dutch East India Company) was nationalized by the new Batavian Republic. Its charter was renewed several times, but allowed to expire on 31 December 1799.

February 29 - On this day in 1720, Edward England, aka Jasper Seagar, or Edw. Seegar, with no less than 250 men aboard, “attempted a Dutch ship near Cape Town. Came up with the Black Flag flying.” Royal James “was not beaten off until his foremast was within one foot of the Dutchmen’s ensign staff, when her chase guns raked him and made him withdraw.”