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March 27 - Upon their arrival in the West Indies, Francis Spriggs and his crew captured a sloop near St. Lucia, a Martinique merchantman, and a vessel with a cargo of logwood which they tossed into the sea after carrying away as much as they could take. In early 1724, while in New England waters, Spriggs and the Delight received word of the death of King George I and discussed the possibility of gaining a royal pardon within the year after sailing from Rhode Island on this day in 1724.

That's an excellent article and I'm glad he covers coffee across multiple cultures and times.

March 26 - John Julian was a half-blood Miskito Indian who joined Samuel Bellamy early in his brief career. He eventually piloted the Whydah, which was the leading ship of Bellamy's fleet, when he was only 16 years old. Julian was one of 30 to 50 people of African descent in the pirate crew — and all were reportedly treated as equals. Julian survived the Whydah wreck in 1717. He was jailed in Boston but apparently never indicted. He was likely sold into slavery, the "Julian the Indian" bought by John Quincy — whose grandson, President John Quincy Adams, became a staunch abolitionist. A purported "unruly slave," Julian the Indian was sold to another owner and tried often to escape. During one attempt, he killed a bounty hunter who was trying to catch him. He was executed on this day in 1733.

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Excellent. I've added the Cerberus to the growing list. http://pyracy.com/index.php/topic/13217-catalog-of-crews/

I'll put 'Crew of the Cerberus' out of Chicago. Do you have a website you'd like me to use?

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Welcome aboard, Captain Calico. It's good to see a crew based out of Chicago. Would you like you crew added to the catalog?

16!? She cannot be 16.

Belhaven Buccaneer Festival on May 16th in Belhaven, North Carolina.

Is this the discussion you were looking for? http://pyracy.com/index.php/topic/10480-logos-emblems-of-period-companies/?hl=logos [Note - This above topic was merged with this one and the link no longer exists. -Mission.]

A new Renaissance fair has been created on a 17 acre area in Kilgore, Texas. The 'Avalon Faire' is a medieval, Renaissance and piratical fair that will be held each weekend from March 28 through April 26. It will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Avalon Faire will feature entertainment, vendors, concessionaires and artisans from around the country and world. In addition, the entertainment will include full-contact jousting by National Geographic's Knights of Mayhem, birds of prey and falconry demonstrations by Knightwings and a variety of magicians, musicians and jugglers each weekend. The festival grounds are at 1076 FM 1252, just north of Interstate 20 off Texas 42. Admission prices are $12 for adults, $6 for children 4 to 12, and free for children younger than 4.

A new Renaissance fair has been created on a 17 acre area in Kilgore, Texas. The 'Avalon Faire' is a medieval, Renaissance and piratical fair that will be held each weekend from March 28 through April 26. It will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Avalon Faire will feature entertainment, vendors, concessionaires and artisans from around the country and world. In addition, the entertainment will include full-contact jousting by National Geographic's Knights of Mayhem, birds of prey and falconry demonstrations by Knightwings and a variety of magicians, musicians and jugglers each weekend. The festival grounds are at 1076 FM 1252, just north of Interstate 20 off Texas 42. Admission prices are $12 for adults, $6 for children 4 to 12, and free for children younger than 4.

I've been through some horribly long bouts of illness of late. Just basic colds and flus which seem to go on forever. I'm coming out of the longest stretch of illness that I can remember and I'm anxious to work on projects again.

Outside of Pyracy, it's all Firefly for me. I've done and continue to do more Browncoat related events and projects than anything else. I've been involved with the worldwide charity Can't Stop the Serenity since 2008 and I help run the Comic Con booths for the Utah Browncoats. I also have my hands in many Firefly fan films.

March 25 - On this day in 1643, anchoring in the harbor of present day Kingston on March 25, Captain William Jackson led a party of 500 men against the nearby town of St. Jago de la Vega which he captured after heavy resistance by the town's defenders at a cost of around forty men. Threatening to burn the town, he received a ransom of 200 cattle, 10,000 pounds of cassava bread, and 7,000 pieces-of-eight. Many of the English buccaneers became with the tropical island and, during their stay, twenty three men left to live among the Spaniards. Also on this day in 1675 the first British Royal Yacht, Mary hit rocks in a fog off Anglesey. The wrecksite is protected. And on this day in 1700, King William of England agreed with the House of Common's request to wait until the next session of Parliament to try William Kidd. This meant that Captain Kidd would spend the better part of a year in a London prison, uncharged, having already spent eight months in a Boston prison, uncharged. Kidd was after brought across the Atlantic by the HSM Advice and then confined to Newgate Prison.

Please share the starting link. I'd like to take a look.

March 24 - On this day in 1664, Roger Williams was granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island.