Capt. Sterling

Someone promised pictures and I've seen only a handful. Who's to blame?

That would be the photographer, but she is working on them....

There was a vietnam recon group, made up of vietnam vets, they did the pass in review in camo, including their faces, they rather made the hair on the back of yer neck stand on end...wouldn't want to run into them alone and unarmed.

farcebook,

sniggering... I just caught this....

Ah, talked to someone who was with the Appin group today, she said everyone was very impressed and folks are talking about how they can do something as impressive as the building! I think next year's MTA will be a must see!

Aye there might even be a castle next year...We're tossing about the idea of doing a plague camp, with a big sign across the front of the camp that says "keep out"

I was just looking through some photos on farcebook, very impressive and an award richly deserved.

(Mind you, I'm not surprised you beat the "Celticke" Braveheart group! What exactly were they meant to be? )

The blue man/woman group were protraying Boudicea's(sp) Iceni celts. All I can remember of the Romans was the Espana bit... and their claim to have fought Boudicea. The celts were a young bunch of guys and one girl, who played the queen. They have a long way to go, but I hope they weren't discouraged and will try harder next time round.

Thank ye all for the congratulations, it was a lot of hard work, especially getting together all the cargo lists and the items that went with it, but as always the crewe worked hard and brought things to life. (and a special thanks to a certain Foxe) The customs house was an added bonus, and one of the dept. heads, a Chris Dailey, on the Jamestown/Yorktown staff came back on Sunday to say they were not only impressed that we brought something large that actually served a purpose, but he was thrilled to see a group that not only nailed the military aspect of things but also coverd the social, economic and technical side as well. Every 'station' was well maintained and everyone was engaging and covered their area. He said he had never seen that done at the event before and hopes we continue to grow. I must admit, I have heard the crewe refered to many a time as crazy, insane, completely nuts, so it was nice to hear that we were completely amazing and need to keep up the great work. My hat is off to every member of the crewe, they truly did an amazing job.

photos to follow

Best quote of the weekend came from a young boy, who, while at the warehouse, picks up a large bar of wax and shouts..."SOAP!" sniggering....

Thank ye Dutch. The Crewe of the Archangel(and just to note, we are both Archangel and Colonial Seaport Foundation volunteers) worked really hard putting that entire scenario(Condemning a prize ship, War of Spanish Succession) together and it was awesome for folks to walk into the camp and just say "wow!" between the customs house, the warehouse, the captain's room at the Hyde complete with cabin plunder, the Hyde itself, we had cooks, blacksmith, sail makers, and all the weapons, including the new gun, Nameless, on her field carriage, with the master at arms and the master gunner, lace maker and apothecary and more ....well it was a very busy weekend, I am still recovering my voice, but to win the overall award from all one's peers was truly great.

Thanks everyone!

post answers on the crewe site. thank ye

Thank ye Foxe!!!

Our heartfelt condolences to ye and the family. So sorry for yer loss.

I can do you a 1694 privateering crew contract if that's any use?

YES! PLEASE!

Thank ye Stynky fer making my life that much easier, every little bit helps

T'is working now...thank ye Stynky

Not the end of the world but can no longer get the full version of the pub, only the limited app version.... There used to be a choice...that choice has disappeared....would like it back if possible. Thank ye.

The Crewe of the Archangel would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to his friends and family.

Hmmm Grymm are ye sure about that brass set with the case? I'm reading C. 1830

http://www.museumofvision.org/collection/artifacts?accession=1986.000.00880

Wow Mission, if ye could find a primary source for the sidebars that would be grand and very helpful to a lot of folks.

Foxe can most likely clarify which story is more accurate

there's a story of one of the pirates, after returning to England, being caught because a barmaid went to move his coat and found it too heavy to lift. She alerted the coppers and they arrested him, finding a wealth of gold and silver sewn into this coat...one of Averys crew I think.....

I may be showing my ignorance here, but I wonder where that story is from? (I confess I haven't read the General History in over 20 years. I really need to set down and read it again, looking for medical references.)

John Dann (who would soon be the chief witness in the prosecution of his shipmates, Every's crewe) was uncovered in a rooming house near London when a nosy chambermaid found the lining of his coat gave off a strangely metallic rattle and discovered it contained some L1,045 of gold sewn into the lining... sorry don't have the English pound sign on the pc, so the L will have to suffice.

source: The Pirates' Pact, Douglas R. Burgess, Jr.

I guess Willoughby's nickname Lawyer Sterling is coming to pass....thank God for UVA, finally struck it rich and only a mile away.... and I don't have to keep pestering Foxe all the time

Excellent point. I actually did know that at one time because one or other of the Journals I was reading talked about taking a ship and letting it go when no offending goods were found. (Was it Rogers?) It was still based on the original proposition, though: a true privateer only took those ships with whom they were at war. In this case, the presumption being that Spanish ship was trading with, and thus indirectly abetting, the French.

That seems to be the arguement in the courts... they (in this case the Spanish) are no longer truly neutral...it becomes quiet the mess...

And well between privateer and pirate there is only difference that privateers give some loot to goverment and don't use Pirate Flag...

No, they only takes ships with whom the country issuing the letter of the marque is at war with. They are technically a private extension of the issuing country's forces. Pirates take ships from any nation.

Not entirely true... IF a neutral was shipping items from a country that one was at war with, one could also take that ship...for example if the privateer hails from England and is at war with France, and not at war with Spain, but the English privateer catches a Spanish ship with French cargo items, the English privateer could take the Spanish ship... again a lot harder to tackle in the Admiralty courts but it was done. IF ye screwed up, ye would have to pay damages.

** up to his ears at the University of Virginia Law School with privateering laws... and vice admirality court papers...

(no, not the president)

Do ye mean the American Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton? He was never president of the United States...

On behalf of the crewe, thank ye.