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

A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin

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Title: 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 MainAuthor: A. O. (Alexandre Olivier) Exquemelin
Editor: George Alfred Williams
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THE PIRATES OF
PANAMA
"the man-of-war gave them chase"—Page 43 "the
man-of-war gave them chase"—Page 43—Page 43
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 thoseTragedies
EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED BY
GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS
Emblem
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
P
A

G
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(1) Introduction by George Alfred Williams xi
x
(2) The Translator's Preface to the First Edition
vCHAPTER I.
The Introduction—The Author sets forth for the West
ern Islands, in the service of the West India Compan
1
y of France—They meet with an English frigate, and
arrive at the Island of Tortuga
CHAPTER II.
A description of Tortuga—The fruits and plants there
—How the French first settled there, at two several ti
7
mes, and forced out the Spaniards—The Author twic
e sold in the said island
CHAPTER III.
A description of Hispaniola—Also a relation of the Fr 1
ench Buccaneers 9
CHAPTER IV.
Original of the most famous pirates of the coasts of 3
America—Famous exploit of Pierre le Grand 4
CHAPTER V.
How the pirates arm their vessels, and regulate their 3
voyages 9
CHAPTER VI.
Of the origin of Francis Lolonois, and the beginning o 5
f his robberies 7
CHAPTER VII.
Lolonois equips a fleet to land upon the Spanish isla
6
nds of America, with intent to rob, sack, and burn wh
3
atsoever he met withCHAPTER VIII.
Lolonois makes new preparations to take the city of
8
St. James de Leon; as also that of Nicaragua; where
1
he miserably perishes
CHAPTER IX.
The origin and descent of Captain Henry Morgan—H 1
is exploits, and the most remarkable actions of his lif 0
e 1
CHAPTER X.
Of the Island of Cuba—Captain Morgan attempts to
1
preserve the Isle of St. Catherine as a refuge to the
1
nest of pirates; but fails of his design—He arrives at,
2
and takes, the village of El Puerto del Principe
CHAPTER XI.
Captain Morgan resolving to attack and plunder the 1
City of Puerto Bello, equips a fleet, and with little exp 2
ense and small forces takes it 3
CHAPTER XII.
Captain Morgan takes the City of Maracaibo, on the
1
coast of Neuva Venezuela—Piracies committed in th
3
ose seas—Ruin of three Spanish ships set forth to hi
4
nder the robberies of the pirates
CHAPTER XIII.
Captain Morgan goes to Hispaniola to equip a new fl 1
eet, with intent to pillage again on the coast of the W 7
est Indies 0
CHAPTER XIV.
1What happened in the river De la Hacha 7
3
CHAPTER XV.
1
Captain Morgan leaves Hispaniola, and goes to St. C
7
atherine's, which he takes
9
CHAPTER XVI.
Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with fou 1
r hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catheri 8
ne's 7
CHAPTER XVII.
1
Captain Morgan departs from Chagre, at the head of
9
twelve hundred men, to take the city of Panama
5
CHAPTER XVIII.
Captain Morgan sends canoes and boats to the Sout
2
h Sea—He fires the city of Panama—Robberies and
1
cruelties committed there by the pirates, till their retu
3
rn to the Castle of Chagre
ILLUSTRATIONS
Fronti
"The Man-of-War gave them chase"
spiece
FACI
NG
PAGE
Pierre le Grand commanding the Spanish Capta
36
in to surrender the ship"Portugues made the best of his way to del Gol
46
pho Triste"
"They boarded the ship with great agility" 92
"Lolonois, with those that remained, had much a
96
do to escape aboard their boats"
Captain Morgan recruiting his forces 114
"Being come to the place of the duel, the Englis
120
hman stabbed the Frenchman in the back"
"Morgan commanded the religious men and wo
128
men to place the ladders against the walls"
"They hanged him on a tree" 146
"The fire-ship sailing before the rest fell presentl
158
y upon the great ship"
Morgan dividing the treasure taken at Maracaib
166
o
Sacking of Panama—"Morgan re-entered the cit
214
y with his troops"
INTRODUCTION
This volume was originally written in Dutch by John
Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in
1678 under the title of De Americaeneche Zee
Roovers. It immediately became very popular and this
first hand history of the Buccaneers of America was
soon translated into the principal European languages.
The first English edition was printed in 1684.
Of the author, John Esquemeling, very little is known
although it is generally conceded that he was in all
probability a Fleming or Hollander, a quite natural
supposition as his first works were written in the Dutch
language. He came to the island of Tortuga, theheadquarters of the Buccaneers, in 1666 in the
employ of the French West India Company. Several
years later this same company, owing to unsuccessful
business arrangements, recalled their representatives
to France and gave their officers orders to sell the
company's land and all its servants. Esquemeling then
a servant of the company was sold to a stern master
by whom he was treated with great cruelty. Owing to
hard work, poor food and exposure he became
dangerously ill, and his master seeing his weak
condition and fearing to lose the money Esquemeling
had cost him resold him to a surgeon. This new
master treated him kindly so that Esquemeling's health
was speedily restored, and after one year's service he
was set at liberty upon a promise to pay his
benefactor, the surgeon, 100 pieces of eight at such a
time as he found himself in funds.
Once more a free man he determined to join the
pirates and was received into their society and
remained with them until 1672. Esquemeling served
the Buccaneers in the capacity of barber-surgeon, and
was present at all their exploits. Little did he suspect
that his first hand observations would some day be
cherished as the only authentic and true history of the
Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main.
From time to time new editions of this work have been
published, but in many cases much new material, not
always authentic, has been added and the result has
been to mar the original narrative as set forth by
Esquemeling. In arranging this edition, the original
English text only has been used, and but few changes
made by cutting out the long and tedious description