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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
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The most successful pirate ever had to be John Taylor. Along with Jasper Seagar and Olivier Levasseur, he made the richest haul in pirate history in April 1721 by capturing the Portuguese great galleon Nossa Senhora do Cabo. The pirates seized so much loot that day (around £100,000,000 in 1968) that they did not even bother to rob the people aboard the ship. When the loot was divided each pirate received nearly £50,000 in golden Guineas as well as 42 diamonds apiece. The captains then split the rest of the objects.
Seagar died shortly afterward on the island of Madagascar.
In 1724, Levasseur sent a negotiator to the governor on the island of Bourbon (present-day Réunion) to discuss an amnesty that had been offered to all pirates in the Indian Ocean who would give up their practice. However, the French government wanted a large part of the stolen loot back, so Levasseur decided to avoid the amnesty and settled down in secret on the Seychelles archipelago. Eventually he was captured near Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. He was then taken to Saint-Denis, Réunion, and hanged for piracy at 5 PM on 7 July 1730.
But John Taylor survived. In 1723 he, along with his crew, was given a pardon by the governor of Spanish Portobello in exchange for his ship. Taylor became an officer in the Armada de Barlovento, hunting logwood cutters in the Caribbean.Last edited by Tom Montgomery; 05-10-2023, 07:06 AM."They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.Comment
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
You know the story of the Mingulay Boat Song, yes? Oh, why not; I'll repeat it. Mingulay was the southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides, 2-1/2 square miles, with cliffs around about 80% of the shore, no harbor, one small beach where you could launch small boats when the wind and sea allowed, and at most 150 inhabitants who didn't even own their land and paid rent to an absentee landlord. In 1912, they all decided 'To hell with this!' and left, every one of them. It's now a nature preserve; I'd love to visit the place someday. The song was written by Sir Hugh Roberton, a composer in Glasgow, in 1938. Nobody from Mingulay ever sang it; they all spoke Gaelic anyway. Still a good song.Last edited by Keith Wilson; 05-10-2023, 02:45 PM."For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
A local group's take on seafaring sorts --
David G
Harbor Woodworks
https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/
"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
Another local group which specializes in more traditional sea chanteys --
David G
Harbor Woodworks
https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/
"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)Comment
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You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)Comment
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)Comment
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
Enya, singing about a modern ( 1990s) human chucking it all and going cruising.
KevinThere are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
Without freedom of speech, we wouldn't know who the idiots are.Comment
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
Without freedom of speech, we wouldn't know who the idiots are.Comment
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You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)Comment
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Re: Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Song And Chanteys
Thanks. I didn't know the background of the Mingulay Boat Song.Comment
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