- - T E M AN O F WAR G A V E T E E — H H M C H A S Page 43 THE P I R A T E S F P A N A M A A TRUE ACC OUNT OF THE FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND DARING DEEDS OF SIR HENRY MOR GAN AND OTHER NOTORIOUS FREEBOOTERS OF THE SPANISH MAIN BY JOHN ESQUEM ELING ’ GM of tho Bum mer: who was Pra mt at than Trapdt u EDITED AND ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS YORK REDER K KE C M NY F IC A. STO S O PA o ri h 1914 b C m/ g t, , y FBEDERI CK A . S TOKE S C OM PANY l ri hts res erv ed inc I/udin that o trans latio n into A l g , g f o ei n lan ua es f r g g g . CON T ENT S ( 1 ) IN TROD U C TION BY GEOR GE A L FRE D WI L LIAM S ’ ( 2 ) T H E TRAN S L A T OR S PRE FA C E T o T H E FIRST E D ITION CHAPTER I . — The Introduction T he Autho r sets forth fo r the Western a d s er e o f W dia o m a o f Isl n s, in the vic the est In C pny Fr —T e an i i a and rr at ance hey m et with Engl sh fr g te, a ive the Island of Tortuga CHAPTER II . — — A description of T o rtuga The fruits and plants there Ho w Fr fi rs d r at two v a s and the ench t settle the e, se er l time , — fo rced out the Spaniards The Author twice s o ld in the said is land CHAPTER III . — A de sc ription of Hispaniola Als o a relation o f the French Buccaneers CHAPTER IV. Original of the most famous pirates of the coasts of America Famous exploit of Pierre le G rand vi CONTENTS V CHAPTER . Ho w ir s arm r ss s re ir the p ate thei ve el , and gulate the v oyage s VI CHAPTER . Of r in Fr s Lo lo no is i ro the o ig of anci , and the beginning of h s b heries VII CHAPTER . Lo lo no is equip s a fleet to land upon the Sp anish islands of A er ro b s and r s m ica, with intent to , ack, bu n what oever he met with CHAPTER VIII . Lo lo no is s new r ar s make p ep ation to take the city of St. James de Leon ; as als o that of Nicaragua ; where he miserably perishes I" CHAPTER . — The o rigin and descent of C aptain Henry Mo rgan His ex lo its s r ar a s his i p , and the mo t em k ble action of l fe CHAPTER " . — Of the Island of Cuba Captain Morgan attempts to p reserve a r a s a re s r s the Isle of St. C the ine fuge to the ne t of pi ate ; s Of his s —H e rr s s v il but fail de ign a ive at, and take , the lage of El Puerto del P rincipe "I CHAPTER . Captain Morgan resolving to attack and plunder the City of r B s fl and x s Pue to ello , equip a eet, with little e pen e and 1 23 CONTENTS vii "I CHAPTER I . PAGE i r s ara Capta n Mo gan take the City of M caibo, on the coast of N V z a— — euva ene uel Piraci es committed in those s eas Ruin of three Spani sh ship s set forth to hinder the robberies of the pirates " CHAPTER III . r s H s a a a fl Captain Mo gan goe to i p niol to equip new eet, with intent to pillage again on the coast of the West Indies "IV CHAPTER . What happened in the river D e la H acha "V CHAPTER . ’ r e s H s i s . r s Captain Mo gan l ave i paniola, and goe to St Cathe ne , which he takes "VI CHAPTER . r s the as e Cha re r u r Captain Mo gan take C tl of g , with fou h nd ed ’ a r men sent to thi s purpos e from St. C the ine s CHAPTER "VII . r ar s r Cha re Captain Mo gan dep t f om g , at the head of twelve r a a hund ed men, to take the city of P n ma CHAPTER "VIII . — Captain Morgan s ends c anoes and boats to the South S ea He — fi res the city Of Panama Robberies and cruelties com itted r r s e r re r as m the e by the pi ate , till th i tu n to the C tle of Chagre ILLUSTRATIONS The M an-Of-Wa r gav e them cha se Fro ntispiece FAC IN G P AGE Pierre le Grand commanding the Spani sh Captain to sur render the ship 36 Portugues made the best o f his way to del G o lpho T ri ste 446 ” T hey boarded the ship with great agility 9Q L o lo no is s r m es , with tho e that emained , had uch ado to ” cape aboa rd their boats C aptain M organ recruiting his forces " o f E s Being come to the place the duel , the ngli hman ” s tabbed the Frenchman in the back Morgan commanded the religious men and women to place ” the ladders agains t the walls T hey hanged him on a tree T he fire-ship s ailing befo re the re st fell p resently upon ” the great ship M o rgan dividing the trea sure taken at M aracaibo S acking o f Panama M organ re-entered the city with his troo p s INTROD UCTION This volume was originally written in D utch by hn E s uemelin and s u l sh Jo q g , fir t p b i ed in Amsterdam in 1 6 78 under the title of D e Americaeneche Z ee o o v e a l a R rs . It immedi te y bec me very popular and this first hand history Of the Buccaneers o f America was soon translated into the principal Euro pean lan ua s . T he s n l sh nwa r n g ge fir t E g i editio s p i ted in 1 6 84 . Of the au h hn E s uemelin l l is t or, Jo q g , very itt e known although it is generally conceded that he was in all a l a l n llan a u na ural prob bi ity F emi g or Ho der, q ite t supposition as his first works were written in the D utch n l h la ua . H e a th e s an r u a t e h a g ge c me to i d of To t g , e d uar rs Of the u an s in 1 6 6 6 in the l q te B cc eer , emp oy of h a a s la r t e French West Indi a Comp any . Sever l ye r te h s sa e an n unsu ss ul us n ss ar t i m comp y, owi g to cce f b i e ran n s r all h r r res n a s an geme t , ec ed t ei ep e t tive to Fr ce ’ and gave their officers orders to sell the comp any s land and all t s n s s uemelin h n a s an i s erva t . E q g t e erv t of the company was sold to a stern m ast er by whom he was a h r a u l n ha r r tre ted wit g e t cr e ty . Owi g to rd wo k, poo u an usl ill and his food and expos re he became d gero y , m aster seeing his we ak condition and fearing to los e the money E squemeling had cost him resold him to a sur xi xii INTROD UCTION h new as r r a him n l ' so h geon. T is m te t e ted ki d y t at ’ E s uemelin s h al h was s l r s r and a q g e t peedi y e to ed, fter ’ o ne year s service he was set at liberty upon a promise a his n a r the sur n 1 00 s h to py be ef cto , geo , piece Of eig t u h un h s l in un at s ch a time as e fo d im e f f ds . Once more a free man he determined to j oin the pirates and was received into their society and remained h 1 2 E i with t em until 6 7 . squemel ng served the Buc aneers in the a a ar r-su n and was c c p city Of b be rgeo , L l present at all their exploits .