Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I Considerations on the Bights acquired by the Discovery of Unknown Lands, and on the Claims advanced by the Spaniards
- CHAPTER II Review of the Dominion of the Spaniards in Hayti or Hispaniola
- CHAPTER III Ships of different European Nations frequent the West Indies. Opposition experienced by them from the Spaniards. Hunting of Cattle in Hispaniola
- CHAPTER IV Iniquitous Settlement of the Island Saint Christopher by the English and French. Tortuga seized by the Hunters. Origin of the name Buccaneer. The name Flibustier. Customs attributed to the Buccaneers
- CHAPTER V Treaty made by the Spaniards with Don Henriquez. Increase of English and French in the West Indies. Tortuga surprised by the Spaniards. Policy of the English and French Governments with respect to the Buccaneers. Mansvelt, his attempt to form an independent Buccaneer Establishment. French West-India Company. Morgan succeeds Mansvelt as Chief of tne Buccaneers
- CHAPTER VI Treaty of America. Expedition of the Buccaneers against Panama. Exquemelin's History of the American Sea Rovers. Misconduct of the European Governors in the West Indies
- CHAPTER VII Thomas Peche. Attempt of La Sound to cross the Isthmus of America. Voyage of Antonio de Vea to the Strait of Magalhanes. Various Adventures of the Buccaneers, in the West Indies, to the year 1679
- CHAPTER VIII Meeting of Buccaneers at the Samballas, and Golden Island. Party formed by the English Buccaneers to cross the Isthmus. Some account of the Native Inhabitants of the Mosquito Shore
- CHAPTER IX Journey of the Buccaneers across the Isthmus of America
- CHAPTER X First Buccaneer Expedition in the South Sea
- CHAPTER XI Disputes between the French Government and their West-India Colonies. Morgan becomes Deputy Governor of Jamaica. La Vera Cruzsurprised by the Flibustiers. Other of their Enterprises
- CHAPTER XII Circumstances which preceded the Second Irruption of the Buccaneers into the South Sea. Buccaneers under John Cook sail from Virginia; stop at the Cape de Verde Islands; at Sierra Leone. Origin and History of the Report concerning the supposed Discovery of Pepys Island
- CHAPTER XIII Buccaneers under John Cook arrive at Juan Fernandez. Account of William, a Mosquito Indian, who had lived there three years. They sail to the Galapagos Islands; thence to the Coast of New Spain. John Cook dies, Edward Davis chosen Commander
- CHAPTER XIV Edward Davis Commander. On the Coast of New Spain and Peru. Algatrane, a bituminous earth. Davis is joined by other Buccaneers. Eaton sails to the East Indies. Guayaquil attempted. Rivers of St. Jago, andTomaco. In the Bay of Panama. Arrivals of numerous parties of Buccaneers across the Isthmus from the West IndieS
- CHAPTER XV Edward Davis, Commander. Meeting of the Spanish and Buccaneer Fleets in the Bay ofPanama. They separate without fighting. The Buccaneers sail to the Island Quibo. The English and French separate. Expedition against the City of Leon. That City and Ria Lexa burnt. Farther dispersion of the Buccaneers
- CHAPTER XVI Buccaneers under Edward Davis. At Amapalla Bay; Cocos Island; The Galapagos Islands; Coast of Peru, Peruvian Wine. Knight quits the Sonth Sea, Bezoar Stones. Marine productions on Mountains. Vermejo. Davis joins the French Buccaneers at Guayaquil. Long Sea Engagement
- CHAPTER XVII Edward Davis; his Third visit to the Galapagos. One of these Islands, named Santa Maria de l'Aguada by the Spaniards, a Careening place of the Buccaneers. Sailing thence Southwards they discover Land. Question, whether Edward Davis's Discovery is the Land which was afterwards named Easter Island? Davis and his Crew arrive in the West Indies
- CHAPTER XVIII Adventures of Swan and Townley on the Coast of New Spain, until their Separation
- CHAPTER XIX The Cygnet and her Crew on the Coast of Nueva Galicia, and at the Tres Marias Islands
- CHAPTER XX The Cygnet. Her passage across the Pacific Ocean. At the Ladrones. At Mindanao
- CHAPTER XXI The Cygnet departs from Mindanao. At the Ponghou Isles. At the Five Islands. Dampier's Account of the Five Islands. They are named the Bashee Islands
- CHAPTER XXII The Cygnet. At the Philippines, Celebes, and Timor. On the Coast of New Holland. End of the Cygnet
- CHAPTER XXIII French Buccaneers under Francois Grogniet and Le Picard, to the Death of Grogniet
- CHAPTER XXIV Retreat of the French Buccaneers across New Spain to the West Indies. All the Buccaneers quit the South Sea
- CHAPTER XXV Steps taken towards reducing the Buccaneers and the Flibustiers under subordination to the regular Governments. War of the Grand Alliance against France. The Neutrality of the Island Saint Christopher broken
- CHAPTER XXVI Siege and Plunder of the City of Carthagena on the Terra Firma, by an Armament from France in conjunction with the Flibustiers of Saint Domingo
- CHAPTER XXVII Second Plunder of Carthagena. Peace of Ryswick, in 1697. Entire Suppression of theBuccaneers and Flibustiers
- A LIST OF DATES
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CHAPTER I - Considerations on the Bights acquired by the Discovery of Unknown Lands, and on the Claims advanced by the Spaniards
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I Considerations on the Bights acquired by the Discovery of Unknown Lands, and on the Claims advanced by the Spaniards
- CHAPTER II Review of the Dominion of the Spaniards in Hayti or Hispaniola
- CHAPTER III Ships of different European Nations frequent the West Indies. Opposition experienced by them from the Spaniards. Hunting of Cattle in Hispaniola
- CHAPTER IV Iniquitous Settlement of the Island Saint Christopher by the English and French. Tortuga seized by the Hunters. Origin of the name Buccaneer. The name Flibustier. Customs attributed to the Buccaneers
- CHAPTER V Treaty made by the Spaniards with Don Henriquez. Increase of English and French in the West Indies. Tortuga surprised by the Spaniards. Policy of the English and French Governments with respect to the Buccaneers. Mansvelt, his attempt to form an independent Buccaneer Establishment. French West-India Company. Morgan succeeds Mansvelt as Chief of tne Buccaneers
- CHAPTER VI Treaty of America. Expedition of the Buccaneers against Panama. Exquemelin's History of the American Sea Rovers. Misconduct of the European Governors in the West Indies
- CHAPTER VII Thomas Peche. Attempt of La Sound to cross the Isthmus of America. Voyage of Antonio de Vea to the Strait of Magalhanes. Various Adventures of the Buccaneers, in the West Indies, to the year 1679
- CHAPTER VIII Meeting of Buccaneers at the Samballas, and Golden Island. Party formed by the English Buccaneers to cross the Isthmus. Some account of the Native Inhabitants of the Mosquito Shore
- CHAPTER IX Journey of the Buccaneers across the Isthmus of America
- CHAPTER X First Buccaneer Expedition in the South Sea
- CHAPTER XI Disputes between the French Government and their West-India Colonies. Morgan becomes Deputy Governor of Jamaica. La Vera Cruzsurprised by the Flibustiers. Other of their Enterprises
- CHAPTER XII Circumstances which preceded the Second Irruption of the Buccaneers into the South Sea. Buccaneers under John Cook sail from Virginia; stop at the Cape de Verde Islands; at Sierra Leone. Origin and History of the Report concerning the supposed Discovery of Pepys Island
- CHAPTER XIII Buccaneers under John Cook arrive at Juan Fernandez. Account of William, a Mosquito Indian, who had lived there three years. They sail to the Galapagos Islands; thence to the Coast of New Spain. John Cook dies, Edward Davis chosen Commander
- CHAPTER XIV Edward Davis Commander. On the Coast of New Spain and Peru. Algatrane, a bituminous earth. Davis is joined by other Buccaneers. Eaton sails to the East Indies. Guayaquil attempted. Rivers of St. Jago, andTomaco. In the Bay of Panama. Arrivals of numerous parties of Buccaneers across the Isthmus from the West IndieS
- CHAPTER XV Edward Davis, Commander. Meeting of the Spanish and Buccaneer Fleets in the Bay ofPanama. They separate without fighting. The Buccaneers sail to the Island Quibo. The English and French separate. Expedition against the City of Leon. That City and Ria Lexa burnt. Farther dispersion of the Buccaneers
- CHAPTER XVI Buccaneers under Edward Davis. At Amapalla Bay; Cocos Island; The Galapagos Islands; Coast of Peru, Peruvian Wine. Knight quits the Sonth Sea, Bezoar Stones. Marine productions on Mountains. Vermejo. Davis joins the French Buccaneers at Guayaquil. Long Sea Engagement
- CHAPTER XVII Edward Davis; his Third visit to the Galapagos. One of these Islands, named Santa Maria de l'Aguada by the Spaniards, a Careening place of the Buccaneers. Sailing thence Southwards they discover Land. Question, whether Edward Davis's Discovery is the Land which was afterwards named Easter Island? Davis and his Crew arrive in the West Indies
- CHAPTER XVIII Adventures of Swan and Townley on the Coast of New Spain, until their Separation
- CHAPTER XIX The Cygnet and her Crew on the Coast of Nueva Galicia, and at the Tres Marias Islands
- CHAPTER XX The Cygnet. Her passage across the Pacific Ocean. At the Ladrones. At Mindanao
- CHAPTER XXI The Cygnet departs from Mindanao. At the Ponghou Isles. At the Five Islands. Dampier's Account of the Five Islands. They are named the Bashee Islands
- CHAPTER XXII The Cygnet. At the Philippines, Celebes, and Timor. On the Coast of New Holland. End of the Cygnet
- CHAPTER XXIII French Buccaneers under Francois Grogniet and Le Picard, to the Death of Grogniet
- CHAPTER XXIV Retreat of the French Buccaneers across New Spain to the West Indies. All the Buccaneers quit the South Sea
- CHAPTER XXV Steps taken towards reducing the Buccaneers and the Flibustiers under subordination to the regular Governments. War of the Grand Alliance against France. The Neutrality of the Island Saint Christopher broken
- CHAPTER XXVI Siege and Plunder of the City of Carthagena on the Terra Firma, by an Armament from France in conjunction with the Flibustiers of Saint Domingo
- CHAPTER XXVII Second Plunder of Carthagena. Peace of Ryswick, in 1697. Entire Suppression of theBuccaneers and Flibustiers
- A LIST OF DATES
- Plate section
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- History of the Buccaneers of America , pp. 1 - 5Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1907