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As it spread throughout the neighbouring colonies, the news of Teach and Vane's impromptu party worried the Governor of Pennsylvania enough to send out two sloops to capture the pirates. As head of a Crown colony , Spotswood viewed the proprietary colony of North Carolina with contempt; he had little faith in the ability of the Carolinians to control the pirates, who he suspected would be back to their old ways, disrupting Virginian commerce, as soon as their money ran out.

Spotswood learnt that William Howard, the former quartermaster of Queen Anne's Revenge , was in the area, and believing that he might know of Teach's whereabouts had the pirate and his two slaves arrested. Spotswood had no legal authority to have pirates tried, [ nb 7 ] and as a result, Howard's attorney, John Holloway, brought charges against Captain Brand of HMS Lyme , where Howard was imprisoned. Spotswood's council claimed that Teach's presence was a crisis and that under a statute of William III , the governor was entitled to try Howard without a jury.

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The charges referred to several acts of piracy supposedly committed after the pardon's cut-off date, in "a sloop belonging to ye subjects of the King of Spain", but ignored the fact that they took place outside Spotswood's jurisdiction and in a vessel then legally owned. Another charge cited two attacks, one of which was the capture of a slave ship off Charleston Bar, from which one of Howard's slaves was presumed to have come. Meanwhile, Spotswood had obtained from Howard valuable information on Teach's whereabouts, [ 62 ] and he planned to send his forces across the border into North Carolina to capture him.

He also wrote to the Lords of Trade , suggesting that the Crown might benefit financially from Teach's capture. Spotswood personally financed the operation, possibly believing that Teach had fabulous treasures hidden away.

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Lieutenant Robert Maynard of HMS Pearl was given command of two commandeered sloops, to approach the town from the sea. Maynard and the detachment from HMS Pearl took the larger of the two vessels and named her Jane ; the rest took Ranger , commanded by one of Maynard's officers, a Mister Hyde.

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Some from the two ships' civilian crews remained aboard. Included in Brand's force were a number of North Carolinians, including Colonel Moore and Captain Jeremiah Vail, sent to put down any local objection to the presence of foreign soldiers. Moore went into the town to see if Teach was there, reporting back that he was not, but that the pirate was expected at "every minute. They returned two days later and reported on what eventually transpired. He stopped all traffic from entering the inlet—preventing any warning of his presence—and posted a lookout on both sloops to ensure that Teach could not escape to sea.

Johnson reported that the pirate had "no more than twenty-five men on board" and that he "gave out to all the vessels that he spoke with that he had forty". At daybreak, preceded by a small boat taking soundings, Maynard's two sloops entered the channel. The small craft was quickly spotted by Adventure and fired at as soon as it was within range of her guns. While the boat made a quick retreat to the Jane , Teach cut the Adventure ' s anchor cable. His crew hoisted the sails and the Adventure manoeuvred to point her starboard guns toward Maynard's sloops, which were slowly closing the gap.

Adventure then turned toward the beach of Ocracoke Island, heading for a narrow channel. Johnson claimed that there was an exchange of small-arms fire following which Adventure ran aground on a sandbar , while Maynard anchored and then lightened his ship to pass over the obstacle.


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Another version claimed that Jane and Ranger ran aground, although Maynard made no mention of this in his log. Damn you for Villains, who are you? And, from whence came you? Black-beard bid him send his Boat on Board, that he might see who he was; but Mr. Maynard reply'd thus; I cannot spare my Boat, but I will come aboard of you as soon as I can, with my Sloop. In Answer to which, Mr. Maynard told him, That he expected no Quarters from him, nor should he give him any.

What is certain though is that Adventure turned her guns on the two ships and fired.

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The broadside was devastating; in an instant, Maynard had lost as much as a third of his forces. Hyde was dead and his second and third officers either dead or seriously injured. His sloop was so badly damaged that it played no further role in the attack. In the aftermath of Teach's overwhelming attack, Jane and Ranger may also have been grounded; the battle thenceforth would have become a race to see who could float their ship first. The lieutenant had kept many of his men below deck and in anticipation of being boarded told them to prepare for close fighting.

Teach watched as the gap between the vessels closed, and ordered his men to be ready. The two vessels contacted one another as the Adventure ' s grappling hooks hit their target and several grenades, made from powder and shot-filled bottles and ignited by fuses, broke across the sloop's deck.

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As the smoke cleared, Teach led his men aboard, buoyant at the sight of Maynard's apparently empty ship, his men firing at the small group formed by the lieutenant and his men at the stern. The rest of Maynard's men then burst from the hold, shouting and firing. The plan to surprise Teach and his crew worked; the pirates were apparently taken aback at the assault.

Teach rallied his men and the two groups fought across the deck, which was already slick with blood from those killed or injured by Teach's broadside. Maynard and Teach fired their flintlocks at each other, then threw them away. Teach drew his cutlass and managed to break Maynard's sword. Against superior training and a slight advantage in numbers, the pirates were pushed back toward the bow, allowing the Jane ' s crew to surround Maynard and Teach, who was by then completely isolated. Badly wounded, he was then attacked and killed by several more of Maynard's crew. The remaining pirates quickly surrendered.

Those left on the Adventure were captured by the Ranger ' s crew, including one who planned to set fire to the powder room and blow up the ship. Maynard later examined Teach's body, noting that it had been shot no fewer than five times and cut about twenty. He also found several items of correspondence, including a letter to the pirate from Tobias Knight. Teach's corpse was thrown into the inlet while his head was suspended from the bowsprit of Maynard's sloop so the reward could be collected.

Lieutenant Maynard remained at Ocracoke for several more days, making repairs and burying the dead. Governor Spotswood used a portion of this to pay for the entire operation. As Captain Brand and his troops had not been the ones fighting for their lives, Maynard thought this extremely unfair. The two companies did not receive their prize money for another four years, [ 84 ] [ 85 ] and despite his bravery Maynard was not promoted; instead, he faded into obscurity.

The remainder of Teach's crew and former associates were found by Brand, in Bath, [ 85 ] and were transported to Williamsburg, Virginia , where they were jailed on charges of piracy. Several were black, prompting Spotswood to ask his council what could be done about "the Circumstances of these Negroes to exempt them from undergoing the same Tryal as other pirates. Of the remaining two, one proved that he had partaken of the fight out of necessity, having been on Teach's ship only as a guest at a drinking party the night before, and not as a pirate.

The other, Israel Hands, was not present at the fight. He claimed that during a drinking session Teach had shot him in the knee, and that he was still covered by the royal pardon. Governor Eden was certainly embarrassed by Spotswood's invasion of North Carolina, [ 89 ] while Spotswood disavowed himself of any part of the seizure. He defended his actions, writing to Lord Carteret , a shareholder of the Province of Carolina, that he might benefit from the sale of the seized property and reminding the Earl of the number of Virginians who had died to protect his interests.

He argued for the secrecy of the operation by suggesting that Eden "could contribute nothing to the Success of the Design", and told Eden that his authority to capture the pirates came from the king. Eden was heavily criticised for his involvement with Teach and was accused of being his accomplice. By criticising Eden, Spotswood intended to bolster the legitimacy of his invasion. Israel Hands had, weeks earlier, testified that Knight had been on board the Adventure in August , shortly after Teach had brought a French ship to North Carolina as a prize.

Four pirates had testified that with Teach, they had visited Knight's home to give him presents. This testimony and the letter found on Teach's body by Maynard appeared compelling, but Knight conducted his defence with competence. Despite being very sick and close to death, he questioned the reliability of Spotswood's witnesses. He claimed that Israel Hands had talked under duress, and that under North Carolinian law, the other witness, an African, was unable to testify. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.

Bonny and Read are not the only women pirates on record as having sailed the Caribbean. Google Scholar. Welch, Thomas M. Nourse, Dilly, , 24— Dugaw, Subsequent page references will appear in parentheses in the text. John S. He said not a word. We then put five more of the ringleaders in irons, and confided them in different rooms, and gave them strict orders to speak to no one except myself. Many have ex. I kept a pretty strict watch over them, untiTl got to Gib-, raltar, where I arrived safely, with fix. But here were other difficulties. I had supposed that when we got to Gibraltar, we should be able to get rid of iliepresent crew, and to get one with whom it would be safe to venture to Qea.

Periiaps my readers may not exaetly understand where all these places mentioned by me are, and for their information I will spend a few moments. On its north- ern shore are Spain, Italy and Turkey in Europe ; on the east, Turkey in Asia Minor, and on the south,' the African coast, the principal ports of which are Tripoli and Algieis. There are many mansions pointed at to this day, where once lived the pirate princes.

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