Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
CHAPTER I.
_Origin of the Buccaneers._ PAGE
Renown of Captain Kidd.--Wild Legends.--Demands of Spain.--Opposition of the Maritime Powers.--The Rise of the Buccaneers.--The Pirates’ Code.--Remonstrance of Spain.--Reply of France and England.--Confession of a Buccaneer.--Adventures of Peter the Great. 9