Index for the Project Gutenberg Series "American Pioneers and Patriots"

CHAPTER VII.

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The Close of Stede Bonnet's Career. Bonnet's Abandonment by Blackbeard.—Avails Himself of the King's Pardon.—Takes Commission as a Privateer.—Rescues Blackbeard's Pirates.—Piratic Career.—Enters Capevii Fear River for Repairs.—Captured by Colonel Rhet.—The Conflict.—Escapes from Prison.—The Pursuit, and Trial and Sentence. 125