The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago

Toolajee fights successful action with the Dutch--He tries to make peace with Bombay--Alliance formed against him--Commodore William James-- Slackness of the Peishwa's fleet--Se...

Portuguese pirates--Vincente Sodre--Dutch pirates--Royal filibustering--Endymion Porter's venture--The Courten Association--The Indian Red Sea fleet--John Hand--Odium excited ag...

Measures to suppress piracy--The _Adventure_ fitted out--Warren's squadron meets with Kidd--His suspicious behaviour--He threatens the _Sidney_--Waylays the Red Sea fleet--Captu...

Trouble with the Portuguese--Madagascar pirates again--Loss of the _Cassandra_--Captain Macrae's brave defence--The one-legged pirate--Richard Lazenby--Expedition against Gheria...

Measures taken in England against pirates--Woodes Rogers at the Bahamas--Edward Teach--Challoner Ogle--Bartholomew Roberts killed--Matthews sent to the East Indies--Naval office...

The case of Mr. Curgenven--Death of Conajee Angria--Quarrels of his sons--Portuguese intervention--Sumbhajee Angria--Political changes--Disaster to _Bombay_ and _Bengal_ galleys...

Arrival of Mr. Boone as Governor--He builds ships and improves defences of Bombay--Desperate engagement of _Morning Star_ with Sanganians--Alexander Hamilton--Expedition against...

The Company's civil servants--Their comparison with English who went to America--Their miserable salaries--The Company's military servants-- Regarded with distrust--Shaxton's mu...

Native piracy hereditary on the Malabar coast--Marco Polo's account--Fryer's narrative--The Kempsant--Arab and Sanganian pirates--Attack on the _President_--Loss of the _Josiah_...

Sivajee's occupation of Kennery--A naval action--Minchin and Keigwin--Bombay threatened--The Seedee intervenes--Conajee Angria occupies Kennery--Boone sails with the expedition-...

The year succeeding Boone's departure was a stirring one in Bombay. On the 27th February, the _Eagle_ and _Hunter_ galleys, while off Bassein, convoying a Surat ship, were attac...

Portuguese pirates--Vincente Sodre--Dutch pirates--Royal filibustering--Endymion Porter's venture--The Courten Association--The Indian Red Sea fleet--John Hand--Odium excited ag...

Toolajee fights successful action with the Dutch--He tries to make peace with Bombay--Alliance formed against him--Commodore William James--Slackness of the Peishwa's fleet--Sev...

Measures to suppress piracy--The _Adventure_ fitted out--Warren's squadron meets with Kidd--His suspicious behaviour--He threatens the _Sidney_--Waylays the Red Sea fleet--Captu...

The case of Mr. Curgenven--Death of Conajee Angria--Quarrels of his sons--Portuguese intervention--Sumbhajee Angria--Political changes--Disaster to _Bombay_ and _Bengal_ galleys...

The Company's civil servants--Their comparison with English who went to America--Their miserable salaries--The Company's military servants--Regarded with distrust--Shaxton's mut...

Trouble with the Portuguese--Madagascar pirates again--Loss of the _Cassandra_--Captain Macrae's brave defence--The one-legged pirate--Richard Lazenby--Expedition against Gheria...

Native piracy hereditary on the Malabar coast--Marco Polo's account--Fryer's narrative--The Kempsant--Arab and Sanganian pirates--Attack on the _President_--Loss of the _Josiah_...

Arrival of Mr. Boone as Governor--He builds ships and improves defences of Bombay--Desperate engagement of _Morning Star_ with Sanganians--Alexander Hamilton--Expedition against...

Sivajee's occupation of Kennery--A naval action--Minchin and Keigwin--Bombay threatened--The Seedee intervenes--Conajee Angria occupies Kennery--Boone sails with the expedition-...

Measures taken in England against pirates--Woodes Rogers at the Bahamas--Edward Teach--Challoner Ogle--Bartholomew Roberts killed--Matthews sent to the East Indies--Naval office...