{"product_id":"2940016069876","title":"The Pirates Of Malabar,and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRISE OF EUROPEAN PIRACY IN THE EAST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortuguese pirates--Vincente Sodre--Dutch pirates--Royal\u003cbr\u003efilibustering--Endymion Porter's venture--The Courten Association--The\u003cbr\u003eIndian Red Sea fleet--John Hand--Odium excited against the English in\u003cbr\u003eSurat--The _Caesar_ attacked by French pirates--Danish depredations--West\u003cbr\u003eIndian pirates--Ovington's narrative--Interlopers and permission\u003cbr\u003eships--Embargo placed on English trade--Rovers trapped at Mungr ole--John\u003cbr\u003eSteel--Every seizes the _Charles the Second_ and turns pirate--His letter\u003cbr\u003eto English commanders--The Madagascar settlements--Libertatia--Fate of\u003cbr\u003eSawbridge--Capture of the _Gunj Suwaie_--Immense booty--Danger of the\u003cbr\u003eEnglish at Surat--Bombay threatened--Friendly behaviour of the Surat\u003cbr\u003eGovernor--Embargo on European trade--Every sails for America--His reputed\u003cbr\u003eend--Great increase of piracy--Mutiny of the _Mocha_ and _Josiah_\u003cbr\u003ecrews--Culliford in the _Resolution_--The _London_ seized by Imaum of\u003cbr\u003eMuscat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCAPTAIN KIDD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures to suppress piracy--The _Adventure_ fitted out--Warren's squadron\u003cbr\u003emeets with Kidd--His suspicious behaviour--He threatens the\u003cbr\u003e_Sidney_--Waylays the Red Sea fleet--Captures the _Mary_--Visits Carwar\u003cbr\u003eand Calicut--His letter to the factory--Chased by Portuguese\u003cbr\u003emen-of-war--Chases the _Sedgwick_--Chivers--Action between _Dorrill_ and\u003cbr\u003e_Resolution_--Kidd captures the _Quedah Merchant_--Dilemma of European\u003cbr\u003etraders at Surat--Their agreements with the authorities--Experience of\u003cbr\u003ethe _Benjamin_--News of Kidd's piracies reaches England--Despatch of\u003cbr\u003esquadron under Warren--Littleton at Madagascar--Kidd sails for New\u003cbr\u003eYork--Arrested and tried--His defence and execution--Justice of his\u003cbr\u003esentence--His character--Diminution of piracy--Lowth in the _Loyal\u003cbr\u003eMerchant_--Act for suppression of piracy--Captain Millar ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE RISE OF CONAJEE ANGRIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNative piracy hereditary on the Malabar coast--Marco Polo's\u003cbr\u003eaccount--Fryer's narrative--The Kempsant--Arab and Sanganian\u003cbr\u003epirates--Attack on the _President_--Loss of the _Josiah_--Attack on the\u003cbr\u003e_Phoenix_--The _Thomas_ captured--Depredations of the Gulf\u003cbr\u003epirates--Directors' views--Conajee Angria--Attacks English\u003cbr\u003eships--Destroys the _Bombay_--Fortifies Kennery--Becomes\u003cbr\u003eindependent--Captures the Governor's yacht--Attacks the _Somers_ and\u003cbr\u003e_Grantham_--Makes peace with Bombay--His navy--Great increase of\u003cbr\u003eEuropean and native piracy ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN ACTIVE GOVERNOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrival of Mr. Boone as Governor--He builds ships and improves defences of\u003cbr\u003eBombay--Desperate engagement of _Morning Star_ with Sanganians--Alexander\u003cbr\u003eHamilton--Expedition against Vingorla--Its failure--Hamilton made\u003cbr\u003eCommodore--Expedition against Carwar--Landing force defeated--Successful\u003cbr\u003eskirmish--Desertion of Goa recruits--Reinforcements--Landing force again\u003cbr\u003edefeated--The Rajah makes peace--Hamilton resigns Commodoreship--A\u003cbr\u003enoseless company--Angria recommences attacks--Abortive expedition against\u003cbr\u003eGheriah--Downing's account of it--Preparations to attack Kennery ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE COMPANY'S SERVANTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Company's civil servants--Their comparison with English who went to\u003cbr\u003eAmerica--Their miserable salaries--The Company's military\u003cbr\u003eservants--Regarded with distrust--Shaxton's mutiny--Captain\u003cbr\u003eKeigwin--Broken pledges and ill-treatment--Directors' vacillating\u003cbr\u003epolicy--Military grievances--Keigwin seizes the administration of\u003cbr\u003eBombay--His wise rule--Makes his submission to the Crown--Low status of\u003cbr\u003eCompany's military officers--Lord Egmont's speech--Factors and writers as\u003cbr\u003egenerals and colonels--Bad quality of the common soldiers--Their bad\u003cbr\u003etreatment--Complaint against Midford--Directors' parsimony ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXPEDITION AGAINST KENNERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSivajee's occupation of Kennery--A naval action--Minchin and\u003cbr\u003eKeigwin--Bombay threatened--The Seedee intervenes--Conajee Angria occupies\u003cbr\u003eKennery--Boone sails with the expedition--Manuel de Castro--Futile\u003cbr\u003eproceedings--Force landed and repulsed--Second landing--Manuel de Castro's\u003cbr\u003etreachery--Gideon Russell--Bad behaviour of two captains--Defeat--Attack\u003cbr\u003eabandoned--The _St. George_--The _Phram_--Manuel de Castro\u003cbr\u003epunished--Bombay wall completed--Angria makes overtures for peace--Boone\u003cbr\u003eoutwitted ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXPEDITION AGAINST GHERIAH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrouble with the Portuguese--Madagascar pirates again--Loss of the\u003cbr\u003e_Cassandra_--Captain Macrae's brave defence--The one-legged\u003cbr\u003epirate--Richard Lazenby--Expedition against Gheriah--Mr. Walter Brown--His\u003cbr\u003eincompetency--Gordon's landing--Insubordination and drunkenness--Arrival\u003cbr\u003eof the _Phram_--General attack--Failure-","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101077750000,"sku":"2940016069876","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016069876","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}