Treasure Island paper Due Wednesday

1. A comparison of the book and movie and also why and how popular culture is able to create good guys out of pirates Treasure Island paper Due Wednesday

2. Order was maintained by the signed agreement • Round Robin • In addition ‘articles’ were often written defining parameters of behavior • "they stipulate in writing what recompense or reward each one ought to have, that is either wounded or maimed in his body, suffering the loss of any limb, by that voyage.“ • Alexander Exquemeling

3. Pyrates and Buccaneers, are Princes to [Seamen], for there, as none are exempt from the General Toil and Danger; so if the Chief have a Supream Share beyond his Comrades, 'tis because he's always the Leading Man in e'ry daring Enterprize; and yet as bold as he is in all other attempts, he dares not offer to infringe the common laws of Equity; but every Associate has his due Quota ... thus these HostesHumani Generis as great robbers as they are to all besides, are precisely just among themselves; without which they could no more Subsist than a Structure without a Foundation • Barnaby Slush

4. Articles of Bartholomew Roberts • I. Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.

5. Pirate captains power different to that of merchant or naval captain • Hierarchy is banished • Has a historical background • Shore sailors had share of cargo • Lost in time of blue water sailors • Cromwell’s followers from English Civil War • Members of New model Army • In Caribbean

6. One buccaneer was ‘a stout grey-headed’ and‘merry hearted Old Man’ • ‘who had served under Oliver in the time of the Irish Rebellion; after which he was at Jamaica, and had followed Privateering ever since’ • NMA – elected officers

7. Pirate Captain • Total authority during fight or flight • Rest of time no real authority • “he or any other Officer is allowed no more [food] than another man, nay, the Captain cannot Keep his Cabbin to himself” • “They permit him to be Captain, on Condition, that they may be captain over him” • Johnson

8. II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because, they were on these occasions allowed a shift of clothes: but if they defrauded the company to the value of a dollar in plate, jewels, or money, marooning was their punishment. If the robbery was only betwixt one another, they contented themeselves with slitting the ears and nose of him that was guilty, and set him on shore, not in an uninhabited place, but somewhere, where he was sure to encounter hardships.

9. Also had a early set of checks and balances in the shape of the quartermaster • Elected to represent and protect • “the Interest of the Crew” • Tasks • Adjudicate minor disputes • Distribute food and booty • “civil Magistrate” • Ensuring no extension or abuse of authority

10. Neither Captain or Quartermaster highest authority • That was the • Common Council • Met regularly • Consisted of everyone on board • From Captain to men before the mast

11. III. No person to game at cards or dice for money. • IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o'clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck • V. To keep their piece, pistols, and cutlass clean and fit for service.

12. VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death • VII. To desert the ship or their quarters in battle, was punished with death or marooning.

13. All aimed at keeping crew ready to fight others not each other • 1722 • Bartholomew Roberts crew • Executed two men for desertion • Each allowed to chose executioner • Tied to mainmast & shot

14. VIII. No striking one another on board, but every man's quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol. If both miss, they come to their cutlasses, and then he is declaired the victor who draws the first blood. • IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared one thousand pounds. If in order to this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have eight hundred dollars, out of the public stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.

15. Early social security/workers comp? • Traditional image of pirate • Hook, eye patch, wooden leg • stereotype • Representative of dangerous life • Portion of take put into common fund • To provide for disabled

16. Jeremiah Huggins received • 14 gold pistoles • 7 ½ ounces gold dust • 82 pieces of eight • 17 ounces of silver bullion • “by reason of being wounded among them”

17. X. The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and quarter. • XI. The musicians to have rest on the Sabbath Day, but the other six days and nights, none without special favour.

18. So if these were Bartholomew Roberts articles • Who was Bartholomew Roberts? • Where did he come from? One of four pirates mentioned in treasure island It was a master surgeon, him that ampytated me - out of college and all - Latin by the bucket, and what not; but he was hanged like a dog, and sun-dried like the rest, at Corso Castle. That was Roberts' men, that was, and comed of changing names of their ships - Royal Fortune and so on.

19. Follow a chain reaction in the interlinked pirate community • beginning with • Captain Christopher Winter • In New providence when Woodes Rogers appears with pardon • Doesn’t take it • Heads to Cuba • Converts to Catholicism • Works for the spanish

20. Winter best know for capture of Edward Seegar • Seegar changed name to Edward England • Sailed with Winter before taking off on his own to Africa • England fell in with French Pirate • La Bouche • Louis la Bouse • In Whydah harbor • Careened ships and partied together

21. After leaving harbor met with third pirate John Taylor • Around bottom of Africa • Taking ships • Hoping to meet with Avery in Madagascar • Miss Avery • La Bouche heads out on his own

22. Taylor and England took major prize • But with heavy losses • Captain of defeated ship later asks for a negotiated surrender • England after hours of trying persuaded crew to accept • When out at sea again Taylor and other pirates maroon England on Mauritius

23. Eventually they gather drift wood build a raft and make it to Madagascar in 1721 • Penny-less he dies shortly thereafter • But in 1718 • He had captured slaver Cadogan • On board was Howell Davis

24. England Killed captain but was impressed by Davies • Suggested that he turn pirate and take Cadogan & slaves as first prize • Davies puts it to men who refuse • They sail off on original course • When they arrive in Barbados • Crew turn Davies over as Pirate

25. No evidence could be found – set free • “I may be a Slaver, But no pirate” • But once accused he found honest work difficult to find • Signed pardon papers • Got work from Woodes Rogers to transport goods • Turned pirate

26. Davis was a trickster • Tried to pass himself of as privateer to get inside towns • St. Jago – not believed asked to leave • St James Island, of Gambia – Worked • 1719 Isle of Princes – betrayed and killed • A Captive, forced pirate John Roberts elected captain • Only been on board a few weeks but a skilled navigator

27. changes name to Bartholomew Rodgers AKA Black Bart

28. Feb 6, 1721 HMS Swallow left England for Africa • Captain Chaloner Ogle • June 18 anchored at Cape Coast Castle • Spent time resupplying and getting local knowledge a set out to patrol coast • Jan 15 1722, arrived in Whydah • Trading post was decimated • Black Bart had been there three days before

29. Cape Coast Castle Whydah Cape Lopez

30. Bart Roberts at Whydah • 11- 12 ships at post • Sailed in with black flag flying • All surrendered and agreed to pay ransom • Except Captain Fletcher on Porcupine • Enraged Roberts and crew • Poured tar on deck and set fire to the boat • Didn’t release the slaves on board all chained in pairs • “under the miserable choice of perishing by fire or water: those who jumped over-board were seized by sharks, a voracious fish in plenty in this Road, and in their sight, torn limb from limb alive”

31. Roberts had also taken the best ship for his own use • “Therefore I judge they must go to some place in the Bight to clean and fit the French ship before they would think of cruising again, which caused me to steer away into the Bight and look into those places which I knew had depth of water sufficient…” • Captain Ogle

32. Spotted Pirates Feb 5, 1722 • Royal Fortune & Ranger & Little Ranger • Anchored in the lee of Cape Lopez • Swallow had to sail away from coast to avoid sand bar before heading back in • Pirates thought ship was fleeing • Roberts sent Ranger after it

33. Oops! • Ogle realizing what was happening pretended to be slower than he was • Ranger caught him • 1 ½ hours of fighting later pirates surrendered • Overnight worked to fix both boats • 2 am Feb. 7thRanger –with captives – sent to Isle of Princes • Evening of 9th Swallow back in sight of Roberts

34. “The pirate sailing better than us, shot ahead above half gun shot, while we continued firing (without intermission) such guns as we could bring to bear . . . Till by favour of the wind we came alongside again, and after exchanging a few more shot, about half past one, his main-mast came down, being shot away a little below the parrel, • At two she struck, and called for quarters, proving to be the royal fortune of 40 guns”

35. Roberts was killed and crew as promised through his weighted body overboard • So it could not be displayed • Captain Ogle took Royal Fortune and Little Ranger back to Isle of Princes gathered Ranger and sailed to Cape Coast Castle • March 16, given a 21 gun Salute • Ogle received a knighthood • 1739 became Rear Admiral • Ended career as Admiral of the Fleet

36. One final bad boy • Ned Low • Born England • Moved to Boston • Married had a daughter • Wife died • Headed south to Honduras • Turned pirate

37. Know to be cruel and vicious • Apart from to married men • Portuguese ship captain through bag of Gold overboard rather than give it up • Low tied him to mainmast, with Cutlass he • Cut of mans lips • Cooked them over fire forced first mate to eat them • Then disemboweled or decapitated whole crew • Disappeared in 1724 after taking 140 ships

38. I’ll collect papers later

39. The Fight to End Piracy

40. Woodes Rogers

41. 1708 fellow Bristol merchants Sponsored global expedition to chase and attack pirates selected Rogers to command it William Dampier as his navigator

42. Under a letter of marque Rogers set sail • 350-ton Duke (36 guns) • 260-ton Duchess (36 guns) • 333 men. • Rogers' described crews as • "tinkers, taylors, hay-makers, pedlers, fidlers etc, one negro and about ten boys."

43. Expedition very successful • bringing home bullion, precious stones and exotic silks from Spanish vessels. • Also brought home an extra passenger • Scottish seaman named Alexander Selkirk.

44. When he returned to England • East India Company tried to seize the treasure • Claimed Rogers had breached their trade monopoly • Crew had to fight off • East Indiamen • press gangs eager to grab them for the navy. • Merchants received £50,000 from the £148,000 • still doubled their stakes. • 3 years before crew got their share – only after they petitioned the House of Lords

45. 1717 Rogers appointed first royal governor of the Bahamas • charged with ridding the islands of pirates. • Nassau had become a rouge possession • Pirates dominated Nassau with • "lawless riot and drunken revelry” • Of his arrival Rodgers wrote

46. "...Your Lordships, I arr'ved in this Port on the 26 July last in company with the Men of Warr ordered to assist me. I met with little opposition in coming in, but found a French ship (that was taken by the Pirates of 22 Guns) burning in the Harbour -- which we were told was set on Fire to drive out His Majestys Ship the Rose who got in too early the evening before me, and cut her cable and run out in the Night for fear of being burnt by one Charles Vane who command'd the Pirates

47. Rogers received a group of representatives from Harbor Island • assured him that many of the pirates eager to accept the King's amnesty • following day, as he landed • "he was received with joy by some three hundred persons. The repentant pirates formed a military guard of honor in two lines and fired off their muskets in celebration."

48. Offered pardon, many took it • Announced anyone clearing land and building shelter • Receive 120 acres • Also said he had received dispatch that Spanish were going to attack • Lie, in fact Vane had sent note threatening to come back • Men on Island helped rebuild fort • And built houses

49. One of pirates who did not accept Pardon • Blackbeard • Death in 1718 alongside Woodes Rodgers arrival seen as great coup • But piracy was not yet dead • Letter from Governor of South Carolina of the period read

50. The unspeakable calamity this poor province suffers from pirates obliges me to inform your lordships of it in order that his majesty may know it and be induced to afford us the assistance of a frigate or two to cruise hereabouts upon them for we are continually alarmed and our ships taken to the utter ruin of our trade