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Pirate in Trepaffy Harbor Seizes Ships After Raid
Reports from St Lawrence and Gibraltar recount a French and English harbor raid by a pirate with a 12 gun sloop and 160 men. He captured 22 ships, burned vessels, damaged gear, and forced Masters to surrender under threat. Accounts note prior burnings at Ferryland and threats to hang captains for not resisting.
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R. William Tofach
Trepaffy
Belibash
S VY SR
Biddeford
Jaiden
Capleflon
Ferryland
St. Mary’s
St. Peter’s
Cape Pine
Lodagar
Gibralter
Stewart
Witachelfva
Streights
Cadiz
Ceuta
Cartagena
Morocco
Alcides
Marshals de Camp
Milan
France
Lyons
Malaga
Holloway
Francé
Merschant
Naples