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Pirate Engagement Near Rhode Island in June 1723
Report from New England details Captain Solgard of the Greyhound pursuing pirates. In a June 1723 action the pirates aboard two sloops fired on the British ship, losing masts and surrendering after heavy fire. Prisoners numbered 37 whites and six Blacks. captures included slaves and cargo valued in gold and silver. Further letters describe brutal pirate acts and pursuit developments through late June with reinforced hostility along the coast.
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New-England
Peter Lolgard Coumander
W.N.W
Grane
N. W
Rhode Hand
Solgard
Lowe
Ti Suppos
Veisel
New-York
George Snow
T'Mat
Jamaica
Mattee
Pyrates
Rhode Island
Hague
Peffers
Brusfels