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Privateer saga of love over sea and war’s fate
A narrative recounts a young woman who marries Captain Walter, after disguising a shipboard elopement to escape her father. They sail past the Cape, pursued by a privateer, endure a tense chase, and are eventually captured by a Yankee privateer who recognizes Walter. The captor becomes friend, aiding their escape and transfer of ship ownership, amid wartime peril and shifting loyalties.
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West Indies
East Indies
China
Bin
Lorfore
Lin
Royal Navy
Mao
Walter
Gail
Teag
Pather
Tryon
Hughes
Breenes
Cape of Good Hope
Batavia
Canton
Camme
Thera
Lung Jonkabhor
Tatnadinir al
Eliow
England
Calleta
Neaster
Fearor
Glaas
Anid
America
Frank Hardy
Cnps
Mudim
Jun
Tual