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Naval battle between an American ship and an Algerine corsair.

Capture of an Algerine Corsair

Naval battle between an American ship and an Algerine corsair.

Pirate carving name into a tree trunk.

Pirates

Pirate carving name into a tree trunk.

"'The Pirate's Decoy' Captain Semmes, of the Confederate privateer <em>Alabama</em>, decoying ships toward him by burning a prize vessel. The plan that Captain Semmes adopted to bring fish to his net was as follows: Whenever he captured a ship, after taking from her all that he and his officers wanted, he lay by her until dark, and then set her on fire. The light of the burning ship could be seen many miles, and every other ship within seeing distance stood toward the light, thinking to rescue a number of poor fellows from destruction. The pirate kept in the immediate vicinity, awaiting the prey that was sure to come, and the next morning the poor fellows who to serve the cause of humanity had gone many miles out of their course found themselves under the guns of the <em>Alabama</em>, with the certainty that before another twenty-four hours they would share the fate of the ship they went to serve."— Frank Leslie, 1896

The Pirate's Decoy

"'The Pirate's Decoy' Captain Semmes, of the Confederate privateer Alabama, decoying ships…

"Capture of the United States mail steamer <em>Ariel</em>, Captain Jones, off the east end of Cuba, by the pirate <em>Alabama</em> ('290'), Captain Semmes, December 7th, 1862. Report of the first officer of the <em>Ariel</em>: 'On the 7th of December, at 1:30 P.M., when rounding Cape Maysi, the eastern point of Cuba, we saw a vessel about four miles to the westward, close under the high land, bark-rigged and under canvas. As there was nothing in her appearance indicating her to be a steamer, her smokepipe being down, no suspicions were aroused until in a short time we saw she had furled her sails, raised her smokestack, and was rapidly nearing us under steam, the American flag flying at her peak. Such was her speed in comparison to ours that in about half an hour she had come up within half a mile of us, when she fired a lee gun, hauled down the American ensign and ran up the Confederate flag. No attention was paid to the summons, and the <em>Ariel</em> was pushed to her utmost speed. She then sailed across our wake, took a position on our port quarter, about four hundred yards distant, and fired two guns almost simultaneously, one shot passing over the hurricane deck, and the other hitting the foremast and cutting it half away. A body of United States marines, consisting of 126 men, passengers on board the <em>Ariel</em>, had been drawn up and armed, but the officers in command deemed it worse than folly to resist, as we could plainly see they were training a full broadside to bear upon us, and Captain Jones gave orders to stop the ship and haul down the ensign.'"— Frank Leslie, 1896

Ariel

"Capture of the United States mail steamer Ariel, Captain Jones, off the east end of Cuba,…

"The naval victory off Cherbourg, France, June 19th, 1864- the pirate <em>Alabama</em> Captain Semmes, sunk after an engagement of one hour by the United States steamer <em>Kearsarge</em>, Captain Winslow."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Victory off Cherbourg

"The naval victory off Cherbourg, France, June 19th, 1864- the pirate Alabama Captain Semmes,…

A type of boat made from many pieces of boards or plates which overlap one another.

Clincher

A type of boat made from many pieces of boards or plates which overlap one another.

The attack of the Pirate Ship.

Robinson Crusoe

The attack of the Pirate Ship.

Sir Francis Drake, an English pirate and navigator.

Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake, an English pirate and navigator.

A Tripolitan pirate from the War with Tripoli.

Pirate

A Tripolitan pirate from the War with Tripoli.

An English nobleman, who played a large part in the capture of William Kidd, the pirate. Coote served as colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Richard Coote, First Early of Bellomont

An English nobleman, who played a large part in the capture of William Kidd, the pirate. Coote served…

Capital letter T with an illustration of Algerine Pirates.

T, Capital

Capital letter T with an illustration of Algerine Pirates.

Pirate Perch

This fish is of a dark olive color heavily dotted with black, and has two dark bars at the base of the…

A three masted vessel, with the foremast square rigged, and the mainmast and mizzemast fore and aft rigged.

Barkantine

A three masted vessel, with the foremast square rigged, and the mainmast and mizzemast fore and aft…

A pirate ship of the Barbary Coast in North Africa.

Barbary Pirate Ship

A pirate ship of the Barbary Coast in North Africa.

"In the year 787 three strange ships found their way to [England], not loaded with merchandise, but carrying fierce bands of pirates, who had come from Scandinavia."

Danish Warships

"In the year 787 three strange ships found their way to [England], not loaded with merchandise, but…

Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17 December 1619 – 29 November 1682), soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint. He was a soldier from a young age, fighting against Spain in the Netherlands and the Holy Roman Empire in Germany. Aged 23, he was appointed commander of the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War. He surrendered after the Battle of Naseby and was banished from the British Isles. He spent some time in Royalist forces in exile, first on land then at sea. He then became a buccaneer in the Caribbean. Following the restoration, Rupert returned to England, becoming a naval commander, inventor, artist and first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Prince Rupert died in England in 1682, aged 62.

Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (17…

A ship capable of cross-oceanic travelling.

Ship

A ship capable of cross-oceanic travelling.

An illustration of a pirate sitting on a barrel eating a slice of pie.

Pirate Sitting On Barrel Eating Pie

An illustration of a pirate sitting on a barrel eating a slice of pie.

An illustration of a group of pirates looking off into the horizon.

Pirates Looking into the Horizon

An illustration of a group of pirates looking off into the horizon.

A sign warning of "No pirating on this ocean".

Sign with Bird on Top

A sign warning of "No pirating on this ocean".