. The history of the buccaneers of America; containing detailed accounts of those bold and daring freebooters; chiefly along the Spanish main, in the great South sea, succeeding the civil wars in England . eir money, theywere soon constrained to seek more by the same means ; andCaptain John Davis, presently after his return, was chosen ad-miral of seven or eight vessels, he being now esteemed an ableconductor for such enterprises. He began his new commandby directing his fleet to the north of Cuba, there to wait forthe fleet from New Spain ; but missing his design, they deter-mined for Florida
. The history of the buccaneers of America; containing detailed accounts of those bold and daring freebooters; chiefly along the Spanish main, in the great South sea, succeeding the civil wars in England . eir money, theywere soon constrained to seek more by the same means ; andCaptain John Davis, presently after his return, was chosen ad-miral of seven or eight vessels, he being now esteemed an ableconductor for such enterprises. He began his new commandby directing his fleet to the north of Cuba, there to wait forthe fleet from New Spain ; but missing his design, they deter-mined for Florida. Being arrived there, they landed their menand sacked a small city named St. Augustine of Florida. Thecastle had a garrison of two hundred men, but could not pre-vent the pillage of the city, they effecting it without the leastdamage from the soldiers or townsmen. Thus we have spoken, in the first part of this book, of theconstitution of Hispaniola and Tortuga, their properties andinhabitants, as also-of the fruits. In the second part, we shalldescribe the actions of the two most famous pirates, who com-mitted many horrible crimes and inhumanities upon theSpaniards. * 64 THE BUCCANEERS OF Francis Lolonois. THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. 65 CHAPTER VIII. Of the Origin of Francis Lolonois, and the Beginning of his Robberies. Francis Lolonois was a native of that territory in Francewhich is called Les Sables cfrOlone, or The Sands of his youth he was transported to the Caribbee Islands, inquality of servant, or slave, according to custom, of which wehave already spoken. Being out of his time, he came to His-paniola. Here he joined for some time with the hunters, be-fore he began his robberies upon the Spaniards, which I shallnow relate, till his unfortunate death. At. first he made two or three voyages as a common mariner,wherein he behaved himself so courageously, as to gain the fa-vor of the governor of Tortuga, Monsieur de La Place; inso-much that he gave him a
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