Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-22

TaiE NoRlM CAROLINA CAPTAIN KIDD
Ssss who has sos beard Of ,hs famous BLACK
lizard the ac&ed hveboosss, WIN accnsnx vulgar
s s s css OF money sI" the 6anA: II almost eysy
s.s ss siss times s,"~ hin ve,.. nr "s i;s,o,S
OF ,h's man. 80 moss In the lgens Of lna, win
wsm.os. History OF Moth Csmims ti;s .sl name ~ss
eaeh and he pursued his piracal adventures
orse. Eas" and kS sssss sse~. Of tho Colo
we've e., oo.s sas,ed Of e"ndsrisax ."n this
while he pursued paes TO retire to the mouth OF tic
smco rivet IN North Caro,,na, reht his vc.s-l Baih
to the town Of shs, Name without rcs,rsn guarded he
was nc eculd not be easily aPPebended TIE lived
i disonora6Ie associate with rober Tobias Knight,
member Of the council secretary Of The provcr
King George the First, m the yesr i7is
was pleased to issue proclamation Offering pardon all
to any OF the colonial governors This was deemed to &c the
most expeditions method Of obtaining r-ef common
res.
Teach and twenty his men, surrendered thcnseve. 10
the governor OF North Carolina, and took scs
wen, to work But Teach was am incorporate man and had
lo'g been IN the habits Of dcncss Ia his money
erclu'ty prone believe wonderful story passed
aus account The nan Who is sad aud believed tn have
oned rs OF chests Of in deep creek along
he LEFT OF cruising wherefore resolved to r.s hi. life b, re-
enlisted proper crew. aud cleared as ea"no" raSc for s ,s
island OF Sam, Thomas After few weeks, returned
Carolina and brought with him French ship laden
gar. coffee and cotton tie before the governor
with tour OF hs people that he found ship sea-
upon which he allowed the house Tie
landed his sugar and o'he' goos and down hs oop
yr her clean bottom a, the place tina, called eachs
mole, within Ocracoke inlet Knight who collector of
fhc customs lived anco river few miles port
OF Bath Teach had been his house during these amsac
~ nor ne stored 2O barrels of and coffee
M hrs BAN Whatever the governor retav may have
thought OF an old pirate who alleged he had s,
SHIP With vaiab:s cargo tie cred sra people were
disposed To view paficai adventure The Assembly OF
virginia offered reward of hundred pounds Cor Teach
and 'ed pounds for each OF his Associates There were two
snps al war then at their Hampton Roads MAY
na<d lieutenant in Of the ships. taking him two
snail coasters, and sufficient men, sailed in quest
OF Teach, AMI found him his usual capenins place
When tire action besau Teach had n.cn him.
m ne fought like despc'ado who resolved 20 tho
sooet lie was killed III the action, and nine OF his
light Of thsm taken. Thirty OF Maynards men were
Killed or wounoed The pirates who survived tho actiCn
we're tried in Virginia Que OF tiien Basioa Hand
TUNED kings evidence; and four Of them wce cxecu
ted, alter they had confessed the truth Hands dep
testimony Of Hand that knight prvy
act OF piracy copy OF these examinations the
governor OF North Carolina by the Court Of Admiralty, who
alleged that knight should be tried acconplcc When
pated himself the testimony Of yng lived
him IN his house. This testimony directly opposed the
cvden,e Of Hand and the presumption case should
maze been IN iavor oil Knights the If
pirate who turned kings evidence. supported by tie dcclara
ton of Tour neu pirates who condemned could do little
injury fair character hut there evidence
To hc trusted an such oaths By that evidence knights
character deoyed and the sovenos did escape
suspicion letter from Kngh was fund in Teachs pocket
dated few days before he fell hand. Of MAYNARD
That letter referred secret, paper II
proof of knght'e friend ship a freebooter and clear
ntiaon o the governors respect also silver
cup found In reachs cabin, of which he had lately robbed
boa'nan on The rlver below Knights house"