The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-10


and # his story of finding the French
ship, by applying to Spotswood, then
Governor of Virginia, to request the
the British naval officer in command
on his station to send force into the
waters of Carolina and take the pi-
rate. 1t is intimated that they adopt
ed this course because Eden, their own
Governor, was not, in their view, suf-
ticlently prompt in affording them
redress.
> Captain Ellis Brand was the naval
officer commanding in che waters of
Virginia and he, acting in concert
with Governor Spotswood, fitted out
two sloops, and placing them under
Lieutenant Robert Maynard, ordered
him in pursuit of Teach. Spotswood
at the same time offered, by proclama-
ton, a reward of 100 pounds for
the apprehension of Teach, fifteen
pounds each for any Of his officers,
and ten pounds per man for his crew.
Maynard sailed from the James river
in November 1718, and four days af-
| ter crossed Ocracoks bar and steered
for Pamlico river. I5 Fad been the
effort to keep Maynard's expedition
a secret and take the pirate by sur
| prise, but Teach had discovered it, and
was prepared to defend himself, with
his crew Of twenty-five desperadoes.
As Maynard came within gun shot,
he received Teach's fire, so that the
engagement commenced on his side.
Maynard then stood directly for his
vessel, but unfortunately grounded
near enough for Teach to hail him,
and with horrid imprecations, to let
him know that he would neither give
nor take quarters. The fight thus be-
come one of predetermined extermi-
nation, and was desperate on both
sides. By one broadsine Maynard lost
twenty men, when he promptly resolv-
ed that the contest should be finished,
| hand to hand, at close quarters. To
effect this, he resorted to the stratagem
ofsending his men below, with instruc-
tions to be ready to appear on the
first signal, prepared for close quarters
| AS he anticipated, Teach, perceiving
his deck clear, ordered his crew to
board The moment they touched
his deck, Maynard called his men,
and then the slaughter commenced.
The two commanders made for each
other, and discharged their pistols
without effect they then drew their
dirks, and alike between officers and
men on both sides, the blows of death
were dealt with fearful rapidity on q
deck soon made slippery with blood
A. last Teach fell, exhausted with the
wounds he had received. OF the sew
enteen pirates who had boarded the
Kings vessel, Teach, with nine 9th
ers were killed outright, and the other
eight were so wounded that they beg
ged for and received mercy. May
nard then Immediately y attacked
Teach's vessel, containing the residue
of the pirates who had remained on
board of her The officer in command
had ordered desperate negro, who
with fire brand stood ready to apply
it to the magazine and blow the vesse
up the moment she was boarded
One broadside was all that she dis
charged, in returning which, the com
mander of the pirates would appear tC
have been killed, and the crew yield
ed though it was with difficulty th'
negro was prevented from blowing u
the vessel, even after he knew that h'
who ordered it was dead.
/! Teach was now beyond the reach o
human punishment; he had gone to {
more fearful tribunal than that of mos
men. Maynard caused his head to b.
severed from his body, and hanging
at the end of his bowsprit, sailed up t.
the town of Bath, where he iandet
his men and remained some littl
time for their retreshment and recov
cry. He then proceeded to his sta
ton in Virginia, taking with him hi
pirate prisoners and still carrying, il
advance as before, the head of thei
brave but viilainous leader hangin
at his bowsprit. a court Of adniralt
there soon disposed of them, and thin
teen of them followed their chief to tn
judgement seat of eternity.-Wi
mington Rsuieac.