Washington sentinel., 1898-01-01
/, SENTINEL
ktnin Ki0d. the Pirate.

MARIO QTdNG SGhIlAdu, ia AO9I
broceede TO ENGLAND in |
get a ship and the neces-
omission. Various difficult |
e raised by the Admiralty. |
gllamont got over these by |
lding some Of his friends to |
ribe the money required to
"a ship and collecr a crew.
bf the leading men in Eng
2Aok shares in the venture,
pngst them was Somers, the
\ igh Chancellor. Two COM
V s were obtained for K id:
ordi nary letters of marque
enemies' ships, there being
Y r between France and Eng
|6And the other--an unusual
commission, TO which
M set the Great Seal-to cap
ates. When the real char
Kidd's expedition was dis
the granting of these COM
Is was made the pretext for
Nht attack upon the Govern.
, Somers's political oppo-
Lastly, the King was in
o make a grant to Bella
hid his fellow subscribers,
he pirate goods that Kidd
capture, reserving to the
e tenth thereof.
Adventure galley was
and Kidd took command.
N after sailing, some of his
Re pressed for the navy;
kr because seamen we're
had in England. or be-
c preferred a crew Of his
puntrymen, Kidd sailed for
York to complete his
complement. There he
hp his crew to I54 men.
t whom were some OF the
&ptorious pirates in the col
Whatever Kidd's intentions
lime may have been, it was
those in the colony what
issue of the eXpedi-
would be; and the home Gov
.ent was warned that, by COM
Aeport, those who had joined
ktended in one way or an
AWake money out of the
hat Kid would never be
Fern" them. From New
B sailed for the Indian
in a short time the ships
st India Company brought
S that, far from putting
racy, Kidd had turned
Z lnself. The Red Sea, the
Malacca, and the coasts
kere his cruising ground,
gascar was his headquar-
Il island was well known
poTium for pirates, and
exchanged his booty
ewels, silks and spices Of
-ior provisions, stores
milton sent out by his
K ntrysnsn in the West.
.erwas this Madagascar
ne venture from New
10 have brought in a
900. To Madagascar,
Kidd took his prizes,
ir cargoes and selling,
a in king the ships. His
the Adventure, soon
D be leaky and unsea-
abandoned her and
q on one OF mis- prizes,
sdctt5 & IuIOan) Merchant, a
loade& vessel Of about 500
Wiamont had been advised OF
4 s arrival on the coast, and
is plans TO secure him. Hav-
Aeen mainly instrumental in
g to sea what had turned out
w b piratical expedition, he felt
honor was at stake and
idd should be secured. Kidd
itten to Bellamont a letter
ing his innocense. stating
crew had mutinied upon
cked him up in his cabin,
e vhlRamMNR Rcies against
and Phether, if he
shore, he would be unmo-
Bellamont was careful to
promise of pardon or as
OF safety, the impression
reading the letters, is that
as entrapped into landing,
maither his crew refused to
or that he had hopes Of
Bellamont. To that
htched to Bellamont's
ssrY with a present Of
Aned in an enamel box.
shed her, but before
gold, which had been
TO the same quarter,
lid found himself In
heavily ironed. Bella
to the home Govern
full particulars ot the
pFgetting to remind the
State that, as Vice
may be entitled to a
pirates effects, and
in any case his ex-
0 paid out OF the same
Hoop, and all Kidd's
yoard her, he secured;
yhowed a commendable
endeavoring TO lay hands
e Quetta Merchant.
g got Kidd securely
N gaol, Bellamonfs next
to collect evidence OF his
Re arresting him, Bella
n brought before the
he Colony for exami-
lad protested his inno-