The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-17
i. A REAL PIRATE. i.
Some Interesting History and Exploit
of the Famous "Blackbeard.'
Now York American.

tliilOUS
New York American.
All the world has heard of Black
beard" the English sailor who, after
having been a highly respected officer
in his majesty's service, turned pl-
rate and raised the black flag against
everything afoat.
This notorious sea robber, whose
real name was Teck, believe, took
his pseudonyn from the fact that he
wore a heavy black beard, which he
was in the habit of doing up in two
large braids and tying them under
his ears. He was man Of gigantic
proportions and Of surprising
strength. His heart was as cruel as
that of a tiger. Every now and then,
when there was nothing else in sight
he would shoot one or two Of his own
men---just to keep his practice up.
In the early years Of the eighteenth
century Blackboard patrolled the
waters Of Europe, but it finally be-
came too hot for him there and he
struck out for the coasts Of North
America. How well he piled his trade
! in the new field is evidenced by the
fact that from Nova Scotia to tlorl-
da he succeeded in making his name
a mortal terror.
In a captured ship of forty guns
he entered Charleston harbor and
held the town up for large ransom.
From Charleston he passed into the
waters of North Carolina, plunderlng
and Staying right and left, and in
their distress the Tar Hee.s, being
able to get no aid from their own
governor Eden, appealed to Governor
! Stopswood of Virginia to relieve then
of the terrible pirate, who was max.
ling their lives a living hell.
| Spotswood did not listen to the
appeal in vain. Looking about for
some one to put quietus upor
| Blackboard he found the person he
wanted in one Robert Maynard,
young officer on his majesty's shiE
Pearl, which happened to be lying al
the time in Chesapeake bay.
Manning a couple of small craft
with some go men, Maynard set out
early in November l718, in search 0.
Blackboard and on the 21st of the
same mouth found him at Ocracogt
Inlet, North Carolina. Blackboard dit
not know what fear was, young May
nard was as full of fight as a hun
cry wildcat, and the ball opened a
once. The dancing was to the tune
Of mo quarter" For over thre'
hours Maynard and his sixty mel
fought the pirate and his fifty asso
, ciates.
Blackboard sprang to the rail O.
his ship, and siezing a bottle Of whis
, koy, drank from it and shouted
"Damnation seize my soul if I give
, you any quarter or take any from
: you'll
: 81 neither ask for nor will I taxi
any quarter from you" roared bacl
: Maynard.
In the shallow waters of the Car
olina sound the pirates ship ground
ed, and Maynard made for her, in
tending to board her in the fna
death grapple, but as the two vessel
came together Blackboard anticipat
f ed his intended movement and jump
ed aboard of her with sixteen Of hi
followers. Maynard had but thirteel
men left by this time, but with thes
; ne tackled the sixteen pirates AM
their desperate leader.
Crossing swords with Blackbear'
Maynard succeeded in dealing him
death thrust in the throat, and il
the meantime his men had killed O
wounded all of Blackbeard's follow
erS.
With the sea robbers head swing
, ing by it's long black hair from tn
bowspirit of the little craft, Marnar
sailed back to Virginia to receive tn
congratulations of the governor an
the loving thanks of all dwellers O.
! the American Seaboard..