Chapter VIII [A Perilous Undertaking] 133
A mad scheme. The plan of Sharp and his fellows. The buccaneers start across Darien. A terrible journey. Aid from the Indians. The buccaneers sight El Real de Santa Maria. Attack on the town. The buccaneers’ chagrin. The buccaneers go on towards Panama. Humanity wins its reward. In sight of the town. The Spanish fleet. A daring attempt. How the buccaneers took the Spanish fleet. Capture of the Santissima Trinidad. Valuable prizes. Dissensions and desertions. Trading with the Dons. Messages from the governor. Sawkins remembers an old friend. Loss of Captain Sawkins. [[v]]
Chapter IX [The “Most Dangerous Voyage” of Captain Sharp] 150
More desertions. Captain Sharp tells his plans. An amazing program. An awful trip. What happened to Wafer. The transformed galleon starts on its cruise. Raids on the coast. At Juan Fernandez. The men want religion. Sharp is deposed. Watling and his ways. Sharp’s prophecy. The prophecy fulfilled. Watling’s death. Sharp takes command. The buccaneers repulsed. Mutinies and deserters. Sharp refits the Blessed Trinity. The buccaneers set forth on their most dangerous voyage. The buccaneers miss the Straits of Magellan. Around the Horn through unchartered seas. Up the Atlantic. At the journey’s end. The treasure the buccaneers threw away.
Chapter X [The Last of the Buccaneers] 174
The buccaneers in the South Sea. The cruise of the Revenge. The Bachelors’ Delight. Davis and his raids. The cruise of the Cygnet. Reunion of old friends. The buccaneers are disappointed. Swan’s defeat. Ringrose’s death. Across the Pacific. The buccaneers in Madagascar. Townley takes vast treasure. The end of Townley. The sack of Guayaquil. Back to the Antilles. Buccaneers in the East Indies. Red Legs. A moral pirate. Red Legs’ chivalry. The penalty of a scolding wife. Major Stede Bonnet. An unfortunate pirate. End of Bonnet. The pirates in the Virgin Islands. Hamlin at St. Thomas.
Chapter XI [Kidd, the Pirate Who Wasn’t a Pirate] 192
Pirate treasure in fact and fancy. The truth about pirate treasure. Kidd’s unfounded fame. The true story of Captain Kidd. Trial of Captain Kidd. Death of Captain Kidd. A Don Quixote of the sea. Prince Rupert of the Rhine. A romantic figure. Shipwreck of Prince Rupert’s fleet. The death of Prince Rupert.
Chapter XII [Picturesque Pirates] 208
The “Man with the glove in his hat.” My Lord, the Earl of Cumberland. The cruise of The Scourge of Malice. The Earl’s attack on Puerto Rico. The English [[vi]]take San Juan. The unseen foe. A losing battle. The Earl retreats. The most famous real pirate. Blackbeard. A monster in human form. Blackbeard’s courage. Blackbeard’s ways. Blackbeard’s castle. Origin of Blackbeard. How Blackbeard became a pirate. Blackbeard’s appearance. How Blackbeard amused his men. A pirate’s joke. A much-married pirate.