Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1904 — A Strange Pirate Story. [ARTICLE]

A Strange Pirate Story.

In the imweum at Kingston, Jamal*' ca, there are* some tattered ships’ papers, brown with ago and salt water, and a small tin canister. These articles attest the truth of the strangest pirate story ever told. lu ITUIt the crew of the Nancy brig were apparently honest traders, but did some piracy now and then on the side. One day they found it necessary to go. into Kingston for supplies. Before doing so they naturally removed all traces of their buccaneering trade. Among other things they threw overboard this (in canister stuffed with papers; taken from ships they had sunk, with comments written on the margin *by the pirate captain. Later in the day a British frigate was becalmed near the spot, and the sailors spent their leisure catching sharks. Presently they hauled up a big fellow, cut ibm open and found the tin case With the papers Inside. These were . taken to the captain, who as soon us u breeze sprung up sailed into Kingston harbor, found the Nancy brig there and ; had the crew tried, convicted and 1 banged in chains at Port Koyal.