Thar be Pirates

**JDNSW** · 2nd December 2014, 05:47 AM

I think Bligh has had a rather unfair press. He was not a strict captain by the standards of the time, in fact probably the reverse - the mutiny was led by an officer who had been demoted for dereliction of duty (not flogged). "He scolded when other captains would have whipped, and whipped when other captains would have hanged."

However, his successful long voyage in an overcrowded open boat showed that he was a brilliant seaman, and a good leader.

As captain of the 56 gun HMS Glatton he was commended by Nelson for his actions in the Battle of Copenhagen, where he followed Nelson's lead in ignoring Admiral Parkker's signal to disengage, and repeated Nelson's signal to the rest of the fleet.

As Governor of NSW he was not popular with the ruling oligarchy, including the NSW Corps, because he tried, unsuccessfully, to limit their blatant corruption and enforce the law. He was never very diplomatic. He was succeeded by Macquarie, who was even more unpopular, but had a regiment of highlanders to support him, and actually got a lot done in spite of the remnants of the disbanded NSW Corps.

John

**ramblingboy42** · 2nd December 2014, 07:19 AM

PIRATES CREED OF ETHICS

#2.
If ye captain's vessel is shipwrecked , the crew pledges to remain until he has possessed himself of a vessel.
If the vessel is the common property of the crew , the first vessel captured shall belong to ye Captain with one share of the spoil.

**ramblingboy42** · 2nd December 2014, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by d2dave

And mine.

Looking forward to 7.00 am tomorrow. Ramblingboy, make sure you are not late or we will have you walk the plank.

I did say approximately 7am ya scab!

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 2nd December 2014, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

If the vessel is the common property of the crew , the first vessel captured shall belong to ye Captain with one share of the spoil.

This is a big change from normal royal navy percentages

**AndyG** · 2nd December 2014, 08:19 AM

make sure you are not late or we will have you walk the plank.

Mutiny !

**Ausfree** · 2nd December 2014, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I did say approximately 7am ya scab!

OI!! Can you be a bit more exact with the approximate, you might have a mutiny otherwise. Aaaaarrrgh!!!

**digger** · 2nd December 2014, 09:29 AM

Change your google settings to
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-pirate&gws_rd=ssl

Then get your fill of pirate seaches!

I did ask an old sailor why Pirates are called Pirates not thugs

He said, they're called Pirates because they Arrrr!

**ramblingboy42** · 3rd December 2014, 06:08 AM

arrrggghh me hearties.....

the sun appears to be over the yardarm , so I'll add the next creed.

PYRATES CREED of ETHICS #3

Ye ship's surgeon shall have two hundred crowns for the maintenance of his medicine chest and he shall receive one part of the spoil.

**ramblingboy42** · 3rd December 2014, 06:27 AM

The book is proving to be a wealth of , to me, previously unknown information.

The role of the ship's surgeon was placed very high on the Pyrates priorities as many injuries occurred to the sailors during the hectic voyages.

The Pyrates usually drove their vessels hard and the surgeon was kept busy with injuries sustained to the crew while climbing masts and lashing and changing sails etc.

The ship's carpenter was sometimes used to assist the surgeon in amputations and cordurising wounds. The mind boggles.

As there were hundreds of Pyrate ships around the world it seems a bit uncertain where the supply of surgeons came from , but it is recorded quite a few came from the UK areas , were either seeking adventure or hiding from something , or seeking the regular income or wealth offered by the Pyrates.

Quite a number of surgeons 'came home' and requested pardons and were given same and set themselves up nicely with their new found wealth.

**digger** · 3rd December 2014, 07:11 AM

"Pyrates" ?? Deliberate spelling?

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