A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50375 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: March 17 1720 Article Description: Pirates Seize Ships Near Barbadoes. Article Text: New York, March 14. On the 3d instant a sloop from Rhode Island James CODDEN Master, arrived here, with advice, that a briganteen was arrived there from Surranam, which touched at Barbadoes, with news that the Snow, Sea Nimph, Joseph BLOODWORTH,Mr was arriv'd there from New York, who in her passage was taken by Pyrates in a Portuguese ship of thirty guns. They took from said vessel what they had occasion for, & 'tis said some of the Pyrats went in her to Barbadoes. They flush of silver and god, and say, they have made a voyage, and intend to seperate. The Master having concealed some Pyrates goods, which they gave him, was seized and put in irons, and tis said will be sent home for Great Britain and be tryed for trading with Pyrats. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com