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1699 in piracy

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See also 1698 in piracy, 1700 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy.

Events

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Indian Ocean

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North America

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  • Late April - Dutch pirate Hendrick van Hoven captures the 22-gun vessel Providence near Barbados. John James, a Welsh sailor aboard Providence before it was captured, mutinies with other members of the crew and becomes captain of the ship after marooning van Hoven on islands near Nassau.[3]
  • July 6 - William Kidd is arrested for piracy in New York, on the orders of Lord Governor Bellomont.[4]
  • July 27 - John James ransacks the sloop Roanoke Merchant.
  • September 26 - Thomas Paine is first interrogated by authorities about William Kidd's fortune, claiming that it is not in his house.[5]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Charles. The history of the pyrates: containing the lives of Captain Mission. Captain Bowen. Captain Kidd ... and their several crews.
  2. ^ Rogozinski, Jan. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pirates.
  3. ^ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas. ABC-CLIO. p. 658. ISBN 9781598842012.
  4. ^ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas. ABC-CLIO. p. 308. ISBN 9781598842012.
  5. ^ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas. ABC-CLIO. pp. 308–309. ISBN 9781598842012.