1698 in piracy

none See also 1697 in piracy, 1699 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy. Events December 8 – William III of England issues his 1698 Act of Grace.William III, 1698-9: An Act for the more effectuall Suppressions of Piracy. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. 11 Gul. III. p. 2. n. 5.] British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol7/pp590-594 2022-06-28 www.british-history.ac.uk Indian Ocean January 30 – Captain William Kidd plunders the Quedagh Merchant, an Armenian merchant vessel sailing under French passes, near the Malabar Coast.Ritchie Robert C. http://worldcat.org/oclc/654787108 Captain Kidd and the war against the pirates 2006 Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0840-1 654787108 April – Kidd encounters Robert Culliford's pirate vessel Mocha Frigate at Île Sainte-Marie. Most of Kidd's crew desert to Culliford. Kidd burns the Adventure Galley and takes his remaining crew aboard the Adventure Prize (ex-Quedagh Merchant). September – Culliford and Dirk Chivers plunder the Great Muhammed.Robert Culliford https://goldenageofpiracy.org/pirates/pirate-rounders/robert-culliford 2022-06-28 goldenageofpiracy.org en North America Undated – Canoot attacks and steals John Redwood's shipKester-McCabe Dana Legends of Eastern Shore Pirates http://delmarva-almanac.com/index.php/content/article/legends_of_eastern_shore_pirates/ Delvmarva Almanac – Moonlight Productions June 29, 2022 then raids the town of Lewes the next day.Mervine William M Pirates and Privateers in the Delaware Bay and River Undated – William Cotter and his former shipmate John Blackmore are convicted of piracy but receive no punishment.J.W. Fortescue Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury London https://books.google.com/books?id=NfI1AQAAMAAJ&dq=william+cotter+john+blackmore+piracy+maryland&pg=PA420 Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 27 October 1697 – 31 December 1698 1905 en 29 June 2022 South America Undated – Anne Dieu-le-Veut is released from Colombia after being captured by Spain.Marley David Pirates of the Americas 2010 9781598842012 Births Charles Harris Deaths Robert Colley Richard Glover Robert Glover References Piracy Category:Piracy by year