The Pirate Devlin
“I must inform you of detail passed on me by the governor His Grace Valentim Mendes that assault has resulted in theft of ship Sombra of twenty-four cannon by the pirata Devlin and the death of Capitão. Mota of Sombra and several crew and guard of Sombra and São Nicolau.It is with much horror that I must also inform you of the grave injury caused upon His Grace by the pirata Devlin which unable him to write directly to yourselfBy all intervention I request on His Grace behalf to enable all commu...nication between all our ally to require apprehension of the man the pirata Devlin.I draft letter to Lisbon in companion. I give herein blessed silk thread for your prayers.Father Carlos Barrios, Ribeira Brava May 1717, Portsmouth. The familiar sounds of hammer against wood, of hauling and singing came wafting across the harbour as the gangs worked away at the veritable garden of ships that nestled around the quay. The two-week sail from Africa to England was ending now with the promise of a beautiful day ahead, with the skies clear enough to make out the green shoulder of the Isle of Wight in the distance.MoreLess
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