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Foreign News
March 6, 1822
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Lord Cochrane, famed buccaneer in the Pacific, plans to amass fortune by establishing a high seas custom house to levy 'duties' on vessels, akin to Byron's pirate Lambro. (148 characters)
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Lord Cochrane seems destined to become the most famous buccaneer of the day. The petty adventurers of the Atlantic are minnows compared to this great Sea Serpent of the Pacific. He has little scruple as to the "ways and means" of amassing a fortune by the time he returns to England. His plan mentioned in the letters from Valparaiso, of establishing a custom house on the high seas, and plundering vessels of their most valuable effects under the denomination of "duties," reminds us of the pirate Lambro, as described by Lord Byron.
"Let not his mode of raising cash seem strange,
Although he fleeced the flags of every nation;
For into a prime minister but change
His title, and 'tis nothing but taxation!"
"Let not his mode of raising cash seem strange,
Although he fleeced the flags of every nation;
For into a prime minister but change
His title, and 'tis nothing but taxation!"
What sub-type of article is it?
Piracy Or Privateering
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Lord Cochrane
Buccaneer
Pacific
Valparaiso
Custom House
Plundering
Pirate Lambro
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Cochrane
Where did it happen?
Pacific
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Pacific
Key Persons
Lord Cochrane
Event Details
Lord Cochrane is described as the most famous buccaneer, a great Sea Serpent of the Pacific compared to petty adventurers of the Atlantic. He has little scruple in amassing a fortune, with plans from Valparaiso to establish a custom house on the high seas and plunder vessels under the name of duties, reminiscent of pirate Lambro by Lord Byron.