When was it published?

October 21, 1773 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News October 21, 1773

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Pirate Ship, Mutiny, Cape Of Good Hope, Batavia, Court Martial, Execution, Swedish Vessel, Sunda

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

A letter from The Hague dated 19th Instant reports the arrival of the Prince of Denmark East Indiaman from the Cape of Good Hope, detailing that a captured pirate ship, initially thought to be the Aurora English Man of War, was a mutinied merchant vessel from Batavia. The crew murdered the captain and others, turned pirates, robbed ships including a Swedish vessel from Sunda, and the commander plus six others were executed by court martial.

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A Letter from the Hague, of the 19th Instant, says: "The Prince of Denmark East Indiaman is just arrived here from the Cape of Good Hope, by which we have an Account that the Pirate Ship carried in there, which had been announced in the Papers to be the Aurora English Man of War, proves to be a Vessel bought and fitted out at Batavia, by some Merchants there, for a Voyage on the Coast; but that the Crew mutinied, and after murdering the Captain, and even more Persons, turned Pirates, and had robbed different Ships of immense Plunder, particularly a Swedish Vessel from Sunda, out of which they took Bale Goods to a large Amount. The Person who commanded her, and six others, were tried by a Court Martial, and executed."

What sub-type of article is it?

Piracy Or Privateering

What keywords are associated?

Pirate Ship Mutiny Cape Of Good Hope Batavia Court Martial Execution Swedish Vessel Sunda

Where did it happen?

Cape Of Good Hope

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Cape Of Good Hope

Event Date

19th Instant

Outcome

crew mutinied and murdered the captain and more persons; robbed different ships of immense plunder, particularly a swedish vessel from sunda of bale goods to a large amount; the commander and six others tried by court martial and executed.

Event Details

The Prince of Denmark East Indiaman arrived at the Cape of Good Hope from Batavia; a captured pirate ship, announced as the Aurora English Man of War, was a vessel bought and fitted out by merchants at Batavia for a voyage on the coast, but the crew mutinied, murdered the captain and others, turned pirates, and robbed ships.