The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago, page 9 by John Biddulph
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ates, England and Taylor--Ignominious flight--Fate of the Phram--Brown despatched south again--The pirates at Cochin--They take flight to Madagascar--Their rage against Macrae and England--England marooned--Taylor takes Goa ship--Rich prize--Governor Macrae ...
CHAPTER VIII
EXPEDITION AGAINST COLABA
Measures taken in England against pirates--Woodes Rogers at the Bahamas--Edward Teach--Challoner Ogle--Bartholomew Roberts killed--Matthews sent to the East Indies--Naval officers' duels--Portuguese alliance--Expedition against Colaba--Assault--Defeat--A split in the alliance--Plot against Boone--His departure--Matthews' schemes--His insulting behaviour--He quarrels with everybody--Goes to Madagascar--The King of Ranter Bay--Matthews goes to Bengal ...
CHAPTER IX
A TROUBLED YEAR IN BOMBAY
Loss of the Hunter galley--Quarrel with Portuguese--Alliance of Portuguese with Angria--War with both--A double triumph--Portuguese make peace--Angria cowed--Matthews reappears--Trouble caused by him--He returns to England--Court-martialled--The last of Matthews ...
CHAPTER X
TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF CONFLICT
The case of Mr. Curgenven--Death of Conajee Angria--Quarrels of his sons--Portuguese intervention--Sumbhajee Angria--Political changes--Disaster to Bombay and Bengal galleys--The Ockham beats off Angria's fleet--The Coolees--Loss of the Derby--Mahrattas expel Portuguese from Salsette--Captain Inchbird--Mannajee Angria gives trouble--Dutch squadron repulsed from Gheriah--Gallant action of the Harrington--Sumbhajee attacks Colaba--English assist Mannajee--Loss of the Antelope--Death of Sumbhajee Angria--Toolajee Angria--Capture of the Anson--Toolajee takes the Restoration--Power of Toolajee--Lisle's squa