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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Blackbeard and his former Captain--Benjamin Hornigold--set out from their home base in New Providence on two sloops to go marauding for pirate loot. The found little to oppose them and captured 100 barrels of wine and 120 barrels of floor from two ships. They and their crews had to spruce themselves up after imbibing way too much of the wine while partying over their spoils. There was also some soap opera like antics with the few kids still on board who were literally learning the ropes of seafaring. They spent a lot of energy trying to make sure that the children of Blackbeard did not get too drunk off of the Madeira Wine taken from a third ship.
Answers for Saturday's Jumble: Oppose, Spruce, Opera, Spent.
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Blackbeard's crew were driven to collect more Madeira Wine (from the Islands off of West Africa). They searched all
around the Bahamas and Bermuda for it but many merchants had become wary of Blackbeard's
itchy cannon trigger when it came to alcohol. They stayed in port. There was also the very
lurid reason that Blackbeard sunk the
Betty out of Virginia after stealing all the Madeira Wine off of her but leaving the rest of her cargo sink to the bottom of the Atlantic. Many now knew to
beware of his and his partner Captain Benjamin Hornigold's sloops if they carried Madeira Wine on board. Another reason, was that Blackbeard had been searching taken ships' cabins for any news of "Black Sam" Bellamy's ship the
Whydah Gally as well as about Lawrence Prince's
Sultana. He was afraid some rumors he had heard were true.
Sunday's answers for the Jumble--
Itchy.
Lurid.
Around.
Beware.