
04-24-2012, 02:13 PM
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Sailfish
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lake Charles La
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Originally Posted by SULPHITE
In January 1813 they received their first prize, a Spanish Brigantine loaded with 77 slaves. Sale of the slaves and additional cargo generated $18,000 in profits and the brothers turned the captured ship into another privateer, named Dorada. Within weeks, Dorada captured a schooner loaded with over $9,000 in goods. The captured schooner was not considered a good fit for privateering, so after unloading its cargo the Lafittes gave the ship back to its former captain and crew. [16] The Lafittes gained a reputation for treating captive crew members well, and often gave the ships back to their original crew. [17]
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Lookey hear, we gots us a Histerian on SC. Tell us mo Massa Websta.
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