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THE
LONDON
GAZETTE
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Published by Authority
1754, July 21st
It was on an unusually cold and cloudy day past month
that the English naval post Nassau Port has been
attacked by a pirate ship called the Black Pearl. This
seriously dangerous group of pirates sails under the
command of the young Captain Jack Sparrow, whose
deeds we have reported on several occasions before.
Sparrow's cunning and mischievous behaviour now
led to an undaunted raid at Nassau Port. The pirates
had to face our brave English navy men yet managed
to escape and sail away safely, their ship overloaded
with loot. Given the fact that a single shot wasn't fired,
it is obvious that the pirates' presence must have been
rather powerful and overwhelming. The British
Government now considers starting an inquiry to see
how well prepared, trained and manly our men overseas
actually are. "We can not let pirates become the most
fearsome danger of the ocean", the Prime Minister said.
- R. Stevenson
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Lieutenant Bartholemew looked up from the paper and said to his partner; "Did you read this? Commodore Hodkin will not be amused." "I know," his mate, lieutenant Kent, answered. "They wrote it down all wrong. They should have mentioned the Fort was only garrisoned by 20 soldiers while the Commodore was hunting another group of pirates 50 miles further along." "Yeah... and these pirates actually weren't that frightful at all. If it wasn't so terrible I would have laughed; their guns wouldn't even work! Probably wet gunpowder or something." Kent grinned. "Not to mention their 'loot'. You would think they would have left the boxes that had 'candles' written all over it, but no, that's what they took. Guess they were the romantic type.", he laughed. Bartholemew scratched his skin, still in silent wonder. "Yes, they've proven themselves pretty mad... Still I wonder where these stories come from. Can only make the innocent's head spin". He fumbled the paper and threw it away.
