[The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago by John Biddulph]@TWC D-Link bookThe Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago CHAPTER XI 29/78
Toolajee, instead of being given any territory, was kept a prisoner for the rest of his life.
Some years afterwards, his sons made their escape, and sought refuge in Bombay. With the fall of Gheriah, the heavy cloud that had so long hung over Bombay trade was dispelled.
Thenceforward none but the smallest vessels had anything to fear on the coast south of Bombay, though another half-century elapsed before the Malwans were compelled to give up piracy. The Sanganians continued to be troublesome, at times, till they too were finally reduced to order in 1816, after more than one expedition had been sent against them.
Persian Gulf piracy continued to flourish till 1835, when it was brought to an end by a happy combination of arms and diplomacy. On Shooter's Hill, adjoining Woolwich Common, the tower of Severndroog, erected by James's widow to commemorate his great achievement, forms a conspicuous landmark in the surrounding country.
Here, in sight of the spot where the bones of Kidd and his associates long hung in chains as a terror to evil-doers, there still lingers a breath of that long struggle against the Angrian pirates, and of its triumphant conclusion. "This far-seen monumental tow'r Records the achievements of the brave, And Angria's subjugated pow'r, Who plundered on the Eastern wave." _"Walks through London," David Hughson_. [1] Properly Suvarna Droog, 'the Golden Fortress.' [2] Bankote was made over on the 6th December, and the British flag hoisted there on the 10th January, 1756. [3] Three three-masted ships carrying twenty guns each; nine two-masted, carrying from twelve to sixteen guns; thirteen gallivats, carrying from six to ten guns; thirty others unclassed; two on the stocks, one of them pierced for forty guns. * * * * * AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN INDIA TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO On the 9th March, 1709, the _Loyall Bliss_, East Indiaman, Captain Hudson, left her anchorage in the Downs and sailed for Bengal.
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