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October
31st, 1635.
Twas Halloween
when we arrived in Sisal an' me men was eager ta do some trick 'r
treatin' wit the locals.
I had me a
formidable force 'o men, three fine ships, one 'o which was me
Danish Galleon, an' four score 'o cannons an' a ton 'o muskets at me
disposal. And after findin' a good anchorage not far from the
town, I land thirty cutlass-wielding bastids ashore 'n sends 'em in
with strict orders ta refrain from causing too much damage.
After all, this 'ere purdy lil' town would be flyin' da black flag
'o piracy before the end 'o tha day and we didnae want ta be spendin'
the next week or so repairing all the lil' townhouses.
So to cheer me
men up a little, I did authorise 'em ta kill any dirty-rotten
redcoats 'n gentry ponces they 'appened ta find.
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Well, as ye can
imagine, the yella Gov'nor 'o the town weren't in a fightin' mood
once he saw me Galleon docked in cannon range 'o his nice posh
house. And on witnessing tha brutality me murderous buggers
meted out to the eagerly surrendering townsfolk, he soon sent word
to me officers ashore dat he'll gladly surrender his town if'n we
spared his countrymen more bloodshed.
We duly
obliged, an' after the briefest 'o skirmishes, we'd gutted several
peasants, slaughter tha small garrison 'o Spanish soldiers, burned a
barn, 'n captured the whole darn place 'afore noon.
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That night, I
installed one 'o me officers as the new Governor 'o Sisal, 'n then
joined me victorious swines in a night 'o drinkin' 'n whorin' wit
all tha fair maidens we'd took prisoner. Twas one hell 'o a
Halloween party I can tell ye!
Early next
morning I visits me Gov'nor mate, who kindly gives me an ol'
treasure map he found in tha house. Mighty kind 'o him too, me
thinks.
Anyhow, after
explainin' me intentions, we bids farewell to him, 'n ups anchor.
Sailing wit a good breeze behind us, we sets a course fer our first
port 'o call in the Gulf 'o Mexico... Campeche!
Cap'n Cognito,
31st day 'o October, 1635.
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