![]() Instead, the Spanish Warship blocked the exit and waited till the morning when the tide would be higher to attack the pirates and take back the Kingston. Since the Warship was so large and the tide was low it couldn’t pull into the port. So needless to say they were spotted pretty quickly but they were a bit lucky. How far would you have gone? Otherside of the world? Over towards Africa? Spain? China? How about just a little over 200 miles away or under 400 kilometers?īecause that’s what that fool Jack did, he stole the ship near Port Royal Jamaica and then went to a town in Cuba, that’s like if someone stole your car and then parked it a block away. Now a good pirate might have gone pretty far away knowing they were witnessed committing a crime and knowing that the deadline for the pardon has passed so they faced certain death. They then decided to go after Jack and his men as punishment by gathering a large Spanish warship along with a smaller ship to track him down. Merchants who just lost their goods to Jack and government officials witnessed the whole thing. Surprisingly Jack and his crew were able to take the large vessel pretty easily but the problem was he did it in clear view of all the witnesses, possibly with a huge sign saying “My name is Captain Calico Jack, tell everyone what you saw here.” But this is Captain Calico Jack, the man with something to prove! Now a good pirate would take his time, wait it out a bit, and make sure there are no witnesses since they were pretty close to the coast. The problem with Captain Jack was his lack of experience, he wasn’t a skilled fighter or a tactician, sure he seemed good with words but you can’t convince an opposing ship to surrender with words.Įither way Captain Calico gained a few small victories attacking smaller ships, possibly building up his little confidence for a big ship.įinally off the coast of Port Royal he had his chance when he spotted a large Jamaican vessel called the Kingston. With Charles Vane no longer captain, Calico Jack was voted to captain in December of 1718. Related Article: Captain Charles Vane: The Lucky Pirate By that I mean he gave him a boat, plenty of supplies, and allowed those loyal to him to accompany him because pirates weren’t always ruthless. And by that I mean, he requested a vote since pirates were pretty democratic.Ĭharles Vane lost the vote 16 to 75 and Calico Jack tossed Charles Vane into the sea to live out the remainder of his life. ![]() So it became a problem when Vane started displaying cowardice.Īfter deciding to not attack a large French ship despite the rest of the crew wanting to, Calico Jack led a revolt against Charles Vane. The BetrayalĬharles Vane was seen as this brave, strategic, ‘against the man’ kind of pirate, going as far as taunting Woodes Roger, the Governor of Nassau, when he escaped his ambush. Either way one of the pirates that joined Charles Vane was Calico Jack, becoming his quartermaster. ![]() Some pirates even joined him but when Blackbeard along with other big-name pirates take the pardon and you don’t, you should probably rethink your stance. Many pirates agreed, turning themselves into the governors of the colonies while Charles Vane decided to say “Nah” and decided to revolt against the pardon. The King issued a pardon for all pirates in order to reduce their numbers and since he wanted it to be quick there was a deadline. In case you haven’t read our last pirate article on Charles Vane, here are the pertinent bits. Like almost every other pirate not much is known about John Rackham before he became Calico Jack under the charge of Charles Vane.
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