Plaque installed 1953
Photographed on 17 May 2003
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sack – to plunder a city, town, etc., usually by the soldiers of a victorious army, or by pirates plunder – to rob a place of goods, valuables, etc., by forcible means, especially as done in war |
Links to Relevant Websiteshttp://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/ det_E.asp?site_id=1075&name=Sack+of+Lunenburg Sack of Lunenburg, 1 July 1782 http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/lunenburg/archives.asp?ID=6 Privateers and the American Revolution ...It is estimated that 2,000 privateer commissions were issued (by the rebelling colonies) and that between 250 and 400 privateer ships were always functioning during the late 1770s. The smallest of the colonies, Rhode Island, sent out fifty-seven privateer ships... http://www.allsands.com/privateersameri_wq_gn.htm Privateer Privateer, in international law, is a term applied to a privately owned armed vessel whose owners are commissioned by a belligerent nation to carry on naval warfare. Such naval commissions or authorizations are called letters of marque. Privateering is distinguished from piracy, which is carried out without enlistment by a government. Privateering was abolished by the Declaration of Paris of 1856, but the declaration was not supported by the United States, Spain, Mexico, and Venezuela... http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2188/privater.htm American Maritime Documents, 1776-1860: Letter of Marque/Privateer Commission ...Letters of Marque were licenses granted by a monarch or government to privately-owned vessels, enabling them under certain conditions to war against the shipping of an enemy nation. The word marque, from the French, was used in this sense to mean a pledge to seize or capture. Vessels carrying these documents were popularly known as privateers ... During the American Revolution the Continental Congress adopted a printed form with blank spaces for the name of the vessel, owners and master, and figures for tonnage, guns an crew. These blank commissions, signed by the President of Congress, were sent out to the United Colonies, who assumed primary responsibility for the regulation and conduct of their own privateer fleets... http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/ ImText.cfm?BibID=6405&ChapterId=23 Privateer's Kit Reproductions of all the forms you need to set out on the high seas against the British. A letter of Marque authorized the captain to capture British ships and sell the cargoes at public auction. Not only did a captain need a Letter of Marque, he also had to post a Privateer's bond stating that he would not violate international law. The captain also received a set of instructions from Congress, which lay out all of the laws and rules that he must follow to be considered a privateer and not a pirate... http://www.sullivanpress.com/Revolution.htm |
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