In Under the Black Flag, page 52, it says that Don Juan, the President of Panama, set his ships ablaze in order to discourage Morgan from taking their valuables (their treasure). On the other hand, in Buccaneers and Pirates, page 160-161, Stockton writes that Morgan crashed his ships right into Juan's fleet, burning them to the ocean's floor. What exactly happen and which is really true? We know that Morgan did gather the treasure from the sea floor, taking a lot of 'booty,' but did Morgan come to pick up the pieces of his attack or did he come back to pick up the President's?
ARGH, BUT HOW DID MORGAN ESCAPE THE SCURVY-RIDDEN PLACE OF MARACAIBO??
He simply sent his men in small boats, canoes of some sort, tricking the people into thinking he was planning a frontal, land assault. BUT, he simply had his men get to his ship. Avast! And the Spanish admiral had no idea! He should walk the plank for not seeing through that trick, if walking the plank wasn't a myth.......
Cordingly, David. UNDER THE BLACK FLAG. NEW YORK, NEW YORK: RANDOM House, 1995. Print.
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