EXTRA! EXTRA! Pirate of ze Wales, Sir Henry Morgan...

Issue: 1 -THE PIRATE POST -Est. February 1, 1671

By: Taylor Reynolds

(Sir Henry Morgan & the Raiding of Panama)

  SIR Henry Morgan has done it! He has earned the title of knighthood and has successfully pulled off the heist of the century. After all that he's been through, you'd think he'd deserve something a little more permanent than all that money. But, let's really look into what happened...
   
     Henry Morgan, "inconspicuously sanctioned by England," he planned an attack on a port, Portobello, in 1668, in which the Spanish had moved their riches and product too when Nombre de Dios was attacked by Sir Francis Drake years earlier. "Lionel Wafer....described it as having 'a very, fair and commodious harbor...," in which intrigued Morgan to the fullest. He figured he could ambush the two castles that were poorly stocked with lowly soldiers, who hadn't a clue of what they were supposed to be doing. Not manning a fort should be punishable by the gallows if I do say so myself.

     But, nevertheless, Morgan planned to use a fleet of 12 ships, take out the lookout posts, capture the towns, and finally, deliver a fatal blow to the President of Panama. Everything pretty much went according to plan: lookout posts, and maybe some soldiers, taken out. Then, after scaring off more citizens, the towns were taken over. It was time to deliver a knock-out message to the President, Don Agustin, to either give Morgan and his crew 350,000 pesos, or send his own fleet and battle it out. Eventually, although refusing at first, the President agreed and sent around 250,000 pesos in gold and silver, in which he took off to his home in Jamaica. 

     Later, early this year, Morgan planned another attack on Panama, in which he was restricted by an order to not raid anything having to do with the Spanish. England and Spain were at war, and raiding was a crime at the time. Morgan went through with his plan anyways, and reversed his previous feat. He did not plan a frontal attack, and even with a win, he was arrested for breaking the law... BUT, by the power of God himself, the Queen of England has granted Morgan a pass and has even given him the title of a KNIGHT. By the power vested in the Queen herself, we shall all shout for joy at this miraculous achievement!