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B Bellamy Member Joined: Oct 16, 2013 Posts: 8	B Bellamy Posted posted on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 6:09 AM Just FYI regarding some previous posts... The shipwreck being promoted as Black Beard's Queen Anne's Revenge has never been authenticated. It's an amazing discovery as far as shipwrecks go, and it COULD be, MIGHT be, the Q.A.R., but until they provide something that removes all doubt, the Whydah remains the only authenticated and confirmed shipwreck in the world. For example, the Whydah's bell provided undeniable proof of it's authenticity when, after the three hundred year old concretion that encased the bell was removed, the words "The + Whydah + Gally + 1716" was uncovered. Proving the Q.A.R.'s identity is made even more difficult by the fact that, not only did Black Beard not have this ship (originally called La Concord ) for very long, he ran it aground on an inlet and abandoned it, taking the meager treasure he had with him. However, there is an interesting connection between Blackbeard and Sam Bellamy of the Whydah. The two of them started out as pirates together under the command of Benjamin Hornigold - an old Buccaneer who had become a pirate (Buccaneers and pirates are not the same thing). Bellamy didn't approve of Hornigold'd sympathy to their homeland, England, which prevented the crew from attacking British ships, so Bellamy called the crew for a vote of no confidence in Hornigold, and Hornigold was ousted. Blackbeard and some of the crew left with him, and Bellamy was then elected captain of the ship, which was called Marianne. Bellamy later gave that ship to his best friend Palsgrave Williams, who remained in command of it for many years after the Whydah wrecked at Cape Cod. When the survivors of the Whydah shipwreck stood trial in Boston, Blackbeard sent a warning to Massachusetts Bay Colony's royal governor Samuel Shute, that if Bellamy's men were not released he would burn Boston to the ground. Six of Bellamy's men were executed; but instead of burning Boston, Blackbeard (and many other pirates) chose to take vengeance by treating all crews of New England ships with brutality. [ Edited by: Bellamy 2013-10-17 06:18 ]

Just FYI regarding some previous posts...

The shipwreck being promoted as Black Beard's Queen Anne's Revenge has never been authenticated. It's an amazing discovery as far as shipwrecks go, and it COULD be, MIGHT be, the Q.A.R., but until they provide something that removes all doubt, the Whydah remains the only authenticated and confirmed shipwreck in the world. For example, the Whydah's bell provided undeniable proof of it's authenticity when, after the three hundred year old concretion that encased the bell was removed, the words "The + Whydah + Gally + 1716" was uncovered. Proving the Q.A.R.'s identity is made even more difficult by the fact that, not only did Black Beard not have this ship (originally called La Concord ) for very long, he ran it aground on an inlet and abandoned it, taking the meager treasure he had with him.

However, there is an interesting connection between Blackbeard and Sam Bellamy of the Whydah. The two of them started out as pirates together under the command of Benjamin Hornigold - an old Buccaneer who had become a pirate (Buccaneers and pirates are not the same thing). Bellamy didn't approve of Hornigold'd sympathy to their homeland, England, which prevented the crew from attacking British ships, so Bellamy called the crew for a vote of no confidence in Hornigold, and Hornigold was ousted. Blackbeard and some of the crew left with him, and Bellamy was then elected captain of the ship, which was called Marianne. Bellamy later gave that ship to his best friend Palsgrave Williams, who remained in command of it for many years after the Whydah wrecked at Cape Cod. When the survivors of the Whydah shipwreck stood trial in Boston, Blackbeard sent a warning to Massachusetts Bay Colony's royal governor Samuel Shute, that if Bellamy's men were not released he would burn Boston to the ground. Six of Bellamy's men were executed; but instead of burning Boston, Blackbeard (and many other pirates) chose to take vengeance by treating all crews of New England ships with brutality.

[ Edited by: Bellamy 2013-10-17 06:18 ]

Post #696523 by Bellamy on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 6:09 AM