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La Buze, Oliver (La Bouche, Levasseur), French pirate, loses his ship
off Mayotta;
made commander of the Victory;
tradition of his life at Bourbon, and his end;
at Madagascar;
escapes Matthews’ squadron.
Lari, the (coin), value of.
Lavender, Captain, commander of the Thomas, perishes with his ship.
Langworth, Commodore, sent against Sumbhajee Angria’s fleet.
Lapthorne, Lieutenant Peter, besieged in Anjengo;
agent for Mrs. Gyfford’s affairs;
his drunkenness and dishonesty;
sent under arrest; to Bombay.
Latenby, Richard, carpenter’s mate of the Cassandra,
his account of his enforced cruise with the pirates.
Leake, Captain Thomas, succeeds Hough as Commodore of the Restoration;
his ship taken by Toolajee Angria;
his incapacity punished.
Lembourg, Mr., his visit to Carwar.
Levasseur (La Bouche), Oliver.
See LA BUZE, OLIVER.
Libertatia, model pirate settlement;
history of.
Lime, the, man-of-war, sent in search of Teach.
Lisle, Commodore, his squadron protects Bombay coast trade;
Littleton, Commodore, succeeds Warren;
suspected of dealings with the pirates;
Hamilton’s defence of;
quarrels with Sir Nicholas Waite;
effect of the presence of his squadron.
Lizard, the, man-of-war, under Warren.
Loader, Captain, of the Revenge,
burns a village in Elephanta.
London, the, seized by Muscat Arabs;
her crew forced to fight with the Portuguese;
acts as flagship in the attack on Gheriah;
fired on by the Victory;
pirate ship;
her crew break into the Lazaretto at Goa;
Boone sails for England in.
Lowth, Captain, of the Loyal Merchant;
seizes the Margaret;
prevented by the Dutch from seizing the Vine.
Loyall Bliss, the, East Indiaman,
her voyage to Bengal;
puts in at Carwar.
Loyal Merchant, the, takes the Margaret, a pirate ship.
Loyd, Solomon, his marriage annulled.
Lyon, the, King’s ship, sent out against pirates;
taken by Matthews to Bengal;
Mrs. Gyfford sails to England on;
put out of commission.