Benjamin Hornigold seize other vessels with impunity. Hornigold's second-in-command during this period was Edward Teach, who would later be better known as the pirate Blackbeard. When Hornigold took command of the "Ranger", he delegated the captaincy of his earlier sloop to Teach. In the spring of 1717 the two pirate captains seized three merchant ships in quick succession, one carrying 120 barrels of flour bound for Havana, another a Bermudian sloop with a cargo of spirits and the third a Portuguese ship travelling from Madeira with a cargo of white wine. In March 1717, Hornigold attacked an armed merchant vessel sent to
Life Was Better Life Was Better Life Was Better was the second EP release by Australian rock band Magic Dirt. It was released in November 1994 on the Melbourne independent label Au Go Go Records. This was the band's first recording after regrouping in the wake of a split in April 1994, brought about by singer/guitarist Adalita Srsen and bass player Dean Turner ending their relationship. Both "Ice" and an edited version of "Amoxycillin" (the EP version includes ten minutes of feedback) found significant radio support, pushing the EP to #1 on the Australian independent records chart. "Life Was Better" peaked at #71