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
Patch the Pirate Patch the Pirate Patch the Pirate is an Evangelical Christian series of character-building, comical, musical recordings for children produced by Majesty Music. These comical capers teach Christian values to children through story and song recordings, children’s choir clubs, and radio programs. Patch the Pirate is played by Ron "Patch" Hamilton, who is a popular Christian singer, songwriter, composer, evangelist, and personality. Ron Hamilton has created and published 38 Patch the Pirate Adventures including the first release "Patch the Pirate Goes to Space" in 1982 and the latest release in 2017 "Time Twisters". Over 2 million Patch the Pirate adventures have