Nassau, Bahamas French allied forces briefly occupied Nassau. From 1703 to 1718 there was no governor in the colony and by 1713, the sparsely settled Bahamas had become a pirate haven. The Governor of Bermuda stated that there were over 1,000 pirates in Nassau and that they outnumbered the mere hundred inhabitants of the town. They proclaimed Nassau a pirate republic, establishing themselves as "governors". Examples of pirates that used Nassau as their base are Charles Vane, Thomas Barrow (who declared himself "Governor of New Providence"), Benjamin Hornigold, Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and the infamous Edward Teach, better known
James Carnegie (pirate) Carnegie the captured ship, and in trade gave the French captain Carnegie’s "Discovery". Carnegie and Ashworth later had to intervene when the group’s combined crews began arguing over division of spoils. Records do not indicate what happened to Carnegie afterwards. James Carnegie (pirate) James Carnegie (fl. 1716) was a pirate active in the Caribbean. He is best known for sailing alongside Henry Jennings. In March 1716 Henry Jennings, fresh from looting a Spanish treasure fleet which had wrecked the previous year, was granted a privateering commission from Governor Archibald Hamilton of Jamaica. Accompanying him would be fellow captains Samuel Liddell