Tyger (heraldry) to have its home in Hyrcania in Persia and its swiftness is supposed to have given its name to "tygris", the Persian word for "arrow", and to the swift River Tigris. If pursued by a tyger, it was supposed to be possible to get away from it by leaving a mirror, which would perplex the tyger. The spelling appears in William Blake's poem "The Tyger". Although his illustration is more like a real tiger than the mythical one, the two are completely different. Tyger (heraldry) Tyger, also known as heraldic tiger is a beast used as a charge in heraldry.
Capture of the sloop William Rackham's position to Barnet, but did not further participate in the battle. The encounter is remembered more for its participants than the actual combat. It was around 10:00 at night on October 20, 1720 when "Snow-Tyger" discovered "William" at anchor in Dry Harbor Bay near the shore. "William"s crew was mostly drunk and sleeping, including Captain Rackham. Bonadvis approached "William" but fell back after Rackham fired a cannon at him. Barnet then ordered his men to extinguish all lights and to silently approach the resting pirates. Once his sloop was near "William", Barnet ordered the pirates to surrender. Captain Rackham