Edward Miller (
fl. 1718–1720) was an English pirate active in the
Caribbean.
History
King George offered a
full pardon in September 1717 to all pirates who surrendered within twelve months. Captain Vincent Pearse sailed to
New Providence to deliver the offer. Over 200 pirates surrendered to him in March 1718, including Miller.
Miller had returned to piracy by 1720. Authorities in New York accused him of piracy early that year,
after which he sailed to
Nassau
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Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
.
Royal Navy
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Captain
Edward Vernon had been stationed in the area at the time and noted that an English warship had chased Miller away, preventing him from putting into port to resupply. A few months later Vernon accused a
Port Royal tavern keeper of smuggling supplies and sailors to Miller.
Vernon believed that Miller was planning on joining forces with
Daniel Porter and
William Fox, who had also accepted the King's Pardon and returned to piracy.
Porter and Fox attacked ships and plantations in the area; later Porter, along with
Richard Tookerman, met with
Bartholomew Roberts
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, type=Pirate
, birth_place = Casnewydd Bach, near Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Kingdom of England
, death_place = At sea off of Cape Lopez, Gabon
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, serviceyears=1719–1722
, base of operations= Off the coast of the Americ ...
to ask him for advice and supplies.
Miller's fate, and whether Miller was with Porter during any or all of these events, is not known.
See also
*
Francis Leslie and
John Auger
John Auger (c. 1678 – 1718, occasionally spelled Augur or Augier) was a pirate active in the Bahamas around 1718. He is primarily remembered for being captured by pirate turned pirate-hunter Benjamin Hornigold.
History
John Auger had been a m ...
– Two other pirates who accepted the 1717 pardon but soon returned to piracy.
References
18th-century pirates
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Caribbean pirates
British pirates
Pardoned pirates
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