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ter of a large portion of their territory,, in which 
were several commodious harbours, where he built 
fortresses, and established himself so securely that 
they were unable to dislodge him. He fortified the 
passes and defiles ; and by taking into his service 
every desperate fellow who could obtain no employ- 
ment elsewhere, his name became a terror to the whole 
country within the influence of his arms. He was 
at length so powerful at sea, that his vessels took the 
Darley East-Indiaman, with a hundred and fifty men, 
and the Restoration, an armed ship of twenty guns, 
fitted out purposely against them. They captured, 
also, from the French a ship of forty guns, having on 
board four hundred slaves ; and had the audacity to 
attack Commodore Lisle, who commanded a small 
fleet, among which was a ship of sixty guns, another 
of fifty, besides several frigates and smaller vessels. 
From this time the family became independent princes, 
and for near a century were the terror of these seas. 
Their successes rendered them formidable even to the 
British and Dutch governments. 
In 1754 the reigning prince, Tullagee Angria, 
having captured several of their vessels and treated 
his captives with extreme rigour, it was determined 
by the Bombay government to attack him in his 
stronghold; which determination was hastened by 
the pirate’s success against three Dutch ships — one 
of fifty, another of thirty-six, and a third of eighteen 
guns — burning the former two, and capturing the 
latter. Upon this he grew so insolent, that he 
boasted he should eventually be master of the Indian 
seas, and commenced building two large vessels, one of 
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