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Pirate Spirit Crew's Captain
<b>Edward Vernon, aka OLD GROG (`1684-1757`)</b>
<img src="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/Edward_Vernon.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Admiral Edward Vernon was a member o'British Parliament.
He came to the Caribbean in order o'the English government, for attack the Spanish in the West Indies with a fleet of ships.
On July 20, 1739, he sailed from England with nine `men-o`-wars and one sloop.
Obtaining additional supplies at Jamaica.
In November 22, 1739, he toke Porto Bello.
<img src="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/Porto_Bello_1740b.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<b>Grog</b>
Seamans gave him "Old Grog" as nickname coz o'his `coarse-grained` coat (grogram).
When he generalized, on his ship, the ration of rum with water, the crew named this beverage very appreciated : Grog.
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" /> Sources:
<a href="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/admiral_vernon.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/ad...iral_vernon.htm</a> (Arrrggg! Read the attack o'Porto Bello here)
<a href="http://www.kiss.qc.ca/Encyclopirate_WEB/biographies/Vernon.html" target="_blank">http://www.kiss.qc.ca/Encyclopirate_WEB/bi...ies/Vernon.html</a> (French site)
<img src="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/Edward_Vernon.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
Admiral Edward Vernon was a member o'British Parliament.
He came to the Caribbean in order o'the English government, for attack the Spanish in the West Indies with a fleet of ships.
On July 20, 1739, he sailed from England with nine `men-o`-wars and one sloop.
Obtaining additional supplies at Jamaica.
In November 22, 1739, he toke Porto Bello.
<img src="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/Porto_Bello_1740b.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<b>Grog</b>
Seamans gave him "Old Grog" as nickname coz o'his `coarse-grained` coat (grogram).
When he generalized, on his ship, the ration of rum with water, the crew named this beverage very appreciated : Grog.
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" /> Sources:
<a href="http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/admiral_vernon.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bruce.ruiz.net/PanamaHistory/ad...iral_vernon.htm</a> (Arrrggg! Read the attack o'Porto Bello here)
<a href="http://www.kiss.qc.ca/Encyclopirate_WEB/biographies/Vernon.html" target="_blank">http://www.kiss.qc.ca/Encyclopirate_WEB/bi...ies/Vernon.html</a> (French site)