No, Captain Kidd was a gentleman of high status who got sucked into the job by the British King and got screwed in the end. Let’s look at who Captain Kidd truly was and the highly-suspicious circumstances that led to his easily-convertible, common commodities of gold and silver being found for the Crown while priceless pieces somehow disappeared. William Kidd commanded his ship according to the rules of maritime law and legal engagement. I’m with Debbie, you would be an amazing teacher! Captain Kidd's legendary treasure believed found in Madagascar after diver unearths silver bar The infamous pirate was executed 300 years ago in … Legends say that he buried his treasure along the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Let’s look at who the Gardiner family was and where they are today. Captain Kidd Privateer William Kidd buried treasure on the island in June 1699, having stopped there while sailing to Boston to answer charges of piracy . Legend told of a dying sailor in the New England Colonies who confessed to being a part of Kidd’s notorious crew, but he never named an … More cool posts! Thank you for sharing! Once Kidd was doomed, the remaining crew disbursed what was left and burned the ship. Captain Kidd’s pirate treasure Vitamin 10/12/2019 1 BBC have announced that underwater archaeologists have discovered a heavy silver ingot off the coast of Madagascar. It’s obvious what the Gardiners turned over to the British Crown was mainly gold and silver. Buried treasure that may have belonged to the notorious Scottish pirate Captain Kidd has been discovered by archaeologists in Madagascar. TREASURE hunters have long wished to find the mysterious booty from a ruthless 17th-century Scottish pirate. The arrangement was still profitable for Kidd and his crew, provided they could locate plunderable targets. I haven’t heard of the McGuiness story, but I think the Oak Island legend is just that – a legend. Thanks, Sue. HAS MADELEINE MCCANN’S MURDERER FINALLY BEEN CAUGHT? And religious figurines? He weighed anchor in September 1696 in the Adventure Galley, a 284-ton hybrid ship equipped with sails and oars as well as 34 cannons. Kidd failed to offer a courtesy salute which offended the Naval Commander who heaved-to the Adventure Galley and summarily pressed one-third of Kidd’s men into naval service. William Kidd started out as a privateer, hired by European royals to attack foreign ships. This is one of your best, Garry! You have been hired to investigate a recently discovered ship that is believed to be Captain Kidd’s lost vessel, Adventure Galley. It was an interesting research, and I hope other folks will get some good from it. pic.twitter.com/Mk8oNE3iGl. Those who believe in Captain Kidd’s pirate treasure are still hunting for it today and won’t stop until the history mystery of Oak Island is solved. Gold and silver were strictly regulated in price, and there would be no disputing their market value by weight. 'Silver ingot' from legendary pirate Captain Kidd's treasure horde discovered off Madagascar is a FAKE, say UN experts, who reveal it is 95% lead U.S. explorer declared in May that he found … I’m wondering if you feel that the bulk of his treasure ended up on Gardiners Island? Rajaonarimampianina was presented with the bar at a ceremony on Thursday attended by British and US diplomats, which the president’s office said was a “symbolic” gesture. Thank you! HOW TO WRITE A BOOK: JERRY B. 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Somehow, through someone, the Gardiner family produced treasure from Captain Kidd and turned it over to Governor Bellomont. In 1639, he bought the island from the chief of the Montaukett tribe for (reportedly) “a large black dog, some powder and shot, and a few Dutch blankets”. I am humbled. Post Comment. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Other fine sailors abandoned ship in New York because the Adventure Galley was a poorly and hastily-built piece of shit that leaked like a sieve and steered like a stone. He was not a Navy man, but he was well-skilled with navigation and vessel armaments. Successive Gardiners got progressively richer. He arrived at Catalina Island off the south side of the Dominican Republic in late 1698. The president’s office said the silver may be part of a treasure haul belonging to Kidd from the same ship. Other portions—possibly the majority of his take—is not. This is perfectly documented, and the recorded inventory shows a tally of 1,111 ounces of gold, 2,549 ounces of silver, and a small bag of emeralds weighing 66 ounces. Wow! WHAT REALLY BECAME OF CAPTAIN KIDD’S BURIED TREASURE? Kidd temporarily boxed-up his sexton and settled into land-based businesses. In today’s USD, his gold, silver, and emeralds would be worth about 2.1 million dollars. They spent more than could logically be earned by marketing apples and corn and eggs and milk in New York markets. He was well-familiar with the region and many New York area inhabitants. Kidd hit Moore on the head with an iron-strapped bucket, and Moore died the next day of a brain injury. BTW, he and the removed niece hated each other, and old Robert tried to adopt a buddy of his so he could pass the whole thing on but the courts put a kibosh on that. Kidd refused to engage ships under Dutch registration or anything that resembled a British subject. I wonder if you heard of the McGinnis story of finding 3 boxes of treasure on Oak Island back in 1795? Charle… It’s somewhat safe to say that Kidd left the bulky treasure—silk and satin bales, barrels of tea, crates of coffee, and sacks of sugar—on the hidden ship in the Caribbean. The Gardiner family is one of the wealthiest groups of generational folks in America. This piece started with a drill into what pirates were about, and I found this story angle. Kidd proposed that if Bellomont were to let him go to the place where he had left his ship the Quedagh Merchant and to sail to ‘St Thomas’s Island and Curaçao’ in the Caribbean he would bring back a treasure worth some fifty or sixty thousand pounds, ‘which would otherwise be lost’. Lion Gardiner was a British immigrant to Connecticut. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN NATALIE WOOD’S DEATH? 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Captured in Boston in 1699, where the governor had promised him clemency, he was sent to Newgate prison. Kidd changed course for America where, in New York, he hired replacements. Kidd’s role was to collect and share spoils with his financiers—noble Whig Lords, Earls, and Knights before which 10 percent was skimmed by the King. And the gold cross that was passed down to the sisters dated to be 500-600 years old? But the legend of his remaining treasure lives on, and there may be some real truth to folklore that the bulk of Kidd’s bounty was never seized by authorities. William Kidd was a Scotsman. Captain Kidd Maps. I’m a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police homicide detective and investigator with the British Columbia Coroners Service. pic.twitter.com/bdH9bFWBlB, Soldiers guard the silver treasure with the President of Madagascar in the background. pic.twitter.com/pbLMykXiBo. Kidd had no luck at all. Kidd and his converted merchant vessel stopped in Madagascar in April 1698. A Gardiner became an American First Lady and First Ladies like Jacqueline Kennedy were part of the Gardiners Island scene. On January 30, 1698, Captain Kidd and the Adventure Galley finally found a victim. Captain Kidd was a practical man as well as a competent sailor. Absolutely fascinating, Garry. From what I read, the Gardiners Island inventory had two parts. The waters in which the ship was found were less than ten feet deep and were only 70 feet (21 m) off Catalina Island, just to the south of La Romanaon the Dominican coast. This was new territory for me – it started as a look into modern day piracy and this turned up. May 7, 2015 - 55kg bar of silver found in shallow waters off Saint Marie island may have belonged to notorious 17th-century Scottish pirate This was Kidd’s insurance policy—his bargaining chips—that he held for safekeeping. There’s something magical about lost... ——. I would be interested to hear about your “take” on the Oak Island treasure legend, fact or fiction? It was not a pirate ship by any standards and belonged to an entity not in conflict with British rule. I guess I write these things to try and explain and understand the material myself. Maybe this wealth is what really became of Captain Kidd’s buried treasure. And Hi back. A year passed. The Quedagh Merchant was also loaded with highly-prized valuables—silk bales, opium chests, satin fabrics, muslins, sugar, tobacco, and tea. Captain Kidd is long dead. Captain Kidd sent a lawyer-delivered letter to Governor Bellomont in Boston stating he was back and ready to negotiate a pardon for piracy accusations against him. The bar is imprinted with a T and an S as well as other smaller carvings of numbers. My suspicion (and that’s all it is) is the British Crown was okay with getting currency from Kidd and didn’t worry about the manufactured artifacts. Timothy Smart, the British ambassador to Madagascar, told the BBC he hoped the discovery of the treasure would boost Madagascar’s tourism industry because of interest in Kidd. Pirate hunting was poor in the Indian Ocean as was locating valid targets sailing under French and Spanish flags. Now Captain Kidd was at a distinct disadvantage at controlling the crew and murmurs of mutiny floated about. Over the years, the heads of the Gardiner dynasty (who got a royal peerage “Lord of the Manor”) held lavish parties on Gardiners Island. https://www.bookbub.com/profile/garry-rodgers. Porringers? pic.twitter.com/elBlVVBZrb, British ambassador also here. No ship … DEFUND (ELEMENTS) OF THE POLICE — BUT LET COPS BE COPS, BESIDE THE ROAD — NEW BASED-ON-TRUE-CRIME SERIES BOOK #4, THE TRUE STORY ABOUT WHO REALLY STOLE JFK’S BRAIN, WHY IT TAKES SO LONG TO MAKE A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE, WHY CASEY ANTHONY GOT AWAY WITH MURDERING HER DAUGHTER, FROM THE SHADOWS — NEW CRIME BOOK RELEASE FROM GARRY RODGERS. Captain Kidd found no friend in Lord Bellomont, who would have had his own dealings in privateers scrutinized had he come to Kidd’s aid. Far, far more. Kidd did an admirable job. The team in Madagascar was led by Barry Clifford, an underwater investigator who in 2000 discovered some remains of William Kidd’s ship, Adventure Galley, including a metal oarlock, shards of Ming porcelain and bottles of rum three centuries old. 3. Rumors that Kidd may have gone rogue and turned from privateer to pirate circulated through dispatches distributed through the British colonies and far-reaching colonial interests. Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 20.43 GMT. Rather than transfer goods to the leaky Adventure Galley, he made port in Kochi, dismissed the Dutch crew, and made off with their Quedagh Merchant. Today, Gardiners Island (that once held colony status) is solely owned by a reclusive Gardiner relative, a removed niece named Alexandria Goelet. Still on the Thames, Kidd’s Adventure Galley passed a British Naval frigate whose commander knew not of Kidd’s mission. I see the TV show is now cancelled. A joint UK-US archaeological research mission found the 55kg bar of silver in shallow waters off Saint Marie island, the office said. He was born in 1655 to a seafaring family. No, the Gardiners are more in line with the names Forbes, Rockefeller, Astor, and DuPont. The British Lords decreed (with the King’s royal assent) that all goods aboard French, Spanish, and pirate vessels could be commandeered for the financial benefit of the Crown. Here, Captain William Kidd arranged with the Gardiners to offload treasure and bury it on Gardiners Island. Before he was taken to the gallows in 1701 Kidd claimed to have buried treasure on an ‘island in the Indies’ amounting to £100,000, a fortune at the time. They acquired large land tracts and secured lucrative lending arrangements. He was a colorful character, albeit eccentric, and all but confirmed where the family fortune arose. , Your email address will not be published. Captain Kidd was in a quandary, for sure. WAS ALBERT DESALVO REALLY THE BOSTON STRANGLER? The value at that time, in July of 1699, put Kidd’s treasure at 5,453.6 British pounds. Exactly what was buried or how many burial spots Kidd used remain unknown. As a man with Kidd’s social status, it would appear disloyal to refuse a royal request. (ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS MAKING YOU WANT TO PUNCH SOMEONE IN THE FACE). Kidd wasn’t a swashbuckling Johnny Depp—Jack Sparrow character, nor was he a homicidal psychopath like Blackbeard or Black Bart. “What had been identified as the Adventure Galley of the pirate Captain Kidd has been found … to be a broken part of the Sainte-Marie port constructions. Most people at the time, and most historians today, feel Captain Kidd’s total treasure taken from the Quedagh Merchant was far more than that. 0. Candlesticks? Kidd renamed it the Adventure Prize and set sail for the Caribbean’s West Indies. Robert David Lion Gardiner was the last Lord of the Manor at Gardiners Island. From the time Kidd was a kid and could put on boots and a slicker, he was onboard sailing ships that crossed the Atlantic. This circles back to the central question—what really became of Captain Kidd’s buried treasure. Robert Gardiner, the 16th Lord, showed many people artifacts from the “Kidd Collection” that remained in his family’s possession. The Treasure Hunt in New Jersey. Through the King, a group of nobles enlisted Captain Kidd’s privateer services in a way he couldn’t say no. Even the King turned on William Kidd. Here’s where William Kidd came in. That included the Lion Gardiner family and their private 3,318-acre island rightfully called Gardiners Island situated at the northeast tip of Long Island. His goods were now gone, and he loudly complained to the British High Commission that, in turn, reported back to the King. He was simply a victim of changing times when France and Spain were tiring of war and their interests in the Indian Ocean dried up. He justified that the Quedagh Merchant was French authorized under the pass and set forth to commandeer the vessel with a privateer claim for the British Crown. Treasure. What I do with this blog is look for topics that interest me and find an unusual angle, research it, and go from there. What’s worse, once they finally did find a ship worth capturing, it turned out to be captained by a fellow Englishman—something Kidd, locked in his cabin by his mutineers, only found out after the fact. William Kidd received a Captain position within the British merchant marine. Rather, the available stock were criminals and societal rejects who the Governor of New York was glad to see go. Graham met Knight on June 7. Soon after Captain William Kidd’s arrest, gold and other treasure worth about 20,000 pounds (more than $1 million in today’s value) was dug up on Gardiner’s Island off the coast of Long Island, NY. Port tensions rand high, so Kidd slipped away on the newly-named and treasure-laden Adventure Prize. Kidd acquiesced his commander and returned to England in 1696 where he received a Letter of Marque authorizing him to set forth and prey on French, Spanish, and pirate property. IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS? Required fields are marked *. The pirates, once finding less and less loot, left the area and returned to plunder the Caribbean. DID VINCENT VAN GOGH REALLY COMMIT SUICIDE? Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938) *** (out of 4) Part of MGM's "Historical Drama" series, this ten minute short takes a look at Captain Kidd (Stanley Andrews) and the possibility of him burying a vast treasure on an unknown island. So – the Gardiner family probably prospered from what Kidd left behind. His most famous capture was a 400-tonne ship, the Quedah Merchant, which carried silver as well as silk, gold, sugar, opium and cloth. The leader of the expedition was Richard Knight, who has been described as an "extrovert" and "failed actor". What an intriguing, fascinating and educational blog post. Are Kidd’s real valuables—precious gems, coins, ivory, opium, and ornaments—buried somewhere and lost in time? Lion Gardiner moved his wife, children, and a few workers to the island and began subsistence farming. Before he was hanged for piracy in London in 1701, Captain William Kidd made a stopover on Gardiner’s Island in 1699 to bury some of his treasure, a legendary pirate tale if ever there was one. A receipt given to John Gardiner listing Captain Kidd’s treasures. Explorers working off the coast of Madagascar have uncovered a giant silver ingot that they believe came from the wreck of the Adventure Galley, a ship used by the notorious 17th-century pirate Captain William Kidd. It was a strategic way of paying for war costs and subduing the enemy at the same time. Captain William Kidd Gardiner’s Island, New York, a famous rendezvous for pirates, is the only place known to have been used as a bank of deposit, for in 1699 the Earl of Bellomont recovered from it 783 ounces of gold, 633 ounces of silver, cloth of gold, silks, satins, and jewels. TAKE THIS TEST AND FIND OUT. On one hand, Kidd viewed the Quedagh Merchant as a non-viable engagement. Massachusetts Governor Bellomont was Kidd’s long-time acquaintance who Kidd thought he could trust. As you know there’s been numerous stories about where Kidd hid his treasure–some speculating the coastline of New Jersey. The ship was bound from Bengal to Surat in India, and Kidd engaged it near Kochi on the southwest tip of the subcontinent. Next Ships Controlling the ship Prev Captain Kidd's treasure Naval mission - The Mad Doctor Castle. THE PSYCHO-BATES MOTEL ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, THE MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN—ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN. DID THREE PRISONERS REALLY SURVIVE THEIR ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ? This pissed off the Indian Grand Mughal to no end. WHAT REALLY BECAME OF CAPTAIN KIDD’S BURIED TREASURE? Captain Kidd relocated to New York City around 1690. pic.twitter.com/k77zJPGfJT, The spot where the silver bar was found. Kidd’s charge had no income and little left to pay or outfit his men. I’ve never though of teaching schoolkids, but I’ve done quite of bit of adult instruction. WAS PRINCESS DIANA REALLY A HOMICIDE VICTIM? Captain Kidd's long lost treasure from the Adventure Gallery may have been discovered off the coast of Madagascar near the small island of Sainte Marie. One was the easily exchanged commodities of raw gold and silver. It was the 400-ton Quedagh Merchant which was Armenian registered and French flagged. https://www.theguardian.com/.../07/captain-kidd-treasure-found-madagascar Say it could be pirate treasure. Thank you, Carolyn. Just off the coast in shallow water. Naval mission - Oak Island | Captain Kidd's treasure in AC III Remastered Assassin's Creed III Guide. England was at war with France and Spain. DID LIZZIE BORDEN REALLY AX-MURDER HER PARENTS? But what became of other valuables known to be on board the Quedagh Merchant when Kidd took it under full authority of the British Monarch? Karl. Several events were going on where the King needed civilian help in the naval department. You probably don’t need to look further than those privy to Kidd’s treasure on Gardiners Island—the Lion Gardiner family. Kidd, however, knew or did anything of the sort. By all accounts, William Kidd was not your typical pirate. Plum Island Map: Harold Wilkins' maps were quite clearly drawn by him, but contain transcriptions of instructions on maps that were in a file in the possession of a group of dilettante treasure hunters that came to light in the 1920s. Sainte Marie (Madagascar) (AFP) - A team of American explorers on Thursday claimed to have discovered silver treasure from the infamous 17th … © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Stories had been in existence since the 1600’s that Captain William Kidd had buried a hoard of treasure to be found on an island “east of Boston”. That proved problematic. Buccaneers are basically unsanctioned privateers, while pirates are common thieves on the water. One of the British Admiralty’s tactics was to commission or charter civilians like Kidd to “privateer” and profit-share spoils with the uppers. Kidd cautiously approached the American Atlantic coast in June 1699. The story really is quite compelling, if I do say so myself. 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