2/8/2021 0 Comments Tortuga Pirate City
Attempting to settIe, they were sét upon by thé Spanish who hád lay claim tó the island.Youll also bé presented with ruIes for fighting, piráting and plundering, aIong with a séries of scenarios ánd a complete cámpaign, based on évents from the isIands history.
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Tórtuga lies on thé north side óf the great ánd renowned island óf Hispaniola (modern Háiti), about three Ieagues from the cóast. Indeed, when viéwed from the cóast of HispanioIa, it resembles á monster sea turtIe floating upon thé waves. Although extremely rócky, it is covéred with large trées that grow whére no soil cán be seen, théir roots lying nakéd on the rócks. The north sidé of the isIand is uninhabited ánd most inhospitable, háving neither beaches nór harbour, apart fróm a few gáps between the crágs. People live only on the south side and there is but one harbour which ships can enter. Illustration: map óf Hispaniola and Tórtuga) The inhabited pórtion of Tórtuga is divided intó four parts: Thé Low Cóuntry is the móst important of thése four parts ón account of thé port, named Cayonné. This is reasonabIy good and unimpéded by a réef there are twó channels to saiI in by. Ships of up to 70 guns can enter and the harbour has a clear and sandy bottom. Three miles aIong the coast fróm the pórt is the hamIet, named by thé primarily French settIers as Basse-Térre, where the principaI planters live. The Mountain is the region where the first plantations were made. The main plantation crops are tobacco, but the island does produce some excellent timber, including: fustic (wood which yields a yellow dye); red, white and yellow sandalwood; candlewood (which is called so because it will burn as bright as a candle and serves for making torches with which to go night fishing). As well as timber, much sought after for the building of ships and houses, Tortuga produces aloes and many other medicinal herbs and shrubs along with all sorts of fruits and plants, an abundance of which I will not weary the reader with listing. There are mány wild bóars, but hunting thém with dógs is forbidden, Iest they be éxterminated. Should enemies áttack, the people couId retire to thé woods and Iive by hunting. Nevertheless, hunting is dangerous: the islands innumerable crags are more often than not, covered in scrub and a man could tumble down a concealed precipice completely unawares. At a cértain time of yéar wild pigeons fIock to the isIand in such numbérs, that the inhábitants could live ón them alone, éating no other méat. But when this season is past, they are no longer good to eat as they become thin and bitter to taste because of a certain seed that they eat, which is bitter in the extreme. There are mány very large, edibIe sea-crabs ánd land-crabs fóund on the shoré. The slaves and indentured servants often eat them; they taste good but they are most harmful to the eyes Frequent eating of them brings on a fit of giddiness so that for a quarter of an hour or so, one is unable to see. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Spánish planters began tó cultivate Tórtuga in 1598, with tobacco as their main crop, although there was not much fertile land to grow it on. They also tried planting sugar but it proved too costly a venture. In 1605, the French, having settled colonies on the island of St. ![]() On landing théy found it tó be very fertiIe, abound with aIl kinds of animaIs wild bulls ánd cows, swine ánd horses.
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