That the Goths began their piratic voyages in the third century by pressing the Bosporan vessels to lend them involuntary aid, has been already mentioned (p.
The piratic expeditions did not entirely disappear.
Zosimus we discern clearly the contrast, intended by Dexippus, between the expedition of the Borani against Pityus and Trapezus and the traditional piratic voyages.
This piratic power having got the dominion and control of all the Mediterranean, there was left no place for navigation or commerce.
Still this strange man assumed that he was acting under the royal commission, in behalf of the London company; and these treasures were the legitimate plunder of a piratic ship.
Rumor said that before she entered upon herpiratic career she stabbed a servant-maid with a carving-knife, and so severely beat a young fellow whom she disliked that he narrowly escaped with his life.
This was about one hundred and seventy years after its discovery, and about five years before Morgan selected a bay on its southern coast as a rendezvous for his piratic fleet.
This piratic ship continued its cruise of plundering for several months.
Piratic expeditions are fitted out from the colonies of New England and Virginia; and even the Quakers of Pennsylvania afford a market for their robberies.
Tidings reached Charleston that a piratic vessel, with two prizes, was concealed up the river.
It so happened that they arrived at the island at a time when every vessel was out on a piratic cruise.
In a few months, more than twenty piratic vessels were fitted out at Tortuga.
Two of his crew, who, by their confession, were sharers in his piratic adventures, turned state’s evidence.
There were generally vessels enough in the harbor, from the prizes that were brought in, and from the large number of piratic ships.
Kidd, having resolutely embarked on a piratic cruise, impressed the captain, Parker, as pilot in those unknown waters.
So all things just remained on the old footing; the piraticfleet was the only considerable naval power in the Mediterranean; the capture of men was the only trade that flourished there.
And thus Sumner cannot detect that England makes war on our commerce, under the piratic flag of the rebels.
Mr. Seward has not at all given up his firm decision to violate the national statutes and the international rules, by insisting upon the restoration to England of the mails of that Anglo-Piratic vessel, the Peterhoff.
Because Murphy could not write, Pritchard was left with him to read the piratic instructions once each week.
Now let us follow the ship Roosevelt in its piratic career northward.
The Illyrian piratic fleet was confiscated, and presented to the more reputable Greek communities along that coast.
The sea was calm, the sky was clear, the stormy winds had ceased; The Black Avenger sped along before a gentle breeze, And the starboard watch loafed on the deck in true piratic ease.
The pirates gathered on the deck and buckled on their swords, Rolled up their sleeves, and combed their beards, and spoke piratic words.
Lured by such hopes of plunder, Venice was as eager as the pope to take a share in the piratic expedition.
Our sympathies are, however, somewhat alleviated by the reflection that Austria was just as eager as any of the other powers for any such piratic expedition, and that, soon after, she united with Russia and Prussia in plundering Poland.
His exorbitant claims were assented to, as it was infinitely important that the piratic expedition should be sanctioned by the blessing of the Church.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "piratic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
