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Re: John E. Doolittle.
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:37:39 GMT
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ...
> Report in 'a London newspaper':
> DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY LOSES FACE
> It is reported that a ship of the Dutch East India company was attacked in
the South Pacific, and native artefacts, including one of the head statues
from Easter Island were removed from the vessel. None of the crew were
killed, but all of the armament on the Dutch ship was spiked.
> Reports of a parrot advising on personal injury claims, suggest that the
attack was carried out by John E. Doolittle.
Presumably, anyone finding a face at sea in the vicinity should return it to
the Dutch East India Company, (somebody give me a reasonable address here)
London, SW1. Reward offered for the capture of John E. Doolittle, the scalp
of the parrot and/or the aforementioned face.
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/
Note the change in URL - Port Block is moving over the next month or so (to
new and larger accommodations)
Do adjust your set.
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| (...) Ooops-the Dutch East India Company operating out of London? I don't think so--for a long time the British and Dutch companies were arch-rivals, and the DEIC even slaughtered an English settlement that dared to get too close to Indonesia. The (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fo5yxv.3nE@lugnet.com>) wrote at 09:13:50 (...) Report in 'a London newspaper': DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY LOSES FACE It is reported that a ship of the Dutch East India company was attacked in the South Pacific, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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