Thomas Tew (* in Rhode Island; "† At the beginning of of 1695) was out British a North America of coming Pirat.

The governor of the Bermudas assigned to attack Tew at the end of of 1692 with two ships the French commercial establishment in at the the Gambia and too For this order Tew received one cape-hereditarycalled was issued, financed this expedition of several businessmen of the Bermudas. After Tew had lost a ship in June 1693 by mast break, he persuaded the remaining crew, with him as a captain to make on own calculation in the Indian ocean booty: "I take course on Madagascar with the intention of making not only my luck but also that of the courageous men, who followed me. "Common swore the crew: "Whether golden chain or wood leg, we stands to you. "

Tew around-applies the cape of good hope with "the Amity ". After one had on board taken provisions and water in Madagascar, one segelte in July 1693 to the road of Bab el Mandeb, the entrance to the Red Sea. There one waited for the next ship of the Grossmoguls of India. To Tew and its men succeeded it, a Pilgerschiff of the Grossmoguls too entern, which was occupied with 300 soldiers beside the crew additionally - to the own protection against -. The Piraten captured goods in the value of 100.000 Pound, among them gold, silver, ivory and jewels. Each man received a booty portion between 1.200 and 3.000 Pound, of Tew is 10,000 Pound to have received. The moreover one Tew paid the tenfold amount of its before-shot capital to the businessmen back on the Bermudas.

A part of its crew decided to remain in Madagascar. With the remainder of the crew it segelte after new haven on Rhode Island. Tew sold a part of its booty more cheaply to arms and needy ones. Therefore it applied with many of its American contemporaries as an honourable man. From new haven Tew segelte to New York. The governor Benjamin Fletcher promoted Piraten and placed Tew to one cape-hereditarycalled out. In November 1694 Tew segelte again to Madagascar. There it met the Piraten Henry Every. They segelten together to the Red Sea, in order to lie in wait for ships of Islamic Mekka pilgrims from India. The Piraten saw two ships, "the Fateh Mahomed "and "the course i Sawai "in the early morning hours.

Tew pursued Amity ""the Fateh Mahomed "with its "and reached these after some time. When the crew of the pirate ship prepared to the Entern, "the Fateh Mahomed fired "a full broadside against the pirate ship. Tew was deadly hurt. It succeeded to Avery a little later to force "the Fateh Mahomed "to the delivery. After cannon bombardment lasting several hours also "the course i Sawai was defeated ". The Piraten captured a fairy taleful treasure, the simple portion for everyone of the 180 men amounted to 1,000 Pound.

Literature

• David Cordingly (publisher): Piraten - fear and fright on the Weltmeeren. copyright of the German expenditure: vgs publishing house company Cologne, 1997; ISBN 3-8025-2708-9;
• Heinz new churches: Piraten - sea-robbery on all seas. transpress VEB publishing house for traffic, Berlin, 1976; Expenditure for PAPER baking 1980;

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