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. The very word is intriguing, invigorating, and—to some—even intoxifying. Through the King, a group of nobles enlisted Captain Kidd’s privateer services in a way he couldn’t say no. From what I read, the Gardiners Island inventory had two parts. Captain Kidd's "Adventure Galley"? Let’s look at who the Gardiner family was and where they are today. , Your email address will not be published. https://www.theguardian.com/.../07/captain-kidd-treasure-found-madagascar Kidd’s charge had no income and little left to pay or outfit his men. 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 … Treasure. TREASURE hunters have long wished to find the mysterious booty from a ruthless 17th-century Scottish pirate. The story really is quite compelling, if I do say so myself. On one hand, Kidd viewed the Quedagh Merchant as a non-viable engagement. Kidd had no luck at all. The engagement was peaceful. BETWEEN THE BIKERS — NEW BASED-ON-TRUE-CRIME BOOK RELEASE, NXIVM — THE CRAZY SEX CULT OF KEITH RANIERE, A PRETTY EVIL TALK WITH AUTHOR SUE COLETTA, LAST STATEMENTS FROM THE TEXAS DEATH ROW CHAMBER, ON THE FLOOR — NEW BASED-ON-TRUE-CRIME BOOK BY GARRY RODGERS. IS SCIENTOLOGY A CRAZY CULT AND BIG FAT GLOBAL SCAM? Rightfully, some of the pieces would be priceless, and it’s these treasured works that are gone. Robert Gardiner, the 16th Lord, showed many people artifacts from the “Kidd Collection” that remained in his family’s possession. Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 20.43 GMT. pic.twitter.com/bdH9bFWBlB, Soldiers guard the silver treasure with the President of Madagascar in the background. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. It was the 400-ton Quedagh Merchant which was Armenian registered and French flagged. Captain Kidd's legendary treasure believed found in Madagascar after diver unearths silver bar The infamous pirate was executed 300 years ago in … https://www.bookbub.com/profile/garry-rodgers. The who’s who of society, old money and nouveau riche included, attended by invitation and hobnobbed in lavishly catered exclusivity. I’ve never though of teaching schoolkids, but I’ve done quite of bit of adult instruction. T’wasn’t so. At Kidd’s execution for piracy in 1701, the hangman’s rope snapped and he fell to the ground still alive. Captain Kidd is long dead. Thank you! 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 circles back to the central question—what really became of Captain Kidd’s buried treasure. WHAT’S YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (E-IQ) SCORE? JUST HOW DEADLY IS NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND COVID-19? Captain Kidd was in a quandary, for sure. 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. Wow! RACHEL AMPHLETT—A CRIME THRILLER/INDIE AUTHOR GOLDEN GEM. Captain Kidd, a Scottish privateer, was tried and hung in 1701 for piracy. 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. This was new territory for me – it started as a look into modern day piracy and this turned up. It was an interesting research, and I hope other folks will get some good from it. 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. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PERSONAL DNA TESTING, ELVIS PRESLEY — WHAT REALLY KILLED THE KING OF ROCK ‘N ROLL, SUN DANCE – WHY CUSTER REALLY LOST THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN, JOSEPH WAMBAUGH — INTERVIEWING CRIME WRITING’S MASTER OF CHARACTERS, MISTER BIG UNDERCOVER STING CONVICTS ANOTHER COLD CASE KILLER, GET YOUR EROTIC BDSM KINKS AT THE SOUTHWEST LEATHER CONFERENCE, AMAZON FREE E-BOOK NEW YEARS PROMOTION — NO LIFE UNTIL DEATH BY GARRY RODGERS, MERRY CHRISTMAS & WHATSUP FOR 2019 WITH GARRY RODGERS’ WRITING, THE ASTOUNDING SECRET BEHIND LEONARDO DA VINCI’S CREATIVE GENIUS, UNCONVENTIONAL CRIME WRITING WITH L.A. 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Gardiner senior sought a royal patent with the clause that he and his family had the “right to possess the land forever”. A chaplain said the prayers again, Kidd was led up the steps of the gallows for a second time and the rope held. The other was the value-added stock of precious stones and jewel-crafted pieces. 55kg bar of silver found in shallow waters off Saint Marie island may have belonged to notorious 17th-century Scottish pirate, Thu 7 May 2015 16.31 BST Here, Captain William Kidd arranged with the Gardiners to offload treasure and bury it on Gardiners Island. What became of the other stuff that was really worth something? If his earnings in the gentle craft of piracy were frugally husbanded, he has possibly left some pots of money in holes in the ground between Key West and Halifax. For years, people and treasure hunters have tried to locate Quedagh Merchant. A Gardiner became an American First Lady and First Ladies like Jacqueline Kennedy were part of the Gardiners Island scene. On the other hand, this was the first chance Kidd’s crew had at getting paid, and they threatened to cut Kidd adrift if he didn’t seize the ship and its contents. Experts found what appeared to be the wreck of Captain Kidd's ship, Adventure, in 2000. The value at that time, in July of 1699, put Kidd’s treasure at 5,453.6 British pounds. 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. Kidd temporarily boxed-up his sexton and settled into land-based businesses. Kidd hit Moore on the head with an iron-strapped bucket, and Moore died the next day of a brain injury. As a man with Kidd’s social status, it would appear disloyal to refuse a royal request. The pirates, once finding less and less loot, left the area and returned to plunder the Caribbean. He was also a shrewd operator. However, King George III had different designs for William Kidd’s seagoing talents. And religious figurines? Robert Lion Gardiner, 16th Lord of the Manor, with a ring and artefact from the “Kidd Collection”. Exactly what was buried or how many burial spots Kidd used remain unknown. “Old money” that is, and not quite to current standards of Gates, Buffet, Bezos, and Zuckerberg. Here, Kidd anchored in a secluded lagoon and made arrangements for a smaller vessel, a sloop, to take him with a select small crew to New York to bargain with the British Crown. It’s clear how Gardiner counterparts got their dry-land start, but there’s murkiness in Gardiners Island waters. 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. Divers just pulled this 50 kg silver bar out off Sainte Marie island Madagascar. On January 30, 1698, Captain Kidd and the Adventure Galley finally found a victim. “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. The ship is believed to be "the remains of Quedagh Merchant". Graham met Knight on June 7. Kids would be spellbound. I see the TV show is now cancelled. He seemed to be in the King’s favor when he returned to normal life and married a wealthy American socialite. 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. Kidd cautiously approached the American Atlantic coast in June 1699. Lion Gardiner moved his wife, children, and a few workers to the island and began subsistence farming. Like many, hopes this will raise profile of Madagascar, especially for tourists. It’s obvious what the Gardiners turned over to the British Crown was mainly gold and silver. The president’s office said the silver may be part of a treasure haul belonging to Kidd from the same ship. Kidd wasn’t a swashbuckling Johnny Depp—Jack Sparrow character, nor was he a homicidal psychopath like Blackbeard or Black Bart. They believe the silver bar found nearby was from that vessel Martin Vogl, a … I wonder what happens to the island and (alleged) treasure once the niece dies. Candlesticks? History says he was an evil pirate but this film brings up the possibility that he might have been a good guy whose men took part in a mutiny and stole the treasure. Captured in Boston in 1699, where the governor had promised him clemency, he was sent to Newgate prison. In its hold was a mass of gold, silver, and gemstones along with jeweled and ornate artifacts fit for the Mughal. 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. captain kidd’s treasure.© Since evidence was first discovered of underground workings on Oak Island, belief has persisted that the island is the possible location of Captain Kidd’s treasure. You have been hired to investigate a recently discovered ship that is believed to be Captain Kidd’s lost vessel, Adventure Galley. “ … Île Sainte Marie: Découverte d’une épave et d’un trésor dans les eaux de l’Îlot Madame à Ste Marie pic.twitter.com/nJFSCtr4oj, Le #PRM a reçu «symboliquement» le lingot d’argent de 55kg trouvé par la mission de recherche archéologique US et UK pic.twitter.com/CS3G0O2Fdl. Even the King turned on William Kidd. The jewels found on his ship were valued at £30,000 – the equivalent of around £10m today. Captain Kidd is the most ubiquitous gentleman in history. Successive Gardiners got progressively richer. Now, I’m a best-selling crime writer and blogger here and with the HuffPost. Open revolt was on deck and led to violence on October 30, 1697, when Captain Kidd and gunner William Moore got into a fight. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Kidd was wrong. Rather, the available stock were criminals and societal rejects who the Governor of New York was glad to see go. You probably don’t need to look further than those privy to Kidd’s treasure on Gardiners Island—the Lion Gardiner family. It was reported on 13 December 2007 that "wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic." Before Kidd reached the Cape, a cholera outbreak plagued the ship and another third of his compliment perished. WHAT REALLY BECAME OF CAPTAIN KIDD’S BURIED TREASURE? He had given service to England’s King George III as a “privateer” commissioned to hunt down “buccaneers” and “pirates”. This is one of your best, Garry! I am humbled. One of the most famous lost pirate treasures may have just been found. 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. As such, little defence was mounted, and Captain Kidd was found … Kidd, however, knew or did anything of the sort. Some modern historians have disputed his reputation as a pirate, claiming Kidd was only ever a wronged privateer who believed he was authorised by the government to attack foreign vessels. DID VINCENT VAN GOGH REALLY COMMIT SUICIDE? There was a piece in The Hampton speculating that the Long Island Historical Foundation would dearly love Gardiners Island because it’s a close to pristinely preserved land as there is. I haven’t heard of the McGuiness story, but I think the Oak Island legend is just that – a legend. 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. The BBC’s Martin Vogl tweeted snapshots of the treasure and the presentation ceremony on the island. Shortly after Captain Kidd died, the Gardiner family showed signs of unusual income. One of the British Admiralty’s tactics was to commission or charter civilians like Kidd to “privateer” and profit-share spoils with the uppers. WHO REALLY KIDNAPPED AND KILLED CHARLES LINDBERGH’S CHILD? 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. England was at war with France and Spain. Not only was his crew a band of devious deviants, much like the cutthroats of lore, Kidd’s officers were also disloyal. Sainte Marie (Madagascar) (AFP) - A team of American explorers on Thursday claimed to have discovered silver treasure from the infamous 17th … WHAT REALLY BECAME OF CAPTAIN KIDD’S BURIED TREASURE? 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. Kidd had hand-selected his crew of 150 and felt confident as he headed down the Thames for the Cape of Good Hope and hunting off the coast of Madagascar. He was born in 1655 to a seafaring family. Word of Kidd’s poor performance got back to the Whig backers. The son of a Presbyterian minister, Kidd was a buccaneer and a captain for a private British ship in the Caribbean for some years, but it is claimed he decided that he found piracy more rewarding after he was commissioned to sail to Madagascar on the Adventure Galley. The same couldn’t be said for precious stones or man-made artifacts embedding their beauty in artwork. What about jewelry such as pearl strings, tiaras, and clusters in brooches? I also served as a marksman (sniper) on SAS-trained Emergency Response Teams, so I’ve got a bit of experience around life and death. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. BTW, the island is patrolled by a private security force who chase off lookie-loos – at least those that come closer to land than an ox can wade without getting its belly wet. 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. 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. 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’. 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. As well, the age of piracy was at its peak, and the King wanted to take advantage of the situation. 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. Kidd was a wary sort, so he took treasures from the Quedagh Merchant’s cargo that could be easily converted into negotiable currency—gold, silver, gems, and elaborate jewelry and ornaments. The next chapter of our Assassin's Creed III Remastered guide contains a walkthrough for Oak Island. The Quedagh Merchant was also loaded with highly-prized valuables—silk bales, opium chests, satin fabrics, muslins, sugar, tobacco, and tea. 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. WAS PRINCESS DIANA REALLY A HOMICIDE VICTIM? Still on the Thames, Kidd’s Adventure Galley passed a British Naval frigate whose commander knew not of Kidd’s mission. Port tensions rand high, so Kidd slipped away on the newly-named and treasure-laden Adventure Prize. pic.twitter.com/pbLMykXiBo. As you know there’s been numerous stories about where Kidd hid his treasure–some speculating the coastline of New Jersey. The Quedagh Merchant’s captain was an Englishman employed by a Dutch firm and crew operating for India’s Grand Mughal. Somehow, through someone, the Gardiner family produced treasure from Captain Kidd and turned it over to Governor Bellomont. And the gold cross that was passed down to the sisters dated to be 500-600 years old? Kidd refused to engage ships under Dutch registration or anything that resembled a British subject. Find the perfect Captain Kidds Treasure Found stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The ship was bound from Bengal to Surat in India, and Kidd engaged it near Kochi on the southwest tip of the subcontinent. They were displeased and began undermining Kidd’s credibility. . You could say Kidd got royally shafted. William Kidd was a Scotsman. His goods were now gone, and he loudly complained to the British High Commission that, in turn, reported back to the King. I really didn’t know a bloody thing about Kidd and his treasure except for that Oak Island BS. 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. THE PSYCHO-BATES MOTEL ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, THE MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN—ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN. WAS ALBERT DESALVO REALLY THE BOSTON STRANGLER? Throughout Kidd’s time on this three-year privateer voyage, he firmly believed he was acting according to his royal Commission and his noble backers would soundly support him. HAS MADELEINE MCCANN’S MURDERER FINALLY BEEN CAUGHT? Today, Gardiners Island (that once held colony status) is solely owned by a reclusive Gardiner relative, a removed niece named Alexandria Goelet. Your email address will not be published. He was a colorful character, albeit eccentric, and all but confirmed where the family fortune arose. Captain Kidd was now well aware of the piracy accusations levied against him. 0. 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. 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. Thanks, Sue. A year passed. Say it could be pirate treasure. Several events were going on where the King needed civilian help in the naval department. What I do with this blog is look for topics that interest me and find an unusual angle, research it, and go from there. DID LIZZIE BORDEN REALLY AX-MURDER HER PARENTS? Are Kidd’s real valuables—precious gems, coins, ivory, opium, and ornaments—buried somewhere and lost in time? The bar is imprinted with a T and an S as well as other smaller carvings of numbers. Captain William Kidd fell for it, and he was arrested on July 6, 1699, as soon as he set foot on Massachusetts land. Old Gardiner even got the King to sign-off on foreshore rights with the interesting measure of owning all sea shore out from land “as far as a large ox can wade before his belly gets wet”. Now Captain Kidd was at a distinct disadvantage at controlling the crew and murmurs of mutiny floated about. The office of the country’s president, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, posted the first image of divers recovering a hulk of silver on its official Twitter account on Thursday. By all accounts, William Kidd was not your typical pirate. IS A SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS? This was the historical period when piracy ruled the Seven Seas, and civilian vessels needed all the protection they could get. Naval mission - Oak Island | Captain Kidd's treasure in AC III Remastered Assassin's Creed III Guide. These commodities were not proportionately worth in 1699 what they are in 2020. That made gold and silver predictable in price and easy to exchange. His most famous capture was a 400-tonne ship, the Quedah Merchant, which carried silver as well as silk, gold, sugar, opium and cloth. This “in-perpetuity” clause remains in effect and today Gardiners Island is the oldest single landholding in the United States. Captain Kidd relocated to New York City around 1690. It was not a pirate ship by any standards and belonged to an entity not in conflict with British rule. A receipt given to John Gardiner listing Captain Kidd’s treasures. Kidd renamed it the Adventure Prize and set sail for the Caribbean’s West Indies. HOW TO WRITE A BOOK: JERRY B. 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I’m wondering if you feel that the bulk of his treasure ended up on Gardiners Island? 3. Pirate Captain Kidd’s treasure found off Madagascar. What a fascinating post, Garry. He died in 2004 with no biological heirs. I wonder if you heard of the McGinnis story of finding 3 boxes of treasure on Oak Island back in 1795? But the remainder of his treasure was never found. Why aren’t you teaching history? Karl. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. A privateer, by definition, is  “a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war”. pic.twitter.com/Mk8oNE3iGl. 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. Over the years, the heads of the Gardiner dynasty (who got a royal peerage “Lord of the Manor”) held lavish parties on Gardiners Island. All rights reserved. This is the best account I have read of Kidd and his treasure, on Long Island and elsewhere – terrific, comprehensive tale! Gold and silver were strictly regulated in price, and there would be no disputing their market value by weight. “The discovery of a wreck and treasure in the waters,” read the message in French and Malagasy. Thank you, Carolyn. He was born in 1655 to a seafaring family. pic.twitter.com/k77zJPGfJT, The spot where the silver bar was found. And Hi back. Thanks, Debbie. Chalices? So what became of Captain Kidd’s buried treasure? 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. I’m a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police homicide detective and investigator with the British Columbia Coroners Service. When his crew insisted on attacking the Quadegh Merchant, a … 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”. It was fertile land, and Lion Gardiner was an enterprising farmer. Lion Gardiner was a British immigrant to Connecticut. 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. The ship had a written pass from the French East India Company and all was in good order. 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. Just off the coast in shallow water. He was not a Navy man, but he was well-skilled with navigation and vessel armaments. Is she the last living heir? Sainte Marie Island: shipwreck and treasure discovery near the Islet of Madame. 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