Davis County Clipper | 1925-03-13 | Page 4 | First "Boucaniers"

First The name nacre wa was wad given to piratical English Dutch and French adventurers united in their opposition to Spain who maintained themselves chiefly In the Caribbean sea during the Seventeenth century The first of the class were wele French set settlers tiel's whose oc- oc oc- oc oc occupation tion originally was hunting the wild cattle on the thc Islands especially and preserving the flesh ot at little establishments called bou cans bou cans cans they being known us bou bou canters canlers After being driven from these pursuits by the Spaniards these boucaniers took to piracy c particular particularly ly Iy upon Spanish vessels und and to raid rail rail- raiding ing lag Spanish settlements on the Islands and mainland Their career closed about 1700