Adding to the supply of privateers and pirates, some of the islands were deliberately peopled with convicts22.
为了增加私掠船巡航和海盗的数量，一些岛屿被蓄意安置了流放的罪犯。
2
Occasionally pirates and privateers might capture a large quantity of gold or silver, but such successes were rare.
偶尔，海盗和海盗船长们也许会截获数量巨大的黄金或是白银，但是这种时候非常少。
3
Remember, back in the 17th century when privateers brought back not only gold and silks, but also spices to France, some people still thought the world was flat.