CAPTAIN BENBOW’S FIRST ADVENTURE:   SCRIMSHAW by K.D. (DENNIS) HOLLAND Benbow’s first biographer, John Campbell, tells the tale of Captain Benbow’s first Adventure. The British had pulled out of Tangier in 1684, leaving it to the Moroccans.  The Mediterranean was again overrun with North African pirates. In 1686 Captain Benbow, in his own vessel, the Benbow … Continue reading BATTLES ON SCRIMSHAW