Chapter 264

Less than three hours after leaving the port, the Jackdaw reappeared in the port of Baltimore, surrounded by green smoke, describing it as miserable.

The sight startled the Americans.

There were only eight ships in the U.S. fleet in Baltimore. After reporting, six Hula disease ships surrounded the wounded jackdaw in a spindle shape.

The Americans tried every means to convey their goodwill, but no ship stopped entering the port.

The current harbor is full of uncertainty in the eyes of both sides. Lorraine is worried about the pursuit of cotton jack, and Americans are worried about unknown enemies. No one wants to stay here for a moment.

In fact, there is no unknown enemy?

The coast has long been in chaos.

The sharp whistle echoed in the night sky, and a huge shore defense gun was pulled off and pushed out of the gun door. The wind blew through the field, and the hedgehog like gun barrel pointed directly at the sea. The whole air was filled with a terrible smell of fear.

The Jackdaw is under attack!

As one of the most famous smuggling ships on the Baltimore route, the Jackdaw will be attacked in the sea area not far from Baltimore. The only reason Americans can think of is that the British are coming.

There is no other possibility for the British to take away the most important material port of the continental parliament with their cannons and giant ships!

With this in mind, the soldiers on the shore took action, and the wharf cleared out the connected long berths as quickly as possible, so that the escorting American fleet protected the Jackdaw to enter the port in order, coupled with the previously straggling combatants, they were ready to go.

Before the ship could stop, Lorraine took the frightened sailors to the shore.

On the shore, he saw Adams and Hamilton, who came in an emergency. He pressed his lips and stepped in front of them.

"Mr. congressman, I need to explain!"

"Er..." Adams was stunned. "Do you want to explain?"

"Yes! Explain! Not long ago, I was attacked at the mouth of the joptank river! The well-known pirate king of your country, his royal highness Jack VII, prepared a grand salute of three ships for me. The warm welcome probably just wanted me to be buried at the bottom of the sea!"

"Cotton cloth... Is it the big pirate who supported his hometown out of his own pocket?"

"Why ask?" Lorraine laughed angrily. "There are thousands of pirates in the Caribbean. Only six people can be called your highness. Among them, those who happen to be born in the United States and have goodwill for the cause of independence, will there be a second person?"

Adams still had a confused expression.

"Kenvi, are you sure it was cotton Jack who attacked you? It's at the mouth of the joptank river not far from Baltimore?"

"Although the night is dark, my eyes don't spend!" Lorraine took a deep breath and clenched her teeth. "There is such a wonderful misunderstanding. Are you or America going to fool around by pretending to be stupid?"

As soon as this remark came out, the Americans obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, this tone must be a little sorry for Lorraine, but for them, as long as the Chesapeake Bay is still the Chesapeake Bay of the United States, everything else is really easy to discuss.

Hamilton disappeared immediately.

The whistle on the shore turned soft, and the soldiers in messy clothes began to stop to clean up military discipline.

When everything was safe, Adams smiled awkwardly.

"Ken Wei, although I still can't figure it out, please believe I will give you a suitable answer, but it takes time."

"How long?"

"I won't delay too long," Adams solemnly promised. "And the Jackdaw was injured. It's just time for Baltimore's skilled shipbuilders to treat her well. What do you think?"

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In this way, Lorraine stayed in Baltimore, lived in Adams' private villa, waited for the repair of the jackdaw, and enjoyed the warm hospitality of the founding fathers of the United States.

Baltimore is worthy of being the top shipbuilding center in North America. Karen brought back a comprehensive test report in only half a day.

Part of the hull and some inner walls of the cabin needed to be replaced, and the sails and cables had to be renovated. In addition, there were some minor skin injuries and fatigue accumulated during a long voyage, which took a long time to repair. They simply took advantage of this opportunity to replace them together.

The Jackdaw was repaired in two days. The condition became better than ever. The sail was smooth, the hull was dense, energetic and energetic.

Two days later, Adams's adjustment also came to fruition.

He came to Lorraine's door in person and handed over two port authority registration forms with a wry smile.

Lorraine didn't know: "is this?"

"Norfolk and Onancock's Wharf entry and exit table, nearly a month."

"Onancock?"

"A small fishing port in Virginia, the pier closest to the joptank estuary in Florida."

Lorraine recognized Adams's meaning and quickly opened the form to look for it carefully.

The Bloody Mary and her two wing ships left Norfolk 12 days ago and arrived in Onancock 6 days ago. They stayed overnight and left immediately.

Obviously, the distance between the two ports does not need to sail for three days, so cotton Jack should hide somewhere after leaving Norfolk. He didn't follow the Jackdaw to crouch at the ambush place until the Jackdaw entered Chesapeake Bay

"Who betrayed my whereabouts?"

"No, or impossible," Adams shrugged. "Cotton Jack has strong contacts in Virginia and many friends in the Continental Army. There is no way to check them one by one."

Looking at Adams's sincere face, Lorraine couldn't help sneering.

"So this has become a personal grudge, hasn't it?"

"You are our most important friend, kenvi." Adams looked gloomy. "If possible, we don't want you and another friend to conflict in our pursuit of freedom."

"But the conflict has happened, and I didn't start it!"

"Maybe so, maybe not, that doesn't matter." Adams thought about his words. "I heard that the pirate world can buy peace, just like countries, but I don't know if you are willing to accept such conditions?"

Lorraine frowned unexpectedly: "buy peace? Do you mean..."

"Of course, the big pirate took the initiative to show his kindness to you."

The air suddenly quieted down.

Lorraine stared at Adams, wondering whether he was naive or stupid, but in the end, reason told Lorraine that neither of these adjectives could be opposite him.

He calmed down, tried not to laugh and tried to be serious.

"Mr. congressman, I want to hear your thoughts, all your thoughts."

"This is what it should be." Adams cleared his throat. "First of all, you are very important to us. Frankly, as long as you are always lucky, you are the most important friend of the United States before the victory of the war of independence, which is determined by your needs."

"Second, just like America, everyone's behavior has its purpose."

"Just like you risked your life to bring us hope for money, a lot of money, enough money to pile up a mountain. So what is cotton jack for?"

"He takes no less risk than you, but not only does he not covet the taxes of the people of Virginia, but he even bears the cost himself. Is this love for his hometown? Is it all?"

Adams shook his head and arms, his voice full of determination and power.

"Pirates can't do a lifelong career!"

"Francis Drake exchanged half of his family property for a title, and Henry Morgan surrendered his empire and became the running dog of the British. Such people can be found everywhere in history, and cotton jack is not prominent among them."

"He has a fancy for the future of America! Now that he is rich and powerful, he is no longer satisfied with being aggressive among dirty pirates. He just wants to return to the upper class society he is familiar with. This is his pursuit!"

"To be honest, your attack made us angry and made the whole Parliament angry."

"We really don't know who is ignoring the interests of the United States. But Virginia is not only stupid short-sighted people. On the contrary, most of them are the most loyal independent fighters, including the one who is most suitable to connect you this time."

"For the sake of America, he can make cotton Jack lower his greasy head."

"For the sake of America, this accident needs to be ended here."

"For the sake of America, we hope you take the overall situation into account." Adams looked at Lorraine firmly. "This is the hope of all the American people, the will of the Continental Congress, and the request that Mr. George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, asked me to convey to you."

Things... Suddenly became interesting.

Lorraine was not infected by Adams's fierce speech, but smelled some strange smells, some like a trap, some like a conspiracy, and some kind of well intentioned prank.

In this matter, the United States is too enthusiastic. It's just a personal grudge between pirates and smugglers. Even their national Father sent a request

Request?

Lorraine suddenly thought of something.

"Mr. congressman, I don't know who the right middleman is..."

"Mr. Thomas Jefferson is the main drafter of the declaration of independence and an important member of the Continental Congress. He is also the current governor of Virginia. He is the most disobedient person at present."

"So do I need to go to Richmond or Norfolk? Where does the governor usually like to work?"

"Of course, the state capital of Virginia is all over Richmond," Adams turned his eyes slightly. "But Thomas is a restless man. At the moment, he is patrolling the defense of the whole north as a representative of the Continental Army."

"The whole North?"

"Well... Most of the time, he stayed in Boston."

Sure enough