Chapter 15: The Pirates' Hold. 

Sivagi, the founder of the Mahratta Empire, had, in 1662, seized and fortified Yijiyadrug; or, as the English call it, Gheriah, a town at the mouth of the river Kanui, one hundred and seventy miles south of Bombay; and also the island of Suwarndrug, about half way between Gheriah and Bombay. Here he established a piratical fleet. Fifty years later, Kanhagi Angria, the commander of the Mahratta fleet, broke off this connection with the successors of Sivagi, and set up as a pirate on his own account. Kanhagi not only plundered the native vessels, but boldly preyed upon the commerce of the European settlements. The ships of the East India Company, the French Company, and the Dutch were frequently captured by these pirates. 

Tulagi Angria, who succeeded his father, was even bolder and more successful; and when the man-of-war brig, the Restoration, with twenty guns and two hundred men, was fitted out to attack him, he defeated and captured her. After this, he attacked and captured the French man-of-war Jupitre, with forty guns; and had even the insolence to assail an English convoy guarded by two men-of-war; the Vigilant, of sixty-four guns, and the Ruby, of fifty. 

The Dutch, in 1735, sent a fleet of seven ships of war, two bomb vessels, and a strong body of troops against Gheriah. The attack was, however, repulsed with considerable loss. From that date the pirates grew bolder and bolder, and were a perfect scourge to the commerce of Western India. 
Who seized and fortified Yijiyadrug?
what kind of fleet did he establish?
who preyed apon the commerve of European settlements?
In 1734 who was it that sent ships of war as well as other troops against Gheriah?
Where was Gheriah located?
How far south was it from Bombay?
Who's ships did the pirates often capture?
What Empire did Sivagi found?
How was Tulagi Angria in comparance with his father when it came to piratry?
Was he notable for capturing any ships?
Can you name any?
Were the dutch sucessful in their attack of Gheriah?
Was the Dutch loss encouraging to the pirates?
Who broke off their conection with the successors of Savagi
Sivagi
Sivagi, the founder of the Mahratta Empire, had, in 1662, seized and fortified Yijiyadrug; 
a piratical fleet
Here he established a piratical fleet.
Kanhagi
 Kanhagi not only plundered the native vessels, but boldly preyed upon the commerce of the European settlements. 
The Dutch
The Dutch, in 1735, sent a fleet of seven ships of war, two bomb vessels, and a strong body of troops against Gheriah.
at the mouth of the river Kanui
Gheriah, a town at the mouth of the river Kanui
one hundred and seventy miles
one hundred and seventy miles south of Bombay;
The ships of the East India Company, the French Company, and the Dutch
The ships of the East India Company, the French Company, and the Dutch were frequently captured by these pirates.
the Mahratta Empire
Sivagi, the founder of the Mahratta Empire,
he was even bolder and more successful
Tulagi Angria, who succeeded his father, was even bolder and more successful;
yes
successful; and when the man-of-war brig, the Restoration, with twenty guns and two hundred men, was fitted out to attack him, he defeated and captured her.
the Vigilant
 After this, he attacked and captured the French man-of-war Jupitre, with forty guns; and had even the insolence to assail an English convoy guarded by two men-of-war; the Vigilant, of sixty-four guns, and the Ruby, of fifty. 
no
The attack was, however, repulsed with considerable loss.
yes
 From that date the pirates grew bolder and bolder, and were a perfect scourge to the commerce of Western India.
Kanhagi Angria
Kanhagi Angria, the commander of the Mahratta fleet, broke off this connection with the successors of Sivagi, 