His first biographer , Captain PERSON@1 , claimed PERSON@2 went to sea at an early age and served on a MISC@1 ship in the War of the MISC@2 , privateering in the MISC@3 and along the MISC@4 .

He served on an MISC@5 ship in the War of the MISC@2 , privateering in the MISC@3 and along the MISC@4 .
