Black Jack Smatt

In the 1600’s
Port Royal, Jamaica, gained popularity amongst those in maritime industries. It was overflowing with swashbucklers and buccaneers who were revered for the reputation as drunks and immoral people. It was soon attributed the name of “The Wickedest City on Earth” Its loose morals attracted many privateers to spend their money in the bustling city.

It has been said that one of the most notorious inhabitants of the island was the great Black Jack Smatt. He was a privateer who became a pirate due to the eventful nature of the job. His unmatched skills in privateering, strong crew and fearful reputation allowed him to rise to success as a great pirate. He amassed a vast fortune from plundering Spanish treasure fleets. However, in 1692 an earthquake struck Port Royal leaving it to lie in ruins. It is not known whether Smatt was lost in the earthquake or not, yet it is said that he disappeared around this time. The legend has been kept alive through his descendants who some say still inhabit the island making a living from maritime endeavors as Black Jack Smatt once did. when an earthquake struck Port Royal in 1692. After the calamity Black Jack Smatt was history and never to be seen again along with the islands sinful reputation. Smatt’s descendents to this day inhabit the island continuing the great Smatt name.

During the disastrous earthquake of 1692
Port Royal was destroyed. It was at this time
that the islands sinful reputation was demolished and the daring pirate
Black Jack Smatt disappeared. He operated in the Caribbean waters,
stealing great hordes of treasures from, legend has it, better armed
and larger ships.

The great Black Jack Smatt was said to be a
rogue spirit and a notorious womaniser. He was
one of the most fearless and undaunted pirates
of Port Royal.  The population at the time
contributed to its reputation as “The Sodom of the New World” home to: Cutthroats, Pirates and Harlots. The islands lack of rules, regulations and morality made it appear to be an anarchic state. This created an allure for
wrongdoers who traveled to the island to spend their wealth on ill pursuits.
Port Royal was originally the mainstay for privateers; however when
the British and Dutch government failed to submit letters of marquee
against the Spanish treasure fleets, the privateers turned to the
more lucrative act of pirating. Amongst these priavetters turned  pirate was Black Jack Smatt.

Black Jack Smatt caught the attention of many due to his desire to
succeed in the New World, contributing heavily to the triumphs of pirates.
 His unrivalled skill in pirating and determination to succeed led him to be
one of the most spoken about pirates in Port Royal.

The
island of Port Royal was renowned for its loose morals and attracted vast amounts
 of pirates, cutthroats and harlots from the world over. As a result Port Royal became a notorioplace to spend stolen treasures on ill pursuits.

Port Royal is said to have become infamous when the Pirate Black Jack Smatt landed on the sands of the Caribbean island.  When he arrived he was a young man with the determination to succeed. The time at which he arrived, estimated to be about 1600 AD, was considered one of the greatest periods for piracy. He was a prosperous merchant trader doing the majority of his business between Europe and the New World. The beaurocracy and rigidity of this line of work bored Smatt and so he used the skills he had obtained as a merchant trader and translated them to the more eventful work of piracy.

As a pirate Black Jack Smatt, as he became known reveled. It is said that the skills he had appropriated as a trader helped him to excel in stealing other peoples treasures. He was renowned to be quick witted, a drinker of rum and a womanizer. Legend has it that over his
 career as a privateer he amassed a vast fortune in stolen treasures.

An earthquake in 1692 destroyed the entire island including the legend that is
Black Jack Smatt. His descendents continue to live on the island of Jamaica
to live out a time gone by and keep the Smatt name alive.

Port Royal marred with the names of “The Wickedest City on Earth” and
“The Sodom of the
New World” gained vast amounts of pirates, cutthroats
and harlots from the world over. Port Royal became a notorious place to spend stolen treasures. The entire Island was soon packed with pirates from all over the
world allured by the gaudy displays of wealth.

Port Royal gained notoriety when the great Pirate Black Jack Smatt landed on the sands of the Caribbean island.  He was a man with a unique thirst to attain all the best things in life. The time at which he arrived around 1600 was considered one of the most remarkable periods. He was a prosperous merchant trader between Europe and the New World. The conventional labor system with the British and the Europeans bored Smatt and so he turned to the more enthralling profession of priveteering.  

His name was spread like lightning all over and was well known to each individual due to his successful plundering of great treasure filled ships. However, an earthquake in 1692 destroyed the entire island and washed away all its sins that had become so entrenched in the islands way of life never to return again. Thereafter Port Royal was never to see the great Black Jack Smatt. His descendents continue to live
on the island of Jamaica to live out a time gone by – “THE GOLDEN ERA”.