Why not?
When you come to think of it, it stands to reason.
Weren't these islands for nearly three centuries the stamping ground of all the pirates of the Spanish Main?
Morgan was here.

Blackbeard was here.

The very governors themselves were little better than pirates.
This room we are sitting in was the den of one of the biggest rogues of them all--John Tinker--the governor when Bruce was here building Fort Montague, at the east end yonder; building it against pirates, and little else but pirates at the Government House all the time.

A great old time Tinker gave the poor fellow.

You can read all about it in his 'Memoirs.' You should read them.