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VIN, Moyse Van, Flemish buccaneer, born in Flanders about 1627; died in Panama in 1678. He was a sailor on a Flemish vessel trading with Santo Domingo, but deserted about 1650, joined the buccaneers in Tortuga, and rose rapidly through his valor. But his total want of education prevented him from commanding large expeditions, and he acted as lieutenant of Grandmont, Van Graaf, Morgan, and Jacques Nau, with whom he was successively associated after 1660. He followed the last-named in all his expeditions after 1666, but early in 1670 abandoned him, when he was planning the attack on Guatemala, and, joining Henry Morgan, he served in the division which carried the fortress on Chagres river, and assisted in the capture of Panama. After Morgan's flight with the spoils, Van Vin mustered about 200 men and five vessels, made a raid on Puerto del Principe, and even attacked Porto Bello. He ravaged the coast of Campeachy, and acquired enormous riches; but he did not, however, enjoy them, as, having entered Panama in disguise, he was recognized, arrested, and, after a short trial, hanged before the palace of the audiencia.
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