While Almeida sailed smoothly and the court managed to declare fair game, a new mutiny aboard Luisa erupted, led by artillery man George Clark. After locking the officers in the forecastle, the rioters began one of the most violent pirate cruises in American history. Declaring "war with all nations," they plundered British, American, Russian, French and other ships. They plundered the islands of Maio and Boa Vista in the Cape Verde Archipelago, committing numerous murders. The British Navy sent HMS Lee, with 22 guns, to catch it, assuming that Almeida was still in command of Luisa. However, it was the Americans with the cooperation of Almeida himself who managed to stop them and their leaders, George Clark and Henry Wolf, who were hanged.
