And this Casus Belli letter is just ridiculous, why they declare war twice at same nation? That hostility fleet was coming with peace in their holds? Maybe some humanitary help?
A surprise making 15 knts is just plain stupid, took renommee place in that regard. Who wants to sail reno if can have surprise with same characteristics, or better?
The Admiralty had knowledge of Acheron route before her departure from port (spies in both nations, also was mentioned on the movie), but never knew the exact location of the battles to send a revenge fleet, that was impossible.
Happened the same on EU server, the first PB of the server was between Britain and Spain (Sant Iago pb), brits lost. Now spanish have one of the biggest fleets on the server (some ports switched with pirates helped also) and brits are fighting hard with economy and few blueprints to atleast no end like the french.
It seems you don't remember when your "Eastern Alliance" attacked 7 british ports in the same day. In those times was sustainable? Maybe it was... your Alliance lost all 7 PB's.
The rest of the pirates must do what the US players did in the past, you must fight them. In the past he tried to enforce his tyranny over US nation, they didn't give up and fought him.
But you are missing a point, not all pirates agree with their territory being given away by some agreement between SORRY and the spanish. You don't see a swedish or a brit clan giving away ports without consulting their respective nation counsils.