<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kuvutiwa na ahadi ya meli za hazina na hifadhi za risasi, baadhi ya maharamia walifanya kazi kwa kujitegemea; wengine, hata hivyo, waliajiriwa na taji mbalimbali za Ulaya, hasa Uingereza, kusaidia kuendelea na mapambano yao ya nguvu katika ulimwengu wa kikoloni.  <response>: Lured by the promise of treasure galleons and stores of ammunition, some pirates worked independently; others, however, were employed by the various European crowns, particularly the British, to help carry on their power struggles in the colonial world. 