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Les diagrammos suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 w IP(«||f«^WPWK ^ ■' «^„i., . I 'H v-;-' ?5H0Ri^ !■ ^ TliE LIFE ANrt DtKJO SPEECH ^ /«' Wll6#A5 tsECUf ED ATiripIKGSTON, (Uppef G^da) t)K Monday, thje 4tK i>AY„ of |eptember, 1815J tpR THE MURDBR OF • \t » * n. I n I I . iiii il i MM« 3pg)ia)pt»awyaw>wii ii *i i».ii«*»^v ' . • « jrfsr«7.?«no» Prmtcawwi 1^ by S. Iiiat^-~4#i|» gaaK-aattJMBMWM^gM gSK -latiMK 'i*'''* ^60 330 '* yt * m 1 3 1931 mi i» f" LIFE, CONFESSION, &c. ' • a'A' I WAS born in thei^riih of 8t, Mary Magdjden,!!! the County of Surry, Engiand, My Father wag of the to« bufinefs as myfclf, 4 Ihipwright j n»y niothij crat the fainetifne having learned that of a Midwif% thek joSm induftry and frugal way of Hving> in a feif years put them rather above th« coaimanalty, At iki$ period it plcafcd the Almighty to take my Father «? way» i have evoi'y rcafon to believe to himfelf, juft as I had attained my ibirreenth year. My inother'9 bufi* ncfs incrcafmg with her experience, jny father's lofs, with rcfpe^t to pecuniary matters, was not much fd*^ ? accordingly I was kept a t fchool until my fourteet|t|i year j-^aboul which time an uncle, a brother of my mother's, came to town, from whom we had foirr eas- peclations, he being a widower, and no family, poffcs^ iing conilderabte property entirely at his own difpofalV His mind was rather narrow and his tenrjper morofe-^ his whole ft udy was to accumulate the hl:hy trafh of this world, which at Jaft he muft leave behind him.r-s* Shortly after his arrival, he fuggefted to my mother the impropriety of keeping fuch a great boy, (for I was then very ftout of my age,) running ^bout the iireet, for io he termed it. But God knows I had very Uttle tin^ for that, having to attend to two different fchools, from feven in the morning uti til feven o-clyck in the evening -^however he prevailed fo far witli my ipotl^^r, tj^atl was taken from fchool. Notwithftanding the repeated perfuafions of my fch( ol niafters, to give me a couple of years more fchool- ing, as }t would be of more benefit to me, than all the jrett. I had learned ; but it availed not, an4i was given to underiland that I iriuft quickly ^i^akc: choice of* trade, tha^ ji fuitable mafter might be obtained before my ungle left towp. So eafily does the tra£h of this wd bac^ again tp Liverpool, which we performed itl %ight n^onths. But before the fliip's cargo was disf bar -ged, the captain received orders hom London, to pre pa^re the flivp ready toprofcGut? another voyage immc diarely, to the bay of Houduras, which voyage was per fcrn^cil in nine months, making my 3bfencfi^o|n Lon lion in the '^^holp twcpty months. On my return hptn^, feeing a young child on my fis teis arms, curious to know, afltpd who it belonged to when I rc(:eivedfor anfwer,*' it is fttppofed toyou/'- Thcy then gave me to undcrfland that Bctfey Jenkini Was the iv<>ther of it— that my tnother Jiad taken it from |ier, ^nd had brought it ttj) fo far and meant to d( it as kmg as flie Irved.t Betfey had not ccnfeff^d i was mine, but flws had never fytd it was mot. 1 tooi the earlieft Opportunity to fee her^ and aikcdher if i was mine, to which ihe anfw^t^ in th^ affiripativb. « Note— Here re08 the pcflShll ity<>f»bta4herl^cv w a . a faiher, Uut that wUi Ijc \Kk koow»>y iho Poapre lot he ani..a«? 6ittyittiUncs,' eve r" " TiiwrtrBiririF mm PS^^^iP "^^% hat of 9iy f^. by nciy inbtj Here again g the adv-^n- s, iTiy hcakti , and I wa^ ly fzitheitol^l ring my ap-' |t that lierv- recei'ved the is:v our bug valkingabout pnilics obiigecj Lucky for , 'Wbofc veffc( fwi 6j>4wig by mtly engaged , in a voyage port in Ruflla, 3ci'fonnr4 in biwasdisphaP (iidpn, to prci /oyage itnnjc )yage was per^ ice ixoVf^ Lon ifld on xny fis t belonged to ed to.you/'- letfey JenkiiK (lad taken it d meant to d( it ccnfcffed i not. 1 tool alkcd her if i ^i-ipativb. rgirl whom I ftf I >»bi?fUher t eve iprs i»t he £inifai(|i Stppetrfnce was rather 4itoltr J>^^/* ^TTn^.U J^neral fucceed in thplr wickc^dneft, ^o it happen«| with mt ; and it was agreed tQ Uvc together, as I mewt ^ moiVtQ go to fe^^ We gave it out that we w^re IS and moft peopk belbvcd It escept my 0wfi S, who finding me always try to wave any que^ i^fektiveTQ time c,r plarx dt' our nuptiMs,g^^^ arid at laft dropped it. In this manner V^c lived com- ioMto^^^^ until the war broke out >e.th thiJ Vrench'mfh^^^^ la about , a months J^ftet !^^S.&/^-ther temale child waa^o.iw f cannot fay but I felt a little uneafy, but bemg tolerably kcumftanced and Uving comrfortably, it paflcd oil, ai4 S^as'c^Umented by aU our ^J^^^^^ -/^^r^S oH Some little time *fter thq ^^r broke^out, ^J^f />" * martyofpleafurc with a.iew mprc inends, when w^ We boarded by a King's boat, nnd finding out mjf prcfeflion, took me immediataly on board thctr boat^ hxt rdeafed the reft. They theh earned m on bojirid riii§ Maieay's Ihip Quebec, then ready m^A on a cruizQ, wrhich they ae.ually did the next m^nmg, Ip^vmg my ifumh no time to ipply ^^^ ^ reieafevor the ^^^J.^f^^^^^; don would jccitainly have procured it, my b^flongmg >t0 9,fmdim^Te\yhrtk2itV^Wo(e. _ We Gulfed the thaonel o^ England fix weeks, and durinc^ which t'tm|; W4; made feveral captures ot Wlid- erablc'v^lue, oni? in particuhi!, having fprae on hi>m lr.)m the Weil Indies, which waii pavd, Imctn the Ipc^ cie, in two days ?ftet our arrival at Spithead, my inaife. of which was thirty two pounds, being rattd as Garpeft- ^ter^smate. Shojrtly afterwards our fhip received or- ders lojoin an expedition going ^gainft the French Weft Indies, under the compiand of admiral Sir John jaTvicc,with a large fleet of Transports and 15,000 troops,CQmmandcdbySir Charles Grey, finccf Lord CJrey j we di4not fail on this expedition until tiic be- ginmng of October ; the first ot our pafTage wzk very te- dious owing to heavy gales of wind, and that m general from ite: ver^ quarter we wanted xo ftecr too : m ortci *if ti^ds^O^ the l^^tt Darted fame went to Ply naouth, bpt ■pp It themostoart kept on mfmalUquacIrons until diey arrlveti jtBa-badocs, the place of Rendezvous. U was not umii the month of Jaouary i794th;U the whole afllmbled ; When having W4tcicd and refitted, on the ift of Fcbru- ary the fijjrnal was made for the whole fleer to wei«!| and run down upon the Jfland of Martinjco ; on gafn.. in^r fight (,f the llland on the evening cf tht fecond, thon being era! Ruih^ var, and ^ better re* St« I.\ic4« fate with of which recapture ; the Ad* king the rpte^ the iriflg ; in th troops, ^e frigfatea mt ox thot he Jflapd, Pctre J it gunboats was fufi^ foners of • of any r did be- ti the day flmerican El veflels swed me " pf his ac- . _.r -_ ■■ ■ "jflllil ' "l^ a ?• h fevmg my bitrtlieFfofferers in prifcm that had not th^j same opportunity, Sobn after my friend the captain told me he (hould frton be ready to fail, and fugcftcd if I were willing he could in flowing his cargo make a place to conceal me, that it would be impofltble for them o^ if ever wt fell in with a BritiQi man of-^ar, to find m0, to this I immediately agreed, and mbft heartily .did ||l4 d6 tiow thank him. The day df her departure ^rrivingy i went with him to take leave of his friends who had ilfo become mine ; although fome df them wfcre Frcn^h^ wer^ ftill as folieitdus aboujt my fafety as myfelf< It ,bc^ .i«| midday I could ndt bepolTtbly miffed until the tim<^ of my returrt to prifon, which was not until furi fet. t carefully got on board unndticcd by any bddy, and retw red to my hiding place^, where I heatd the guard as it is ufual, tiiaking a fearch^ but I was fafe enough, noth- ing but information could have difeovered me. In ^ bout three hdurs after the vefFcl failed the captain rejeai^ td mc, when twenty day's after 1 arrived in Baltimore^ once again a thatfi for myfelf; • i /f * Here again I experienced great kindiieis from my cap^f< tain, who had j)ut fne dn the ihips book, making my timiS to appear as hairing been ori fconrd one month^ for <<^hich I received 35 dollars, wageft for dnfe monih* How far^this was jufi:, 1 inufl leave the reader to judg^, but it was certainly doing mc a great benefit, for •With that and a months advance livagcs 1 had received fro^ another ftiip that wals ready to fail in tht liam^ employ, I ptfirchafed clothe^ and tools fuflicient tp prt^ cttd another voyige; The |nip was bound to Surinamg ^ pott in South America, but faUing in with t^o Brit- Ifh flodps df warj to windwafd of Sarbadocs, our fliij* was by them imptefled, atnd carried into Antigtia, being loaded with flour, Indian corn and tobacco, which wctc artides the Mland ftoddln great need df^* Here we wcr| 'obliged to fell, btit it prdved very well for the owners, m by advice by a fchooner that fhortly after arrive^ ifrorti Surrinam, that we iad fojdfor fe dollar^gcr bar- i|d more than they would liave given tis* ^ Our c^rgo t»!ai^i0on difci^rged and t^ yajptann pnr<:haang ^ ^ucpt 4^im,iiii^Mdkie^ top^govera- '^m » J - I M \ iftcntVrtts fort!i€ rctt, and prepared to dcpart^lti a fe#'' days ci'eiy th'njij \v.i;=5 ready^ and on Sunchy iuorning ^c weighed ahd flood but of the harbour cf St. Johns. Thtrfc was \ iltiop of war lying in the roads, who fire4 a fho* athwart us to bring us too, which wc inftanily cfii She Te^t her boat on board. I h;id no fufpicion of their intention or I could havti eaiily avoided It.-'i Vhcy imr^iediately muflered all hdnds upon the cjvartec deck fniiti the XiVi book ahd here aguio 1 belles c iny pro- fcifibrt fold mci altlio* t had an Atncrican protcdlod, for xn the (hips cttw there were but two natives among vis. I was irtiriiediaiely ordered to get my things into the Boat, while the (?fllccr fettled m^ wlgos Wiih the Capt. I had but a niortths pay due. They took only me on» boa-d the ItoOp, #hich tii a f?w days Hiilcd fc^r Jamai- ca, inhere rne an! four more Toon found means to hbe^ ^te ourie'veS. There was but two marines, a mailer'* triat6andquartei» tnafterkeptwakh at tilght. Agiecj incnt being made previous with the two C:Rtijicl> and iltjirter matter to call us at i proper time, they bc^ ing bf the party, Weftcured a change of dothes each of lls*^hathi^ money. Beiwelsn the hours o£ twelve and two d'clock, our comrads came to \a mc and the oth- fersi fen6\v that it wa- time, Uie oiTlcer of the deck beinff fad ^licqi-^we were all rtady houj6 bef(jre> for flcepl feduld not 5 we inftamly wdiit upon the quarter dccji ind gdt into the jolly boat. She not being ^ery far out 6f wate^j we fdftly loivered her down and itiuiiled our bafs with handkerchiefs and ^dW^d dircaiy for Kit g»i ton, thi; ffiip then lying at Pon Royal; We ^ei-c xiot hdwevei* if mg gonii before we ^«ire miffed, as "ttr* cotild obferve by the lighti flying 'about the fiwp, btl« wc Were far ei^dugh td hinfler them from feeing ur •, vi^e titeli layed updb our bai^ dhd tboj: eacba hearty drink bf grog, and iwoM to each bther to ^ie by one another teetore one &»'t*l*l lae taken* No inufe beiiig open in Kingftorii Al thstt early hour»wfi %m da^ liikii at the to^gf lace to wateh if any bo^ *. K . • .«- __^ .a^A 4Aalf^diatd:ie to aQpfifc US of ll.L.AJt e^lK iTi^^o move ic^ %iMpc«ss 5 the fcfi^ tjf us hav* fhg liiiclcd It.-^ iic cjva'tec vc feiy pro- edlod, for among lis. s into the I the Capt. nly nie on» ftir Jamai- »J6 to l;be^ a mailer'* atinclb an (I e, they bc-^ les each of welve and id the oth* deck beini h)T flcepl irter dccjl ery far out tiufiied our for Kiti^ h» «• ji fix iF^larffc ftore until day light, fomc cif our P«JP^ W^l :qu^Alntcd in tti'e phce-, t6c»lCus x6^i\Mhri mm i his who advifdd lis to tirofs the iAand ui fomc S dbWli iUii's fivv nn^^ .f oaf ov^h ihip's toHipihy^hdliadftble ifom tUr reif; »f the bleats treW td get a glafs of grog to hiiirifcit ; hi^ reneroilQy told Us tHit two bbAts ct^w% With a pa>iy I—' JatJiJi wehad taken that e?ih tdok th(? heft iV»eih(kl he otiid to ptiferve himlelf, libt cbnfiiltit g iW^. tfMhim >;vHat cbnffe hd m6nt ti) {kirfue> S^rKlch l(iu.*d Hirti hji. 1 hihtcd that 1 thbtJght it btnltratad this ceiitf if «f tht %id kfi^ I'-.witil' li^A Ail-i, .^^^£-:Jt M f ib ) iprly iin iiGKir,^9Ui<4 Aen ventured oi!,in tinder ?^ ^ Harjd btir bufinefs, and from whom we came j he feem V^^ ? €dfaii$fitd,tvldus itwouW notbe faf^ t^ flop intht ^'^!^^^^ liMttle, fcA ihaia pahy Of Soldiers and Sailots hadb^fer P*^V to ^ p\Jtb\k hqufc and all the hm? al but thi plafcc, Wut K^^^^' tre rtuft inoyc a Httle Uvfc in the tu0i. Where we fliouU ^^ 6t fifcinfif^a da^k, arid then fee w6ttld take us In fm ^^^ ^^ 4arM)c to the otber fide of the nveir* where his wif6 ahc ^*^^^ i$hildren ftayed... Accordingly he tofek us about ioo ^* v )rards in. the buffi, were wasa kind of»hut,buat asfec- ^»"^^ jried to IPC to keep fcMis and ttiikeys in, bit of ifb coli ^ j * itqv'entc^o 119 if. j&fe. ttctheA brought a tafe^ttleo S -Ptj t^im, Water, Bread andf fodxc boi^'d oork ; quite EtisfteafS*^^^ lie came and fetched lis aWa^ to hfs other houfcw tVc !^^ ^\ were no^ perfcdly &feif wcdid not ratoble aboun *^"L^ Weftatyedat thishoufe fi^ d^s,,whe» thinking all |?^^^ fe^h after us given over. We hinted to xmi keeper that ■ F ? it wa& time ta.^riuc ©ur jpurney ; and proviffoii being ? *I" jproirMed, ail old grey headed man was introduced as *?^ ^ fikt gtiirffV for iny part it fcenied to me tTiat tkc ok 5^" 1' inan could ftot be able to walfc a dQZjpn miles altogi -'-Ji-ri X' AiiL 4 I InBestbrqugh rivers bfooks andbyp places, »"^».»?^^ ?HJ7^-^*«ak;then„td»your road was wrely up * ft«B '"'V°ff '#^d *e pluftl "«'>V St the top -.^Ul d«lk cape o4 and Botiom. - ,„;„ 'jna wp wer?. .bilged toUgm oar fir? and^ reft ;cd a?ter pu, '„K;„i„g.,ttiis light the gr-.g went n^^emly about* K-^f « ^;^' '^ wXrwaf tW be had at .Vt,o^^ h,mt6 tinder. ,fpg ^ fo„nd ourfelves fti-f; but taUng > dram apj ""V ^h^ 'onlthing to eat we again flirted, wc found pn*fid# ? ?"F i" "" ofMQranws, Limes, Lemons. Guaws &&»'*# ^t^l^ sSnrin S,»ndan<:e,'the_road groWinB ^^^^ bt plate. Ku ^j\dvanfed,^thatabput middr.y we were at .he top ^ leieweMj ^ „, 'tain, fine Tnd level gvaund bere -, here «| t- " '•« ^ wluVd have ftop>d and din'd, but the^ojd man told iA ihis wife aftc *^ ^^ ,j find a tavern about a mile farther, wheije IS abo»t ioo _ - ht fit down coinfortabte, his mile waM M jt.bt.at a, fee. ^,e aSdahalf.but it was all on the road W< vrere aft "i^K '? »**' gU^d to at dow^, not Wing 6n.e the hrft ftarttng m thfc ■ ^ ^-4" &ng ; we here ^ ^^ «=' "^« P""'" ^'!f' nt q«ite|»ti#pd -§^,„y j„d pU„,fi„, ; ^e.e the ol* mangold uS ^ hf-',;^' out of ail danger ; we had bi-fore faid fif dollars f-r W f^.W^.«^»;; *„ de. but we^gave him a ^^a. tet af a doHar < P'eee^f tlunkmg all f^^'JJ^^ble, for which he was very thanlsfvi, the m.Wr »/ keeper that "^,hehou4wi.cgush<-Wasiflay? and go. nothing rwifionbemg L U but what wf gave him. Then eafiu^ing bei»g rta^J r Othrt tliri tl»ebottletpi^,a^emeftcepj we had a very good fup. per of a roaft turkey f*tet potatoes and plenty ot grog, Snd weritto be* ^t; was near ten the "«:« .'"""'WS «.fc * »ii ^ Ware aU hands ^?^^eady f6rmarchthg,andthen our a .Other thr^ -JJ^ .^ were h«!f dt^n^i *=»»»<> f'"^5°' « 8<^ .""'f N«8 M Sor before we left the honfe until we were 100 tar t. ^tL L ■ '•*! ' . - m- ■' * • i»...- /y*' ■« ^^^ s.^ ■ l..«.«^. l^^iVrl Atw^m ^icd MiC*i **^^"> MPWCVCr WCU*** iH*w^.iv»i. *v -.^^ - I 4*..^t. w ■», Ae mountali> if \t'c ufed it as we ought, bqt »]iat (la^ a ginner fi'c fqiird not above a pint ktt nitcv >vehad 'fiii flliea : I pouidnpt help thinl^ing there had beeii Tom^ fojil pU):, as^e|iadeaeh a foJdictV canteen f^iiKat ilart l^g;, tjiey wtuiicj npit carry thi^ pint, fo drank it immo 5*'^5fr-^fff pretty well aflvJr^4 I ftpul^ npt le tl .?«^!t off while the(^ ^as plenty pf f|ju'it, as at that ifm, fW was ncitof ^^ch conrcquencp tq me j\ve |ia^ ^^ik ,fd?ic:c^nfidBrat)!pa|'d thp voice of one of" them call to us, wc ^;^'tnr .to i^i^ct hi|n, it rat^Cf furpr}fed me to fee him aU I^De^bwr Hoon ^e^fn^ his errand, the mafter of the ^Jpufe had afed hipn many iqueflip^ and from w^cn^f! ^m camejr^d ^J^here ^'c were going top, and at laft told ^thfnith^t hj?cpuHnot:|eUtbe^aoy rpiTifj^t faJd he ^tJ^Puld^ve thfp rum enoilgtl tO(:arry them down i\i JfTiounmn, Imit would be ^tte^'to ftay on tjie planta, itpn thitnight, ^s t|;cy ^pi^ld Un^ \i v^y ^ofd af night , «>t^ that ^d^ il\e mpuntajn, in^ds mpre fo than >ve ha(i ,^Pipeup. Ihey then yirei-e obliged >p fonf^s they .liad copiradp^ tyaiting fpr them a jittle further on, that ^tli^ hafcotirfcl miiiL W^efnotigftripraljail rpotn,bij^ wy l^tic ;tori;tu|flh iiirn iWiirtli 'gen» m ^d ai ICO' iieen or t Jon l^nd ihm ipfin to i fOO can ion ■ ta^l Be af i?e fbi ^i kr ^:.^th te w m . fe cr >ve had |i^ id been Ion cnf\iil at ilart iriinU i^ immc il^ hpt le til as at tl^a^ lim e?;^nie Jow an< fid frcqwentl feci the lofso ft pint, "wh^ m ap4 ^ry \ S gpne \vitl? j^jit I hat pi^ in'sfeJtt,it die d, tciki?'g>viiii about a tmat m J ^c \vcni 3 'here the root;s h like an armi SulJ:, and hac jmp pf ^hcnJ, cajl to us, wc to fee hirn aU t^after of the rrpni wficn^f id at If ft told ( fjV^t fajd he :m 6pwn ifyi ntjie plant ^t ^ fofd at night than >ve hid fonfpiTs thej rthcr pfi, that cenf the fame her appeared :ourfcl nr»u^ tk fufiiitufc len&men I beUeye qb(e^ycd:it, ior h« immedhtely ^4 aqnot any of you be afrajd^ new you are^f?ife :^fi^ l3een at eafe, but } ff^ew forti^th^iVS better ' aft^ a gU| or two of puncji, vJhicH wf hadiH iplf nt;yr^ ^^^^ ^ Jon little beingfet before V^^of i-V!*i f ^ jilenty of fugat tndUmefuice. AJt^r tk gia% h^d arcii|at^d fx^ ibmeot 0^1 pirty (oYrg, andfear^ to gleale the gently i^fn, and after t^ev h^d fu^p^4 ^^^m ^^^«'f V^^^ ivinel3rovKhtin;o ihis ro<>M,^nd cncm^ra.^f^ CJcK ^ finer in their turn, duHngone of iheiefan^s I made i^itj to pet out to the back of the houfe, whe: e there F^. J- tm dl town of huts of the pegroes ot ttie plaqtatibn, ip^vh ' . . .' r.^^ r.^^: — , w«^ Altt^r^itxtr thf mfflvcs until I tWS pipe or raincF ic^.^* , ^ «**^" """ .""V, v ^. - J' '?: loniTed tct: he ^oM me a Mr. Graut, then hvmg; m bprt^ iOi iWn. the ^ptt^l of the Jflaud. I then a^ked him wl^ the three Qeiitlemen we?e in the houfe,he anfwered tl\q taU'one igras yfti]fng M^tfi^nd theoth^r two vverederks, We had hardly done when a Jlout looking man came up ^ho I foufid by' his tor|;li« to be an Enghibman, bom a f w miles frqm Londop, we felrintd discourfe^ when U asked me to llep m'tp j|!s mom and take a glaf^ of rum for country^ fake, tWst readily did for my own fak^, wi{inrfft< knd\frMs^heth6r\^c M/fve fat\1i?m the rdt ivere,who was teettiiftg forward ifaft , this I tou^il wa. tj^c tmfters a^i:«Ht; the ituthif, they dl^ati^atidjung^hem- ^^ves fatf alleep, when } retired' wkhtb^ Cooper, tor fuch I fiund him, to his tbom^ and ^t 1>Qth lopn ^be. - ---^^.-L>. '^'^.^k K-»t*#.,,,^in the fnornlri? 1 was aw.iikea ^ ih§ M^iiritilf ^%Conk Sl^eH, a figiMl >o)r i^m^^ i A m f If? and got^ the field J I Ukcwife with my friend j^tcr havin^a qjng ma4c of rum. ftgar and an egs, too^ §,wark mto^the fugar h<>#, the diltiU houKc an^ mill ; ^^returD^d \o ^re^kfaft, thf. negroes not bemjr allowed IP come t^om %hc fe^ to hrcaifc.^a, buv have t »ro hour? fp-duincr., ■ ■ '■•v-^'^ ' ■ ; ^ After brcakfaft I viated my fellq^ travellers, who ^ioupd ^rbreakfaft: the wRc^rcpming, from his lOormngj yalk, aiked how we ^Ij did, andbein^ ^Iwered, I^sfe^d permiffion for us to dcmrt. He tc»ld us wc might gp if wc Uke4 but we |hould find 59 (hips at St. Ann's, but a jTchobaer, privateer, fitting out. If we &ou}dlike to. go in that, he would give u1 #iiQ{cta.thcCaptain^but he would advife uslo ftay ^M??«V 4ay or tw- ; W9 w^e fafe, and ihouid have any Jhidj: wc wanted. He fwppofed it was a cuftpm for fail jqrs.tph^yc their iling in themomin(j,and fenta ne^ro to _ fetch feme Tum awcl fugar. I had another flins an4 fo became ^arelefs whether wc went or liaid : they >ir|cToked tpp?eforan a«tfw.er/ I underftood them, md faid^ it vi^as Immaterial with nje, for if I went in fhe privat , I fhc^ulc| cerminly not go on board to ftay V?ri.t^U*ew4sre^dylbrfea. Wf ftayedfJnemor^nisht, ?"« ^fi^^^^*"'*^^^^^^^**^'^^'^»»an }iis canteen f^Uof^^um, fome bifpuit 5|^d C^^efe. We reached the pm otthc roouptaiq b^fore^^^k, and walked on to a |a%qe called Black; Heath, h^m ^ (mall village, but hav, fleanty qf rum, bifcuit ap4 Ch^pfe, we determined not ^IJ I^QP, btit rea<;h the iown of ghancrs before darl^, Ite. palj ftvcp ^titles. 9«t here we had like to have siadaa^rcadfoJmiil^kehad it i^^^^ beep ^r an old Ne- g^?,^^ ^^ B ^^ ^^^* m^$ «^^g^t M^ \^^ handH of .tb^ foldi^r^. We then ^kcd him t^ fhew vis the way, ^^di^roraiaatopfty him. He contented but ihe ma- Iine5^r£w£«fpiqip«a pfthe old irtan*? meaning to be- ^^y"fi^ t'^e^s^'^e drew a large Jack knife, and 4wor< If he betrayed^ l^isii^pedia^t death fhould be tfee ^»nfe^n^, JSu; ^ tmii^^ the qjd Negro was true, for he &ow^ ws ^^ ^ort, aiirf t9ld ys th^ road wc were taking lead m cxadlv to the £ate? of it. After rakin- ,yie iSe^fa !ib(^tiwm%»^^ «5| he ^oW yg we wei? hmy friend, an ejgg, too| le an^ mill : ems; allowed %twq iiours sellers, Whp igv-from his , and being depart. He (hoi^ld fin(i tf«:r, fitting >\jld give uSi 1I4 Jiave ao|r. [Ipm for(al. fent a nc^rp. Qther flip^. liaid: they bod them, I went in 5ard to ftay ijor^ nighj^, lis canteeji reached the cd on to a :e, but hay^ mined not rfore darl^, ke to have aci bid N6- tie hands of s the way, 1% iie ma- ifngtp be- knine, and mid be t^c was true^ 4 wew^rc ter takms" :.(. 4 «aite fef? fo? Ae fercfiife'lavt hot be « Ait &ir ?«.^ he Fort. IPbr this frrvke we gave Mffl tw6 dfiU Kd a feUf. wWck well pleafed ^^5 J-' h*J«5 hear five thiles to g6^ ApUgli we coUld »« tlw P^^^^ iiid the fchoQfler's mift heads. ''X-^A'^^l^'li^ we ciroe to, for water wis "^i ?^ P'^f J /"''^itf ^j r,^ iiloufttain; we took a hearty drink of grOg, ftattcd »<*/ S and in about art fori|;'» * •'fcEV'J^S ieirtg recbgifized, wi^ taiiae 5?Vl°'"S,l JS rV rt,p^? grog^s (ifual, and enjoying myf^^ t^h^^i^t^ mMSof wine . afid water,, our P=ot'^. JP*f "l^^ the efciSes and fears ot otir |o>irney,wKfl. be at^*^ Zbv fayingV I vtem^S'^ are lately fr'OM, Km^?*:. Tht7rather1frlgkeh«* thU, but Jt ^ ^<^i^ IwasufuaHy t& firftCoon 6iur tr^ek. ^^*m fcncy fir, fiid f. this M ye^f pa«K...I'P'^?"»,"'"f ir.'"g perferiiJtJon 5 he operied aneWS piufft ie thus_^iddrell^d u^; l^^?^' tleman, it te ceVtsffn, i. your fnend tOid( yo^^ I have tta fineft fchwner in the irtSnd of Jatttaica for faSliPfc arf ve hfth anf t^jdiat a&l Irer that- night, but if I f^^""'-! .\ *|^»^ »^i^ «irefc«t, I ffllt)(«.Id!cerMnTy go Wi*|> li*. if^cnn^ ^u go We wlttatt go. ' tU Captilil tUferi caBedfor* :« i 1 ;„.,• \ y myM go in-tbe fcljopncr in tht leafi Ui« your .,p:L ^.m» of Vulu'e ,6ca;r); wi(l. toe, and ahhcmgh u4"" ti 4y»J0,urw or. xMs fide tik lfll>d.wl.hdut fihdihg^^l ^io,»e plwc pr j^rbcr. B..t 1 ' wai' with thc^^ Ji;# ras, ttcj^ *IiJi«d for f6.neihiri tb tiikfeTh^L w *1- tl^T '^ Fft'I?'/";. ^«%«d, la" ih ihe mtonihg with #Cipltne Wd,rVand fmiU ahiis taen • Wfc alj Went i?.U 4 ^"iM^'l ^S**. fetfeiVed our bounty, fifty doUari |«ch-,ir^ liberty, for i*oday«, ftUbilt tli Gunner, W r#?":^!r.*?°'i."8 oh bbarcf the. r**t dayj could niJt S^l^J"! », ,*a?ft man tt-eht hisiowri Avav. t^or 01c t Se Be P»de up o, all nitionS ahd defcriptloM ,' Whitfeii Rj^ksanJbroWhV,, 1 ccluid ndt Help contraftind ihtfe mftthe pKj&m hhies at hori e, bUt tb drbWii itiefti »% J f tipli^ to l|iai dWeitful I ^tnedy, gfotf. f^jkl*^ Mie i|.u«<>g»axid *iffi ^»hat I had pnil' knA imn-,».^i.>t.i„ flL-C-L^i f«^rda 0^*^, bESa t6 IL i^g:-fe?f {jj : let ttij' la^ syouf npiiu Uhubt ibiiici ugh thieie ta vvitlk haiFa' fihdihg the icin i;sU was € them weli^ yo^ may bf^f :)rmhg with ; by fHeuti: the carpep- wei*e iriai i^ uii boa in! ivfc all Wient fifty dollarii luriher, for . coula not t*or me t blind theW J i Wiiitesi, tiling thtfe Vii ifcdeai; rf Mexicdji >*'ays to<»k Ling thcifii llant from fed totW tin, as i^i» ^ little vife idof tlil^ * all ea^^ .yway ta' / i» fliS^ ^i<. 6,i\i\a5 tiic f (tri teirte, and actually i^Slea Itt thr^ctiV* %ftcr. 1 did ndt Ibt my old compnmcins know vny thin> of the matter. We bat b:cn three weeks at fea; tryitur to beat to lii^in'dward paffigci whert bnc itiormng at day ii^ht, we fa\V ± fchooiier to the wcdward of U* teemiag'tohave i frelh bree&e, ftandmg for \iS, goin^ free ; wte Were at the famci time in a ilead calm; Wru:g- Ing up, which brbught her dircaiy to >«;iodward of us j Ihe with a deterrnined rfefolUtion bor(* up, changinjjj her tdours to that Of the French, and run dowri under our lee quaher fo that her crofs Jack yard Went over bur quarter deck arid got entangled With our boom top- eftilft", douxed aboard of \is mulketry, ahd at ihe lamri time boarding, carried the fltip in a few niihute^— thus, all I had^ained was. Mi in a moment. We wore car- tied Id an ifiahd of Hifpiiiiola, fiom whith place 1 1 of us made CUT efcape in the night, by diglng undeir th^ ^'alls, it being clofe tb the beach and latidy bbttonn took the ad vange of a inarket boat that tame dnce a week arid got fafe aj^aiil to Jamaita, froni this I wei.t to Charleftori, Americd. Sailed tWd or three voyaged out of it, then agairt went to Jamaica j enquired df thd owners df the private'^r fdr my pri'^c nidney; but they llidw^d me a book, where 1 dr foitiebody felfe fdr me had fignedtothe rbteiving of it : nothing rhofe than I fcxpeciedi Frdrn thisAgain I fliipped in a Guinea-manr ♦t Forty giiirieals for the toti, home to liiverpool. Having faved fome mdney fronfi my wages^ I tddM iiotteofithe pay for fations, wifliing to ha\^ ai m«ci4 cafh when I got home as would make me afipeir deiccnn ; 4s fodn a^ 1 received my money I put myffclf irttd a de» fe^til dreft, took the ftagc, add went td Ldndoii.—Thusj after an abffince df eight years, it pleafcd^Ood to let mi Aiiit my dwft cdaptry. Eveiy thin^^ here fccmcd ttew# i^ _^.^ .--i^, /:d-«a J|iis».%.L.;t 4k^ AmrMiCed Tmeittiillff tn^ oni b€ killed] and h«i? Men ^eat ^tla-^«| jliia few i i ^A v ' r^^ ^ ... .: /: know me nof I «,«» • kt the de«»&H filii did iJ,d],a^ Hve with my mother. 1 found ffit began to decline ft^ r..Saw. col^bued whh my fofmer mlftrefc. anWh" lonared n y afFeaimis ; but I becamt aW not fo nice ' Lr*.'h '"""S^fth^ Child deid. it tcftmenoU Jll^lt^J^f^^^'' too iftpioyrnent, ana toniklenng the King', fervice as the n-oft conftiinf an5 K",ir^* i *"?^''«»^"',P'P'%d P'd, where I Aop' ped urt I my coming to this country. OAe of my fiiicri «onfidenng n^m befl to let the dcctafed fJa litde ^r^^l ' r ^f'^i^'^^'^'i 'h>« a Plase might be prp! cured, to fend her iBto deceit fejvice< For me I car^ Shn fiL^^ *rtm. hav,ftg married advantaWou%, ?^ho Iwd a Araff family, p^^ofed her living with heri Z^^"^^ *".* ^ *PP0't6mty to fee all fte wanted. Th,s was i^eed to, ,aM fte li^ed *ith hef l^uV" ^""' 1""? ^^'^ e~*^feg fit for » better place. m her aurtr fee wiifted to t»y another pface ; my S fer.mherf.qued, Implied-, fte did n6t *ant to TLder l»er >fu was ],« define ; that file would, among he^cufr ton,ers, he^ RuftaW bei^g a large GlaVet Z Habct i'ift,:J f ^T"'' ^^'^ *' '^ '*"' ft""* found,. buf fteftaytd only three ftonths, and tjiert came to'livs with us until (he coMd procure another place i tbiiae' ed them the.Mantua.maKrig', and gave that partbfh"r Mncfi to the ^two girls, for a tnaLainanrt" feeepinl „„lo '^j *^^*^'^ «'■** *«''i^ ftsch innivfevoOT, and ^„L T '2*'S? "*"* "'ft°«»»«^ O" ^i Sunday after- 'S^^V /°.*y fl^"""! »aft confefethaf durwalk,' rIS. '° we n°t«l gardens or pubttc place where nui." ttbersaffemWcd forpleafere : th«» bciL conftant fart. Hera in our rafiVbtto •» -".iji .-liA •_;>-_ *tLr"t^.^' I ra.u^l an order m^is^m ^ i^wy Inm^/i^ ■ ii did and iiiA o decline fart; ij, although si >ut the litn'm lis rather ail- not fo nice i c;oft tnenot i fb hardened Jyrncnt^ and :onftant and where lilpp-^ of my fiiieral 4 fee a Kttle Jight be prp- r me, I cared they plcaledi anragepully, ig withher^ to fee all flie cd with heif better place, ce H mj Ira- t i6' hinder ong her cuf- and Haber- foundybtiff une to live ::e J thiaihc Sjicfs, licarn* : pant 6f her c^ lleepingft ^ coxnforta-^ Favoiw^and. kcdtobe of nday after- otlier of the girl§ tq go with m^| |3ttt ihe very unconccrr^edly rcfufed. On the Sunday rbllqwing, the dtceafed and myfclf took r.ur ufual ranj- ^Ic's. I remarked to h^rihc was dull, when jhe burl^ intflf tftfits and fawl, how^ould it. be othciwifej ^lien t ^as goinff to leav^ them, I told i\€i^ h wasi oni^ fp^j three years ; Ihe anfwered that was thre,- years too long, I had been long enough from ihetn already* 1 was really atfecled at the girlg attachn\ent, and turrit ing iiito a public^ houfe, went inr<) a room not miicl^ frequented at that tipie of day, and found it deftiiute of company. Her« featan, ever willing to prom vte evil, put it into my head that this girl might iupply the place of her mother, be^ng of a fit age ; after reilirig ourfelves and drinking a ljt|le hot brandy fling, I told her I could fee no reafrrtVif fl^e found any luls in my leaving her, that flic fljould n 91 accompany me. She l)luiQicd, but I could perceive il«c was pleafcd ; aiked what would the world think of it. 'Ihi« jjave mc to yindfrftand that fhe knew what XJ^as to be the confe^^ f|uehce of it. As to what the worfd wou^ lay, I ou|(i' ^cdompany sie to Cana.da, upon conditions flie woulct on the HoBy Btble^ (wear fidejity to me during my life, IMS left J chofe to reieaie he^ from har oath, ihu &e fblemniv did^ anii feeeanafe mine^ X th*n «?ent t<5 th^ C@!itra^r», and prt)cuVe4 a paflkga for her in the Cibla Willi me, ai ^as |^' oi»f agreement/ tkat mf -1 .<■ '^ m a 1*0} in Of tbp who^p of oi|r family fhoiild be ftnt riit witl| ir sher us, as fhouUI be j^ioft convenifn^, ^4 cabin pas. fcngers at their pjcpcnc^s. Accordingly one of ^he Oate^ roqm^ in the pabin was fet ap^rt for her fole ufntraaoi8^ We embarked op board the (hip, and-a days after $\)c faild for Oraycfcnd. Fot myfelf J flung in a cot in the cabin, which w^^ t^kcn down every mor^ ?iing,fp that I had ^ccefs fo |ier rppm prght or d^^y j and indeed, | was obliged to be there, yery oftert,' when it blew any thing irp8h,the feafickneft f aking ft^ ^rcat a hold of Ijer, although there %vas another wom^a in thp .sl>ip that might h-^vc affifted her, ha^ sjip not been detained by the fame ficknefs. We fiad/a paffaga 0/%teen weej^s, ijvhtn ^we arrived at guebec. truly ured of pur voyage. I made no ftopin delivering my Jetter to ouj; agair, who fetmed glad of ou?" fafety, a^. level ^1 ships ji^d failed fron^ London after us, and iiad arrived we< ks \>.p(pre us. t was impicdiatety put upon Jhe bulinefb of ^ny f mploy, after a few davs re^ and 9 houle provided for 139 tp live in by the ag^nt^. It wati; not long before the girlgayeroe 10 undi^rftand she Ava^ ^viih child } \t rather ftaggard ^ne, it muft tp a certain^ ty have been fionpcived pn bpard the ship j however,* J determined to be upon my gya^d, but notwithftand-, in^ all my carp I could not reafpnably perceive any thing to impeach her with. I had a tpler^ble good |i»lary, and we lived very decent and indeed lip to the Jull i^mount, for she was fond of drefs, and | of good hving. We lived very happyTOthc firft child was a boy,' the oldeft of three ♦[»«» f\f'cfs{'i*d Kse knr! K»r r-i- ^.^^ . O- * I he third winter;} liyed at Quebec, we h^d a youBg flip bP^r^jnp: ift'jtli ^5, ^ very improper thi^^ k w% a:» cabin pas- )lcufVp?n^n. a^i sjif not ad/,2( paifrigG lebec. tryly Uverii>g Wf r fafety, a^. IS, god liad y put upon i refi» and 9 l^. It .wai; nd she w?»5 [) a certain- howcvcr,* twithftand-, srceive any ;r^blc good liaptothe J of good wasaboyj id a ypuBg iogf la me ^ ncrm* ; ! (\»(|?cAed nothing from ft ] ^s >e w:^; phhgcd tob^n his work, and ire very lutle to dq i^< the winter. OnccJay at dinn-., it. was agreed that a|- nigllt we t,hould aH go to the.puiy y hut in tli^ even- ing 1 ♦'•U truly indifpol^d, and not wislvng they shoul^ be difiippqinted, propoied their going by Sthemrclvcj. v'hich they did; afier they were gone,! %p\ myklt half a pint of port wine, which I dranjsand iq. ;% short time felt better 'y \\n ioo.king at thetiine, I found the play could hardly ^avcbe^run, fq determined to. H^JW them, not doubting b^t Ijihtnild find ^hem in the put, the pUce where we had *g' ecd upon to fe^^ 1 wenf and the currain had but jutl^dra^^n up j theerfore wait- ed the firft fcene over i)el ore 1 nf^ad^any fcarch ; Ithei^ paft niv eyes all round the pUt and i\»y *^'>^^y ^^ ^""^ ^^^^' ^"^ ^^^-^' anfwcrcd in the ncgatiye. I then went to the taven>. ' I in general, ufed to fmoj^c a pipe of an everuug y they might.havG fuppqfed to Jiaye found me there ; but they were not, ncir had not hecn there: not knowing tpv to act, Ifet down ^nd dr^^nk a lumhler of Brandy and w^Xcv^ and thep returned to the play, thinking they mightcome, if not^t the firft of the pertormance ; btJt. they ftili were^bfcnt. I remained until about half the farce Tis over j then went home for good: about the ^ time of the play being over, .they came home, afked roe flow I did, and when I told -them very weU, apd that ipcpnfequence of my taking the wine, how qujckly * recovered ; they then a(ked why I did not follow iheni* thAttheperformance was worth feeing j.and when i bad told them I did, and th^t they were not there •, Ihe v^s--»-t..^ ^a (rxfXs^t- anH Vsim I'lr^^l^zilk t but th.f;v ftili per*', Med they were there,; :I -coukl' eot "deny they had ^cen there, pm they clid not ftop to (ce the performance $ f t ^;' f 2, ) « Sen bf jjin, for the Curtain was iUft'drawnun m I ,n»,, f^then. if they rtm.rkfd any thing that pu't the ho*" mt„ » (er.ou» contulion , no, tbty'^ had not amarked ^y thing, n particular: now tjiBrc had wnaiiW fac pencd lcn,cth,„g, for a (mlor inonri of fh« from eat of rliegal^crygot „vtt- and flid ^o^H .«ne 6tZ p Uars M on the head of an eIderly'G,«tlema^, who dfd n«t' Se hour-*^ 'n ""i" '" =°"«='««=f?« *•« turned out o- thehoufc ihuj they were entirely ~ confronted, and man i for he ms not able to delind himfelf : that Tl d^d not w.lh to go. they did not care ill, 'h ^hire being a dance ata houfc of a friend of h s, to Which ho had been ,nvi,cd, and they did not like' to f? ^V had been dancing, whjle I wa. »t homefick thi mieht have pafled very well but not bfing able, kor W^^ g to tell wliere, <5r at wfiat houfe it was at ; he took S agej^nd n,ad, mention of an acquaintance. wCfl f"p pofc I tJie could get to before, ny enquiry was mad? rould have brought him ipto h^ interett foTr a, 7«5 Jhould not Aop another night in th? l,riu(e, aC • »' e nr^ fcot; thereiore warned Km 'oprovide for H.'.*'! on the morrow. I did not go tobed'thatl^ht^,:: .u.y^S p^yfctf over the bottle ; fometimw flecping Jn the ffi ™ ?^H''',I»'h them, for that, I would never be loft T^uh ; in -!-.. ^ormne 1 took care they fliotdd^haVe W commup^cK-.^ « M^ M*to* hiJthingA/^^ig aKdtnc , V qim afterwards, as he di«l in abour |?ce w|.etber rt might pot arifc from the panic he lig ftri^ek into upor. J^mg d^teaed in this ftid af&ir "after hf w^ gone I wtnt to bet^ apd flept until eleven t^lock whep one ofonr fewyers iame to^ me how a ^rtaia mifc ^l^^^m^ jHi.dance wa.. »1 that ie wa, * „8Kt door p^ibonr , J then ^ S^ licy h o whi >t,th tx)i ta oluc jivf b riisint je left iiiid »f bried ut the houjc lot rtmarkeU :crfainly hap. «? It ; there to which ho to fay' thoy ? this migh^ fior \villing ic took couiJ w^o, I fup- was made, h h.r as iq ermined h^ rff.""^r cnre- --: -uj^ye^ n the chaiy had taken ver be; \fi£^ H have'^o s i« a fl^igh i in about 'ti thought itiic be uag ffair : after 'cn oclock, va certain ^<5^cd Hved ;€ was, and »i»g wt>e- an(wer^ ked iiai if ( 25 •X hey had not i vtry fine dftncc at th(iir houfSs laft nlgiil^ o which he anfwcred In the negative, laying he wai lot. the man, for any thiug of that kind, without h^ :oi Rl fr;'.w fnmerhinfr by it, but he was fiice th^r? wa^ io luc b th\rh% lad lilght, or his wife would cei*tamiy. front leats (^f javr been aflted, as they alwaf's dici him on fimUar occai* f the pillars, who d\d not turned out of fronted, ancj 'lis of a wo- ;lf IU..J ; 1 1 heft excufed m^fclfy and faid I muft hav« breiil nisintdrmcd 5 then giving him and ipyfe^f a gla6 of run^ je left nnie to go to his dinner ; I tKcn turned to hei^ md afkcd what flic thought now, or meant to do : (bcj tried and faid (he did not know, Imigh( do withi het that as. I <^hat l pleafed, that I was always jealous of her, gn withi erfoevcr (he would ;; but thatt i muft retntmb^ that flidt wisa^ain with child by mej i kncv/ fot a certafnity fhe| i'as, but by whom," I knicw not ; 1 \ike\<'ife. confidercti i\\kt if this {hxnild be rumoured sbout, I fhiould' bear i jftVoportion ,^f the IcandaT^ intl very little of pity, J no\^ ^ctermrned to curtail fc^mewhai of our rnietliod of llvi ing i kcepin'g my eWningJi at hoto, and having n4 company, or make ar^y yifitsy imlefij by myfelf ? this fh^ tather' grumbled at, but was fenMc me tnuift either likp Jt or leav^h6^ al) orde^ Wa# l^ven out for a certain' number of fiilpwrlfi^t» fo go the tip^r Lakes, v^heft &^ beca«^ ^eft^y ftfetiudiis ^ n\e to^ ; and fo far perfuailied mti t^iatf y^nt^id fijf m^ imne down; as ette^ aii4 pit fifyfcif to ^tn^ ^bfiiEl* opsujie expcRce io pruvid» accnriliiigi^r j %u\ ibme ncuB delay 4i3^ienjoglabou^ obf leon^yatida j Xto^k|hilf€viS^ 9ad ^e ^ md one dajjr aitte^NUi]^^ m w«s tvt{!^imaiSLtfi H / the Hospital on tlie hill, oth bfecfi there tbgbther and had bought it :ind paid Jror it; When j fcahle.honse I chsdlcngbd her tvith it S JJie f-iid ii was true (Jie had befcn tip wiih ihe inan, that iliC meant to buy it herfe f. but that he had given five |)otndifdr it, and Ihe would only give four ; theretore ' lie had it. I alked heir how {he came tb lake fuch a ftepi Vithoutco^l'uitihgmcfirstjfl»efaid there wai no hiiii . dering of fellinf^ liquor thcre^ that Ihc wajJ fdre fhe coul J ftnake hlore money by felling of liqubr than hcf ^Ov)kih^^by cohiiderkbiei and havfe a.conifbrtable {)lacc ittr me to fc<>me to when I tome back ; I told iier flic Va* a like! J- pcrfon^tvith three children, for shfe had iiiipthet firicc ^c caitie up f) amolig a parcel bf druhkcrt iitibrfi, jtnd nbperfon to protect hcr$ hpwever, I went - iind fcratched my liamfc bvtj determui^d hot tb gb iji ilie country^ ?ind being flili bad -With the ague, it .ijiiite 'feuftrated thatfcheoie J but I had every reafdii td be* J(eVe tilerc, wad iv connection befv^e?n thein j at this • ^jiie, and fin*. plied, and io t , blackguard oh you nei:d poii tile hiil, and hbitjrht c pbtinds for but it tame going lip tli£ the rights of ir return I as- fc the Ihanty. he people had M they had it ind paid her Tvith it } he inan, that d given five it ; theretore ikefucha fteji wai no hirii fdrefhecoulj ir than hef fbrtaJD»le ()lacc told tier flic for shfe had :i bi druhkcrt itjver, I /^eht jot tb gb ip gue, it .ijiiite eafdii, td b&> e^i f at this to th« liilc jtirtkular of t\%'a«tc^hityc shipiriat€,^!i two ■^ «!5 > ifetfcewoull firing i Mentor two with him^ tSiat wfe th1vwW.edth?ywou;dfeay6fher,ft) told her to be iWvlded forit- accoMinglytefem me ten dol.ars_ on Sofc to prOvWWith i but aftetwavoo th« tabbinft«ior,wher, very drunk. He became a vfery g.««l rhes»idtoritor not, at ieaft What he h.rifdf called lor Itlfedtobei cuftort. for Wm tts fty, when vve t^ie pretty heart^ togtthir, that he^vou d ceru,niy tnarry Mary, for that was her name, U I would let hi.n ; rSLldby fome meins or other get hM'^^h^'^K^u fett rtafttr of fome foall fcraft Bn the lake ; ^e whoW Sf which with me, went inatdnE «« >"^.,^^''* tUeother. Iwag tbO mnch of a failor he t*nnderftand their Lihgd or the nattire 6f a «"«*•* J^^'^tllLfi.ff.T* time aft*?, he made a veay ferious tenddr of MmfelHs * fon-inU*; thithewouia take 4 particular pnde in h^are of 'the childteh. and that I fhould nivfer warit for any thing white he lived : w^^ere botH, 4s M the better, to do it arid hot talk fd tnucji ib^t k ^ this is Whit they harped "t^^V ♦'^r l^i ^^^rwa^rdi told me. ae had Hftined and hiardinj F"«»'f« ^j"" J^ cannot think fee, at.thtt t'^e Wd iny intemion of mar. , rtlng him. Sometitee aftei" this theoeople fc^^"*^* for hid fittest i f»ac^ upon .he upisf ^"^ '^JX .eoloefs. Ontnightt6eygive,t»hatA«ycal!eaa^«ufe *atmin,4.butt'0Be otherw^fe "5d«rftood a to.i.J mitcb } I knew BOthiii^ of 4., and h"«"^"'L''.P!'"| ftedv, kd myfelf down tiUder the »^ »"/!'"* w1e«. P 1 hid »m fome hours when oh »*»'"*'« "IX 2«wi» fclut«d witl fiaging and mer»m«%i,r; a»d f heard h^r * vYr' «^v, a4^ing it i wa^ aUccp : finding" f iTiaclp n^i i a.^«.er.vyew ,lay aod I lle,td het''Mfh|,; ^od thenfe felflc Mm vrt hx deiiie tltitl ft% a asnic ter. 4id; to He ijiirft Not* days md thetl httb I m liquor. I fat dpjyp to pqnfi«ier wh?re thpy couy be. a^4^aii|gtij^4e^ again, c^^^^ Mcf ' l^M^ r^ dpck o cqver, the|oYes,i I veent down agaiiy dl^n^^Pf ^^?'^' P'^^^ ^^^'^^^^ them- com^ ctfnv^ with afight. It was two ofcjpck, by thcftJn'^ bdl. when tkf left ^he d.ck {tl^cft.^^^ puhne about; .iUngtbe^rc^^^^^^^ ^ |d^ot want to getfici^ 4^511^. I^^,e ^mm Hkh ^Pd: tljeri ft^ wpold tell me all ; I told pe^pif he^r ary t|,i^afct|t m%'^il^f did m m. wljo bcai4 lit wpuld b^ol^Bo '4e?S n t^mi^ mnpn, % t at ^hc fame ^mJ did not fed m Y^ ^|4»^*.^dtanu^ ^^fW^^^ time, but??' dl^ic^ Wi^erh i^eri, ^'.f*%ely uBtiU »^as ready for ten aiain at t L^ ■ "-•,-.-"- — ^-w,... •*!..a^.t- .J -ji^ ^\Pr7'«K*l^TT' J'SWS "*/t1^ '■'^■»*^ *«.«l* _ laid 4^wal $* tqr the ^(>i;(V i 1 hearci her pr^:?ncl^c| to pj i mad? QO ben got vp^ ^^H >p; ,thf?. I»eliad tjctt^r tf<3t kwak^ ml, arit was his uAj^t iraftom, d very jpueb ; iiey could be^! ig my hdd [ >ovt me faw houfe, built down agaio- tob^piried^ tbcm com^ >y tJ^efhipV d begnq ;tomf ',GOy it ; hvLt, re aboiH ft all ; I tpl^ ; ihig fvp.pd- *nd ivpf /et ^¥as,l did ^f to me, in aot feel my- :rul^ mjfcr- bed Grvinis^ Ik _ _%.* ,M.V.. - J Jdk..«4-t' JJ ^my thingduriiig'tbedWJjl told iier yes, but hoped flie. would not attempt to llriit^ ^Joor^ inio the room, fot if fJie did, tceitalnly woiild bd the death c^fhiih wUh ^e firfi edged tool Icoidd get o^{ of the cheft ; m^ felftocryitigV'^nd fiid Modfe wdiitd epn^6 thtre ri6, trnte ; fht tfieii attempted to afgtiethe caCe witli me,' flie f^d thit i Hid toM Moore in hdif' fearing that I was, xi^lfiiiig he ffidiild have ifeif j | arifwertid thit was when we both \vM di'uhk, and thait Ke would n^)t have re- ^fcmbered it hiS flienot pvf Kim in mind of it ; tMs (he tf^nie^, nor can I fay fot a truth that (lie did j yie faid; rtJat to night flie had drauk'ntdre than ihe tlilially' did iii4 that ih6 did'not khbw wbit fliet was dolhg, but ho- iz^i >ybuldforgryfe her andlet bitnrepstir it oy marry- \m. her $ thit ft v^^oiild be bi-tter both lor hh* and tiiy. fcll, aiit woUl'd takeoff that Mgfihathit rt(kcd upon us,' ^ moft people ftlTl' believed \Vfe 'wer^ father and daugh- 0c^- I touidnfot exaBly fee tJiarirtthefinSe U^Iit>sfhe ^id ; that iiiy ^yin^her up'^i^ a father ; to a hvilbatid ftioutd ekatftly tdl 1 wais not lb •,, but on the contrary, a«= to her nm ktiowljig whit slii! was about through tte, ^c^l: of liquor, I goufd nevef bcilfeve, for she was per- h&f fefttble when she catne down to ff;ei£lwas afleep ipd Rfeewife to keep itie qui^t When she ipund I hac| difeoverqd her infkielity ; aiid if she ev^r was fo, she nitrft difcover IVlpOre to be ah ettirnaf viiHan to take that: advahta^e I she the(^ a|ain l^^gge^ of me to let her' have Moore ; bi^t I anfwered, 1 could not hear of it. KotMng morq trirtlpired th^t night, r or until three days after, btit fi^^ing ai^d fcrylng about the houfe, #Mch f^ople could nOt think what w.v8 the reafon ; the third afternooit after our laft convcrfation, I came niio tiie\ yim and siKedttcr if sne never meant give ovei Ktf teats, shefaid mi Ofiltfal coirtented f oi' htt to mar. •I ' lit; If I' ihr l^oro, VJ^feem<«i m ^ak wirh mo^ dctcf mJlhaSb 0n thart u(iial ; I toM h^x that I never hhouid : sl^c bri^Iy replied thisn shp wp^ul4 foon put hciffclf out of tiie of reacHofbothhima|i(JroYf€lf,»ndr>eforelw,H j^'^rre ot h?riiicani«pf, inadc a ftah at Jjier bofe^^ wv\ i^c icifiorsi^Iie was working with i a^^d if any of cha geniK^nan that were at the inquea, fcarched i;^< b^; #y they piu^ have pcrc^ivecl a ftahi in the pit of tbc*fto».' ?ch ^ J im«i«iiat^3^wrefted the ielflbr^ i^pi^' W, slfn5hteixiii«s Mmfbaglam ! lai^^ h»rto 1^ jnc caq ^oni jbpdy [a a^ntf t^p she mtffbt do^as sb^ »kcd, but BQt wWJe I was there ; the children qoming cpmins' .Mvfor bread and butter, ia fome manner Mtsh? m declared the firft t^ng she gcit Aoidp^ she certatqfy would pu^ an aid to her trouble, vberev^f?PinpIain?diof ;ipy troMi)ieu9tiUliisaff3ir. fth^a poimed to-ber qhildreii j j*^ faid she umJciftood me. l)Mt 4 should be left M»nd and she i(|fa^^^»^^ afraid tut w'hara^ey ^ould be ti^kencare of ; she thrnfaidv cut the ch^|aren fome bread apd butter, x^n I had as ijiuci^ ll>^ht to do it as her; wlicther I had or not it generally tell to tiiy cih^re, if at hoinc ; \ did To, and whiie doing It oMerved she eyed the kni^e, but | would have invcii it JO her J^>r fear of any mifchief it could do her exc^a bruih^gh^rj Jhc ghiidren going again upon deck, l lincw u was tin>tf for her to look to her boarders tea, she pid no, she h^d do^i^, 5illsh^ Would do but one thing; I kne\v well wb^t ^hrin^nmt, but not what to do j h I could have left her, t co«id have got the ^soardeis tea irvklt, but that was JiOt (^ic ^ this tiui^ ; sh^ faid I ira^ht watch her but i could not always, while she coul4 xnc ; in this dr^adM jpondition | was ublig^ to fay, if bhe w( aid give up all thoughts of atte^pniig her lite I ^>'ould rpnicnr to her marry iiiff o^ ^iQQ^e. but not to mdke any fuft or prrade about it, but to do jt as quiet asi }»^ffii)ie ; sh^f^dshe could not afford parade, that at pdeot dhehad put recdvcd any w^ges fpralong timq r!f i ^e^*>yM nof ; she did not care hpw J?iivatc it %aK ^- i^^r^ i Cum fiot wi>h it io be done private, buf tfui t^t world might not fee a woman locOt as if shc^w^ * " i|i jji» ii ■».. should J sliq herfelf out i Ivefore I ws!^ f any of x\u:^ :hecl % hfy, ,*a4 ske be- ied hw to i|t mingcpmin^ (ifermed hitt tiding she gut I her trouole, safiiir. hh^a leiftood ttiCj[ •I afraid tmt hjciiiaidi cvt lad as iTiuci^ t It gcoerally whjfe doing. have jjplv.etiat > her except pun deck, l "ders tea, she t one thing ;^ to do J it I ispardeis tea j shcf faid I lile she cqul4 ^ to. fay, tf ng her lite I l3Ut not tp P it ^5 quiet rade, ?Iiat a^, along tirtiq w jpiivatc it privaie, bu| i t9 I ffiatl tojurrtptntw tne arm? of a n^ah w^khl was f»^M| doubtful she did not jiif)Ve, and am now of tjie fame opm» jqn ; J^he faid 1 ww i»|8taiten, th^^t she was eager to get jfi^yrledi she agrp^d s she then asl^ mc to take a g)a(« 0f grog, s thing she fiad not don§ for many days beforei jhe then with a fraoijth brg]** faid, yoij wii( find H Piucb ^erter for ^a both thai laH^ married, fc» Wh refpeq? 10 l»er p^rfon it ^l^oiiijdi wfe« no difeenc^ Vfbcn pp |i«)rtumty ^itedf This fpme p6opT)p ni^f nc|t cKji:?^!y believe, th»iik!ng ^l^mean to ft>oW to in cqIiju^^ myfelf j bucii icaRGod to wltii^ thatl vf^te the truth ^ the reafcm f)£.iny dpingitjis^d Ihc^fr thp grou'wl'* ' had to torb^ |hc banrrs. Uji )^Jd notat the^ti^e feqck ipy ffeeHngt^ it has finct, S)ie mint Isno^ #e foet««r-^of all oth^ fhin'^g, thatofiheafingaffaft 4jhfcr:bcd wi^h another }viUingly, wotfjd bii the l\ft j5|ioi;l4^Qnffnt to^ Sh^ found pie^ns to Ie>. Moore ki\pU 0^ it ver^ f({s^, -lor lip came 'that njj^ti^ y to pleafetjieiiri, 1; joined tjjeir "^andi^ »,j|n4 every thiag gave ger^cfgjjiatisfadioa. C>h» ihiit ihey could have been married that night ; thea I^ould baye efcape4 my (hateful CPiJ. But by the blefi^g of 0qd, hqpe l ihai} be jthjBr gait^c^ :by iti Maiore and I ittadea yery good ft^ddJe of Hfrfjat night. The read^ liju(ji not thinlt ftr*nge f^f t^f^itieii repetition of hear^ ' ty fuddle apd tipfcf y p;^ t;^v r,re not oftcAcr fpoken af th^n they Vi^ere l^c^pBC^r ^1 Next mmnjng, \ proofed r<> gp ?i?ifith h^ ind topro^ ^ure a licence* $^t no|in«>T^|l'g hpw>«iJby what migans tliey yireife t^pb^ procured, f|Quired, ^^4 was directed Ijy a^icnd |q f^r, K4rby*sv^|5fhere tiiey were iiJucd, — Ala^, here wu ^n^^ier n?t»j|ortuQei 4>r we fhould have j)rqught t^p^ondfinec^ wiih «5, w|io 'poiTcir^d real es* fate tq the aipjOiint of acfe pounds. Bei/)g tipacquainti eddn Kingiiqii, ^nd belrtg too late to go buk to pwipt Fr^iderick, wc detern»|ned |o ^6 f^i d publifti the bar.x.s^ ihl$ lieifig Saturday, aii4 tjap clerk told as a holy tiay iniervened between the two Sundays ; aod that qh tiie morrovy wee^, they WgH toe inarrie4^ This fh^ laid . V^as q'iite (aiistatlory, glides a laying of naufeey, ; We ,fctqrne4 a^aJPj ^^d Moore aud myielt fujoysfji pUi kl vg5 n^: it w M !■ \ V m) i S^ } Afiit nighr and the rtfeXf d^in 6!te eoritinual ftate ©t ifjtoxicatiotvwlitii Monday ittormi^^g, i/^hen liquor could t^^ no more efte^ on th^, but leir mt lii a i!atd o*' iWi ,«u uw*|^,,.,, wC/fuwritig Mpf^ri' maoneis, Ihis ifvas tlttF datvbdforethefiitalatddftifit ; tlief^fdrc Ifti^n draw a- purtsdrt'dver it f<)r the pf«fellt I*' • ♦' « • . [Thus far th« unfivi^^bnare m^n tfrocelded ift t'hci par- ti€u^rs.>f his life h^ar^ feiA Itllflv Hetti^n fofpen^ed any further remarks, for very good reafd^ toU lUsj Sentence; wtjfpafled. When hd tdfoe td triftJ» 'atid tbc indiameljjt v^as read to hiiri, 1^ was afked WQi6thcr h| plcSd guUty at not g6ih:y^Ifeanfwered not guilty, iiiie Honora*)le cctutt then^ pi^dt<&ded lO his tfM^ ar^ the Jury, ate he;^ring th^cyidtnce, retired-^iiiabaiif *ttecn niiniitciJ retiiiii^d \vi%U a verdk of guHty. m made a vfif'yftlirle defence at Ms trial; as did a^fo thW Coun.el appoint edivjrhhrt, ttee niorhittg before his executioi?, he wrote the folfowiiig' :] , . Al^s I My dctoni is fi«!etf ; thte fatal Jud^eh^fe pa8> M J A#ful fenfance, fo biaurcd to mA tM ^ iii^nkble #¥etch, caft ofp by one for whom I hadkft friends and conneatofis :-* banlrtfhlit ixfyT^lf tcra mi&ra{»ble and iBh^pii^aMe cotin- try, where life (JouM not be made fupjpo^able without her f to whom I wJis lOvinjg #nd belofed* ; yes, fuch' did I lore her^ thaf I dete^mihed' tJ^is ^ay^ if m diS £11^5 dehoutieeMoo# forever; to piit ai^^ndto ttiy own^ «3tiftei>ce Unfortunately my cycj^glane^cf upon tb^ farai piftol, then hanging vp ip the cibin v tm feiztng' m ^ent topiy o>rii r6a|«, an^loaded it Wi^' » cnu&etr cartndge;^t|ie b^t bci»>.| tpo ^ge f<3Jr the piM, I ihad^ one of 3;pitii:e of «i0et leadv \vith nciy teeth, ait4 after- w?iids careMly put thepitoi ^way |n tiff ^e^i 1 fhen: ^'enf otitiiVto the cabin and ^nd^k'^rm*»ik-kri r«srfs««J^ *•"-'" -'""'■"^'-:!V!oore •••f -•-" ^ '^ '- ''^''""^ gtvenp re III this fad #iite o| iBind I l^U^^d the whoic davj Bttlfj f^m (^. ing art The pu/iiil: feer u knew might awful feternii I ackn I richl thofe ' juftly ai. ' iu6d ftateot liquor could fiaH draw at' 'tk \^nt^ Ma «dt guilty. uiflty. Hi^ d alfo th^ before his Relit is pas*^ arpfthefa^ d itt inex- ietiiedciarlif h, ^ caft ofp !aMe cotin- ie wkhbu^ yes, fuch* if fl^ dirf a a^ pwrt M feizuiig iirimulket pi, I made 31^4 after- ?l i llheiv il this fad hiadn^fi >in|:ii ai>qui: ftfcjij tfj^ cycmng, wh«H^«»y pifilt Wis fo torturpd that jl-i:^*!!^ ^ it- sno longer, *«i3 hrd*l. tliepiftot out into tiipfi^ljini r|n(jl. told fet^, that i^ ^ :h? 1^1 tiffin i ,W![)iuy^ft;T^Ji«jir,to giy« J«yfla »p^ ; ,&C| then {?jd^. ^f w^3t .4p.Mf^ .c^me. ^M^re lor, ^-^itt-ypi^r g\^4 tal, if yiou,?«f?nt, td/hppt i^,,||jppt, fli0ot» Jftj^^r ,|'V* 'i;he Pewil theii cntcrfi/iy jr^il^glitj [, I If:vQh>;fpare a pwr ^vJr9|fth, I c^ I ttTb^|p!W^wM?g If fn«5 afJiJrcSi ofckcUii^ap^ft#tfiry< to tlid fpe^tators while bti the gallows.] ^^ My frietlds, I hfeVc ftaiid'tfioildfiniDed *o .fii^r d^iiiirr by the Jrtws of my eou^]|try iMMns^ii^fLmmm^ td you alL I e^rneftly befecch y6\i Mii^kp: ilafefttl p||| thit curfed thing ( ««iti^rMe pf «^^ erit, in this numerous afFeinbly. Let reafon dired yoil in every fituation, and ^void that vicious habit of drink- ingardeht ipm''::%"^-;".^ k.:'^' ^. ''--.M ' The Almighty Ood w^l noj, let the wicked go un* puftiihcd ; he has fuffewMc; W cbntinue on in my ca- feer until the prefent tinife^, I meHted this long ago, htf knew I fiiould conic to this difgraceful end ; God M* mighty grant that I may be the laft to be placed in this awfiil fituation. In a few moments I muft pluftge iiittf feterriity, \ muft bid one ctcrrfal farewell to this worldi 1 acknowledge the juftnefs of nty felitance ; it is what I richly rtierited locy^ ago. I eah % riothiiig againft thofe! who condemned me, they have acled wifely and juftly eowards me la every p=artic»lai? relative to my trv» al. ■■■ :■' ■ * E^^^Jien made a mof! fervant priyeir, endii^^ith \.uiu»wc mercy upon me, tfirilt have nuerct Upon ^* which he rlpcat^i^nti!>hi. ormf^i ^ \ .- *<'■ iv 11^ , ^ tit^ jbfi&Mlr wis attcifKJcci'^lte Sii goal by Ab tte^. p.Q. Stuart, whb ^UfarcAd J^iNiWa to him on the gat l*i«r^He art^cardi vdty thjkhmi i^ him tor h is atteti. ««u»y ..s«j%* *»«».»w»»*4,;.i»iFv« J «i|w«Hf «ii«.€ vi #ci)cDiaii€c and %olJtrUlcltt--.iypr<#jg grtiat Mh in a rcdeetricr. | n^BMmf thc^rritin|;»lfeft jby jthid into wcri fcvcral hyt^n* ¥likh hi^ i»mjN>ftllp^^ cohfihcd ih jdil, ^ith jpiffagfe tiikfcli rrpm iiie BiWit mt ch^pxtt in partic- ular, he fecm$ to. havie dirc^fcd to j. Moort. It is the i^tti^lpt^ ba m U.Mii i^^rnkkl 1 he foUl>Wihg is oni <»f tbeHymnt; ^ " ' - . Oil morty Inati, Iroiii ^i%$ic« Uus g^ TfittVfif uggliiit in ydyr ^pi i ^ ^ ' btil^rl(let*rii5jrfj^ti.^ / il^eB^ hill^ea tall, Collie t# trie, flnntr^ 4 o^iipcnivv) v ^Aftid Tli tctc^eiA yon alt< 1iilli*i ftr^i&gf ft'om bli( ^hm lit aA:lfttcf ter iin partic ^ obrt. It is the fbUb^g 18 onl 1 m ^i - LI- ■