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Efq. cor *■ ' age ; ar • . " ■ ' * ■ ' » • out Ibni ■ ■ ' ' .'*■■'.. ' "\ tilh frig .V" ' ' - i ' . . ■T ; ,. « glafles. ( men as ¥* • it 1 fcveral ( ■ '* I Britifli i ' m. • * (who hi ' ■■'■■. . .-• '••V' ' " ■•' ■-. I had jua • ' ■ " ♦ '■ ; ' -*^ Kate) b IlAHfax * ;■ , - , " ' I wa. ' » ' , 'J men, o ',-' ,' ■ • ' TiK. C ' • ■• ■ ^ ' • confinc( • m ' ' V ■ '■ ' ■ - " " "-•■ f* 1* ' ' liOiife.- '■•*, V . ■' this ho » • ■ . • > I of prov " ' 5 fome a '. but we ■ ■ • decl wit « " , - ■ . ■.' . 'li a midrti » ' in the f releafe, iage un > » , hind th • l .. '■.."■ ' might r • '■ 1 \ bably a our fpir * "■ ' •'" ' ' .y I ' ' ■ »■■ in exec i ■' : . r '1 c ' "•- "... *'*'■ .' ■ ' ■ ; \ ildimBH • • 4 '■X ( 3 ) NARRATIVE, ."c. IN June 1777, I (hipperl rnvfclf as cabin-boy on board the Continencal Ihip H.incock, John Manly, Efq. commander, I b^^ing then in the i5ch year of my age ; and a few days after falkd on a cruize. Being out fome days we fell in with and look the Fox, a Bri- tilh frigate of iS guns, after an engagemtnt of four glaflcs. Capt. Manly fent on board the prize as many men as we could fpare, and both flvps kf-pt company feveral davs, till on the 8th of July we ftll in with the Britifli Oiips Rainbow of 40 guns, and Flora of 32 guns (who had in company the brig Cabot of t6 gun?, which had iuft before been taken by the Milford Britilh fri- fate) by whom we were both take., and carried inta I ill fax, j I was kept prifoner, among a number of my counrry- 'jl men, on board the Rainbow, until we arrived a M^li- Tix. On our arrival there we were taken on (liore and confined in a prifon which had formerly been a kigar- JliOufe.— The large number of prifoners contlntd \n this houfe (near 3C0) together with a fcanty allcwancc of provifions, occafioned it to be very fickly. So ii k- fome a fituation put us upon meditating an efcapc — but we could form no plan that was likely to be atten- ded with fuccefs, till George Barnard, who had been , \ a midfliipman in the Hancock, and who was confined " in the fame room with myfelf, concerted a plan for our releafe, which was to be cffeded by diging a fmali jval- fage under ground, to extend to a garden that was be- hind the prifon and without the prifon wall, where wc might make a breach in the night with fafety, and pro- bably all obtain our liberty. This plan greatly elated our fpirits, and we were anxious to proceed immediately ill executing of it. o # I, .( 4 ) Our cahbins were built one above another, fronitiic floor to the height of a man's head ; and mine being vnc of thofe built on the floor, was pitched Ujion tr, be tak- en up : — this being done, fix of us agreed tu do tlie vork, whole names were, George Darnartl and ^^'iHi;ua 'Atkins of Bollon (l.ite midlliipman in the Hancock), l^tiTiuel Fowle of Cipe-Ann, Ifaiah Cnurchill of Tiy- ir.outh, Afa Cole of Wethcr-slield, and my'elf. \Vc took up the cal)bin and cut a hole in the plank under it. Tlie fugar-houfe fliood ujion a foundation of flone, ■which railed the floor four fi.'Ct above the ground, aiul give us fufficient room to work, and to convey av.ay tlie dirt that we dug up. The iiiflruments wnich we had to work with were one fcrapcr, one lont^ fpike and fome fliarp fcicks; with thofe we proctcd.cJ in our dif- Jlcult undercakina;. As the hole v,as too faiall to admit of more than one perfon to woik at a time, we dug by turns ten or twelve days, and carried the dirt in our bofbms to another part of the cellar -, by this tine we fuppofed we had du;^, far cnoujj,h, and word was ^iven tnit among the priloners to prepare thcmfcives for f^iglit. Kur while we were m the uildft of gaiety, conirntulatmg each orher on our happy profpcfls, we were ball.-ly bt^- rrayed by one ofour own countrvmien, whofe name was Knowles : hi* had been a midihrpmaa in the Boflon trigare, and was pur on board the fox when Hie was takeu by the Hancock and Boilon. What, could have .nducf-d him to co.r.nii i'o vile an aftion cannot be . *unceived, as no advantage could accrue to hun from our deteftion, and dauh was tlie certa-n conleciucncc to many of his miferable countryman— that it was lo, is all I can fay. A few hours before we were to haVt^ attempted our efcape. Knowles informed the fcrgeant c |^ the guard (Mr. Bible) ofour dcfign ; andby hi. treaci -( eryToft his country the lives of '^^orc than a 1 undrc , valuable citizens- f.ithers and hufbar.ds-whole retur j\^ would have rejoiced the hearts of now weepin" fatho ^ .f> ve another, froni tlic ; and mine being uno :he(i iijjon tc be tak- • agreed tu do tlie iarnard and \^'il^uua m in the Hancock), ih Cniirchili of Piy- I, and my'ek^. \Vc n the plank under ir. foundation of flone, ove the ground, ami and to convey away iftrii'.nents wnich wi; ■, one loni^ fpike and )ioctedt'd in our dif- :is too faiaH to adai:r '| It a time, we dug by rrlcd the dirt in our \?,i i by ill is ti ne we and word was <,),iven ihemfeives for flig'it, )faicry,coni';r.ituKiting ;, we were bafeiy bf.- Vicn, whofe name v/as :pmapi in the Bo'don e Fox when fne was 1. Wiiat, could have an aftion cannot be 1 accrue to him from e certain conlequencc mt:n — that it w;is fo, ef )re we were to ha\^e formed the fcrgeant c' gn ; and by hii tread ; more than a lundrc ifbaiids— whofe retui P f now weeping fatho : jefs chUdren, and called forth trars of joy from wives, now hckileis ar.d difcon-folate widows. When we were difcovered, the wh.ole puard was or- dered into the room ; and being inAuau-d by Knowles who it was that performed ^he work, we were all Iix confined in irons- the hole was filled up, and a centincl conllincly placed in the room, to prevent any turtner atiempc. We were all kept in dole confinement till two of my fdlow fiuTerers Barnard and Cole, died ; one of which was put into the G''"und with his irons on I'.is hinds. I was afterwards pcrnr.ticd to w:u>^ me yard. Lut as mv irons w.- e too Imall and c^uled my hands to In-ell, and o.ade them very fore, I afked tne lergeant to rake them off and ^ive me lawcr oiu-s,— he being a peribn of humanity, and comparr.oiuums my luhcnn^s, changed my irons for others that were lar-er, and mure c:^fv to my hands. . ,, t Knowles, whowaslikewife pernv.r.ed to walk the yard, for Iv.s ixitV.iv, would '.;il r every op;;ort-inuy ro infult and mortify me, by af^fn.sf, me vyherher 1 wanted to inn away again ? and when I w.i-, going hc;rne,6cc ?— ■ His daily atfronts, together with his cofducl: in betray- ing of his count ■ymen, I'o exafperated me, that I wilaed fo^ nothing more than for an opportunity to convince him that I did not love liim. One day as he was tanta- lizing over me as ufual, 1 fuddenly drew one liand on: of niy irons, flrw at him and Uruck him in the ^ace, knocked out two or three of his teeth, and bru;rcd his mouth very much. He cried out, that the prifoner had got looie--but before any alliflance came, I had puc niy hand again into the hand-cuff, and was walking a- bout the yard as ufual. V hen the guard came, the/ demanded of me in what manner I ilruck him ? I told them with both my hands. Th.ey then tried to pull my hands out, but could not, and concluded it muft bt as I had faid ;— fome laughed and foiT£ wer? angry-~ but in the end 1 was ordered agaui into pnlon. The ® t ^- Jl' j r 6 ) nfxt (hv T was fent on board the Grpvhoiiml fngite, capt. D ckfun, bound on a cruize in Bodon-bay. After bnni^ out a few days, wc met with a i'evcre gait- of wind, in which we fpriing our main-mail and received confi- derablc other damage. We were then obliged to bear a- W'.iy for tlic W. In nes.andon our pafTage fell in with and took a brii^ from Norwich, laden with ftock, &c. The captain and hanils were put on board a Danini venVl tl.e fame ihiy. We carried the brig into An_tigiia,w here ^\c imintdiately repaired, and were ordered in company with rhe Vulture noo[) of war, to convoy a fleer of mer- chantmen to New-Yurk. We left die neetoiF Sandy- hook, and failed for Philadelphia, where we lay till we ' xl for Halifax with dil- Wf-rc made a packet and orde:e pate hes. We hid a quick palfaire, and arrived fafc — While we lay in th- road, admiral Byron arrived in the Princffs Roval from F.ngland, who being Hiort of men, and we having a furplufane- for a packet, many of our men were ordered on board the Princcls-Koyal, and a- mong them moll of our boat's crew. Soon aftrr, Wyav^ of the oinccrs going on fliore, I wis ordered into the boat. We landed at the Governor s- ilip- it being then near ni^hr. This was the firft time Tin e I b,;ul been on board the Greyhound tliat I hau to efrape from her, as they were before this particularly careful of me; therefore I was determined to get away then if ponVnlc, and to effefl it waded round'a whart and went ui) a by-way (fca-'ing I fliould meet the ofhcers) : I Ibon .rot into the llreec and made the bed of my way toward! liilh-town, where I expedcd to be faic ;-but -unfortunately while running, 1 was met and flopped by an emilTary, who demanded of me my bufinels, and where T was going ? I endeavoured to deceive him, that he mi^irt let me pal's ; Iwt it was in vam— he or- dered me to follow him :— 1 offered him what money I had (about 7/6 fterl.) to let me go— this too was inet- fcdlual. I then told him I was an American and mak.- ing my e milled to drew his I refufed run upon came oui deep ; he my arm ftruck hi then run, diatcly t rHughe! was thre out of th WhiH gentlem for killir of the g( Englanc was fent from, ar humane failed, ai ingout I who inf( in the Ii Cork, ar While Ns with int was difc was imn me on b were on failing-r elly;— 1 cd me, ; Jind thre f I Grrvhound fripitf, iB')(lon-bny. After Hevcre gale of wiiul, : and received coiifi- cn oblipcd to bear a- a(r;ige fell inwitliand :thftock,&c. The m\ a Danin-» vefiVl > into Antigii.i,v^ litre ordered in company onvay a fleer ofmer- t the fleet ciFSantlv- wherc we lay till we for I l.Uif.ix with dif- ', and arrived fafe — • Byn)n arrived in the jljeing Hiort of men, packet, many of our rinccis- Royal, and a- :w. going on fliore, I wis ;d at tlic Governor's- his was the firft ti-ne ■yhound tliat I had to fore this particularly cermined to get away led round'a wharf and Id meet the oHicers) : ; the bed of my way dcdtobe fafe ;~but 4S met and (lopped by me my bufinefs, and ued to deceive him, ; was in vain — he or- al him what money I ro— this too was inef- n American and mak- ( 7 ) , , ina my efcape from a long ronhncmcnt, and was detcr- mmed to pafs, and took up a ftone. I le immediarcly drew his bayonet and ordered me to go back with him. I rcfufed, and told him to keep his didancc. I le then run upon me, and pulhing his bayonet into my lulc, ic came out near my navel ; but the wound was not very deep ; he then made a fecond pafs and ftabbeil mc thro my arm : he was about to ftab mc a third time, when I ftruck him with the ftone and knocked him down. 1 then run, but the guard which had been alarmed, imme- diately took me, and carried mc before the governor rHuf^hes), where I underftood the man was dead. 1 was tlireatened with every kind of death, and ordered out of the governor's prefence. Whilft in confinement 1 was informed by a young gentleman (who was to be fent to England «nd tried for killing a man in a duel) that it was not in t.ie power of the governor to try me j but that I fliould be Tent to England ; wliich I found to be true. The next day I was fent on board the Greyhound, the ftiip I hau urn from, and we failed for England. Our captain being a humane man, ordered my irons ofF, a few days after we failed, and permitted me to do duty as formerly. Be- ing out thirteen days we fpoke the Hazard floopofwar. who inform'd that the French fleet was then cruifing in the Englifh channel :— for this reafon we put into Cork, and the difpatchcs were forwarded to England.-- While we lay in the Cove of Cork, I jumped overboard, with intention of getting away ; but unfortunately 1 was diicovered and fired at by the manners : the boat was immediately fent after mc, took me up and carried me on board again. At this time almotl a 1 thcofhcers were on fhore, and the fhip was left in charge of the failing-mafter, oneDrummond, who beat me mott cru- elly j—to get out of his way I run forward— he follow- ed mc, and as I was running back he came up witfi mc Hnd threw me down the main hold. The fall, together - ( with the bruinp;, wns lo iVverc that T was cliprlvcd ff my rtnlcstor .I'conlul'.ral !c t'.nc ; when 1 recovered them I round nrMclC in ihr carpcp'-cr's birrh, placed up- on ibn\c old canvafs, between two chtlls, having my_ right thigh, leg and a-m bioken, and ievcrnl [larts ot my body Icvi-rely bruiftd. In this fituation I lay eigh- teen days, till our officers (whoh^d been on bufinefs to Dublin) camr on board. The captain enquired for the prilbner, and beinj; informed of my fituation, came* down with the dt.aor to fee my bores, but finding them callufs'd they coneluchd not to meddle \vith me. The tliip lay at Cork till the French fleet left tlic channel, aivd then failed for Spithead.— On our arrival there I was fent in iron<; on bo.ird the Princes-Amelia, and the next day was carried on board the Britannia^ in Portfmonth harbour, to be tried before Sir Thomas Pye, lord hit^h admiral of England, and prefident of the court-m.ariial. Before the officers had collefted, I was put under the care of a centmel ; and the feamen and women who came board compa^ionated my fofferin-s, which nither hei<'hrened dun dim.nilhed my diltreis. I was lining unthr the anniirj, almod overpowered by the refleaion o^my unhappv fuuation, every moment expeaing to be fu.nmon d for my trial, wben 1 heard fomebody en- quiring for the pillotuT— foppofing it to be an officer, riofe up and aufwcrcd, that I was there. The gentle- man came to me, told me to be of good che;>r, an.d tak- uvr Qu'r a bottk of cordial bid me drink, winch i did : _Jl-c t'^'-n en.iuired where I belonged— 1 informed him —he aii.ed me if I had parents livini.', and if I had any friends in Er.glan'n ], and would render me all the affiHance in his power, ile then enquired oi mc every circumaancc relative to my fray with thei man at Halifax, for whofe death I w:is now to be tried ;-- ;nd inllruacd uk wh;: to fay o.i my tr"-.d-:old i:.^ it i^ on © © T was cliprivct^ f T when 1 recovered 'sbirrli, placed iip- chf lis, having my_ ind llvirnl jiarts of ituation I lay fig!i- becn on bufmefs to ain er quired for the ny fituatinn, cann.c fs, but finding iht'tn ddle \vith me. [^'rcnch lltet left tlic id. — On our arrival he Princes-Amelia, □:ird the Britannia^ before Sir Thomas and prefidentof the I was put under the 1 and women who trin;/s,n'hich rather treis/ I was futing red by the reflexion rnent expelling to heard fomebody en- y it to be an officer, there. The gentle- mod che:ir, and rak- drink, which I did : cd — 1 informed him ng, and if I had any had neither: he then would render me all then enquired of mc fray with the man at w to be tried ;*--;nd ■ tr'-.d — told i.-.c if U ( 9 ) wrt", afked in court " if 1 had any friend or attorney to f[)eak for me," to look at fuch a corner of the llaic- room, where I fliould fee him, and to anfwcr the coiirc *' Yes, Mr. Thomas," for that was the gentleman's name. All this was fpokcn in fo friendly a manner, that I could notdiO-rnft him,altliouu:h wi;at he hadinOriidccl me to lay, appeared to me, would be againft mylelf. The court having aireinl,)led, I was called in and ex- aminetl partly, »n<.\ on being alked " If I had an" friend to fpeak in my bc!ia!f ?" I looked round, and hiw Mr. Thomas, and anfwcred, '' "Yes, Mr. Thomas," who then came forward. The court aflted him what he had to fay in behalf of the prilbncr ? — On which he dcfucd them to qucllion tl.c pnfoner, and if he could not an- fwcr fufficiently, he would fpeak for him. I was then afked if I PT^ant to kill the man ? I anfwcred as in- flru6lc'd (rho' loth\ th::t I did. The court fccmed furj-triz'd, and an"- r The ii-Kt morning I was fent on board the i nncels- Amclia, where I fpent a jovful day ; expeding Toon to befenton board the Greyhound, which was bound to Halifax. In the evening 1 heard a boat coming along- fide, andfuppofing it to belong to the Greyhound (as the people in the boat enquired (or me)- I mace hatte and jumped into the boat ; but to my exti-cnnc dilap puintment and g.icf, 1 was carried on board an India man, and immediately put down into the run, where I was confined feven days. I begged that n^.ight end word on Iboreto my former benefaftor, and inform hiin of my fuuation, but thev would not grant it Un liic . feventh day I heard the ooatlwain pipe au har .^s ana about noor>l was cilled upon de. k, when 1 found my- f Ifon l)-v',rd thePiincefh Uny.il indiaman/.apt. kubert K ,T !-we were then ofT the 111. of W.rht, b.und to , the lialMnJits, ia coaip^iny wlih Iix outers, v.z. tbd ^- dor and returned iiiai endly and benevolent ed the liberty of tak- ,ing to retur 1 me the ted him.— He told a ae abouc Portfmouth, to carry nie home to evening Mr. Thomas me to walk into tire Tome ladies, v/lio had died me : I went in, d to fee me look like ere fure I was no Yan- idea they had formed fame as we have of the the ladies had fatisfied a guinea into his hat, adies to contribute for me the money, (abouc on board the Princefs- ay ; expefting foon to , which was bound to i a boat coming along- to the Greyhound, fas for me)— I made hafte ; to my extreme difap-, ed on board an India- n into the run, where :gged that I n^ight feji " efaftor, and inform him 1 not grant it. On llic ain pioe iiU har 'is, and Mk, v'-hrn 1 found my- indiair.an,Capt. Robert i1.- of \Vu:ht, bound to ,llh fix Q±-this gave me great encoura^^ement. 1 now found my delliny was fixed — that whatever I could do, would not in the lead alter my fituation, and therefore was determined \o do the beli I could, and make myfelf as contented as my unfortunate fituation would admit. After being on board fcveral days, I found there were in the Princess- Roy a), ci.-^jity-two Americans, alUkf- tined to the Eaft-Indies, fur Ining what they called Re- - bels. We had a pallage of feventccn weeks -o St. I le- lena, where we put in and landed part of our cargo,, (which confided wholly of provifions) and fome of the foldiers who were brought out for that iikuid. The fliip lay here about three weeks; we then laded for Batavia — and on the palTage touched at the Cape of Good- Hope, where we found '■'^e whole of the licet that fail- ed with us from England—vvC took in fome provifiona nnd neccflaries and ict fail for Eacavia, where we arriv- ed in a-n weeks. Here we purchafed a large quantity of a/rack and remained a confiderable time. We then failed t'or riencoolen,in the iOaiHl of Suma- tria, and after a pa'd'age of about fix weeks arrived iheie, (this was in JuTie i7!r;o.) At this place the Americans were all carried on fb.ore ; and 1 found that I was no longer to rem.ain on board the lliip, but condemned ta ferve as a foldier for nve years.-- 1 offered to bind mvfcl^ to the captain for five years, or an-; longer term> if I miiiht ferve on board the Qiip :— he told mx it was i rpoiliKle for ine to be releafed fr;jm aiting as a lol- die'r, unlefs I covild pay R^ty po\inuJ iletling. As I was unable to do this 1 v/ao obliged ;o go through the ma- nual fxerciil" with t'le o^her r.rifjner-? ; among v.husn \v.\i William Rand;iU of llo'Xon,. ami jofiaii Folgitr of I 1 tji ' m n-iiivujjwj- t ( It ) Nantucket ; both young men, and one of them an old fnip-maceofminej — thefe two and my felf agreed to be- have us ignorant and iuikward as polliblej and wliat mo- tions we learned one day we were to forget the nejct. Wc purlucd this conduct near a fortnight, and were beaten every day by the drill-fergeantj who exerclfed us ; and when he found we were determined in our obllinacy, and that it was not poiTible for him to learn us any thing, we were all three fent into the pepper garden* belonging to the Eall-India company, and continued picking neppors from mf)rning till night, and allowed but two fcanty meals a day ; — this, together with the amazing heat of the fun, (the ifland lying under the equator) was too much for an American conftitution, tinufed to a hot climate, and we expefted tliat we fliould foon end our mifery and our lives; — but Providence iViU preferved us for greater hardlhips*. Tlie Americans died daily with heat and hard fare, which determined my two companions and myfclf in an endeavour to make our efcape. Wc had been in the pepper gardens four mc nrhs when an opportunity n!Tered, and we refolved upon fying our fortune .;— - Folgier, Randill and myfeif fit out vvith an intention of reaching Croy, (a fmall harbour where the Dutch often tourh at to water) on the oppofite fide of the ifland.— Folgier had by fome mean«5 got a bayonet, which he fixed on the end of a flick — Randall and my- ftlf had nothing but llavcs, which were all the weapons we carried with us. We provided ourfelves with fire- works for our journey, which wc puriued unmolefted till the fourth day juit at night, when we heard a rufl- • SuinatrU Is sn ifland cf the Indian oCe.ir., (itmtfci hetwreen j^ and 104 dc- Krf 55 ol Eaft longitude, an between ■; dfgrees and -jo minutes Nnrr'i and 5 de- vices and 30 minutes South latitude ; e;^ter,Hinii; Ironrj N. W. to S. V. ooomile* loii«, and froin 100 to i?o broad, f^paratcd Irem the ton'inent of the Fnilhcr Indu bv lilt ftiaitsof Mahcca on the N. E. and iVom he idand of Jiva by the fi ai'soV Sundaonthe S. E. Thii iflind lyin? under the equator, ,in(! the low jioundsnparthc fe.« coai> hcint; flr.oded one halt ol the year, is very unheal: h'ul. The natives huiUI inutt ot UkCif Itgul'ct upon t>iiUr», l« fccurc (hM) ag,iinU ttjfr ling in try-bor rullicd I us, run his bod — but 1 back tc though to the ( they c^ way. vcrnor were fc at fevci .^,con ai by an and CO name n be left — the made ^ .would himfeh ing of ;God i we hav th.in tf if he c prefere iiM:h b hands ; hidf^)u; again a , accept.' Ik-fu one of them an old nyfelf agreed to be- lli blej andwliacmo- "orgct the npjct. Wc ht, and were beaten exercifed us ; and 1 in otir obilinacy, n to learn us any the pepper garden* my, and continued night, and allowed together with the nd lying under the lerican conftitution, tded that we fliould ; — but Providence ips*. heat and hard fare, lions and my (elf in Wc had been in /hen an opportunity ing our fortune .;— - jt with an inrentiorj ur where the Dutch ^ppofite Cide of the mail's got a bayonet, — Randall and my- wcre all the weapons i ourlelves with fire- purfued unmolefted jcn we heard a rull- itfu hetvyeen 5^ and 104 dc- ■jo minutes Nnrr'i and 5 de- rom N. W. to S. F. 000 mile* the ton'inent of the Fmihcr Vom lie iflan'l of J iva by the vler the equator, snd the lov» I the year, iivery iinhcaWh'ul. ir», t« fccurc (tiM) agciinU t^ ( '3 ) , ' ling in the bufhcs, and dilcoveied nine feapoys, (coun- try-born fohlicrs in the Britifh ft-rvice) who fuddenly rt'.llK-dnut upon us. Folgier b'eino- the mod refolute of us, run at one of them and puHied his bayonet through his body into a tree ; Randall knocked down another j — but they overpowered us, bound us, and carried us back to the fdrt, which we reached in one day and half, though we had been four days travelling from it, owinp; to the circle we made by guing round the Hiore ; and they came acrols the woods, being acquainted with the way. Immediately on our arrival at the fort the go- vcrnor called a court-martial, to have us tried. — Wc were foon all condemned to be fnot the next morning at fevcn o'clock, and ordered to be lent into the dun- .^,ean and confined in irons, where we were attended by an adjutant who brought a prieil with him to pray and converfe with u- ; — but Folgier, who hated the name and fight of an Engliihman, dcfired that we mighc be left alone, and not be troubled with any company : — the clergynvui reprim.'.nded him, and told him he made very light of his fituation, on fuppofition that he .would be reprieved ; but if he expefted it he dece'ved hinifei;': — Folgier ftill perfifted in the clergyman's leav- ing of us, if he would have us malvc our peace with God ; for, faid he, the fight of Englifamen, from whom we have received fuch treatment," is more difagrecablc thin the evil fpirits of whom you have fpoken :~thac if he could have his choice, he would ch.oofe death in preierence to life, if he mufl: have it on conditions of inch barbarous ufage as he had received fiom th^ir hands ; and t'lat the thoughts of death did r ..r fecm io hidf^ius to hiiri as his paft fuflerings. He vilitcd uj again about midnight, but fmding his company was not , acceptable, he foon left us to our own melancholy rc- ik-fure fun-rife we heard the drum beat, and foon after *<-l*«*'^*l-. . •agrcrtrr.-r.'Bariasss^a- f ( H ) . Iiearcl the direful noife of die door p,rat!rin; on irs iron hing(.'S~wc were all taken cue, our iions taken ofi, anil wc condtiftcd by a ftroni^ guard of foldicrs to the ujrade, iurronnded by a circle of armed men, and led into the nijdft of them, where three white coffins we v- placed by- oiir fide : filcncc was then commanded, and the adju- tant taking a paper out of his pocket read our fenrence : ^•and now 1 cannot dclcribe my t'eelings opon this oc- cafion, nor can it be felt by any one but thofe who have experienced fome remarkable deliverance from the gum hand of death, when furrounded on all lides, and noth- ing but death expefted from every quarter, arui by Di- vine Providence there is fomc way found out for cicapc ^foit feemed to me when the adjutant pulled out ano- ther paper from his pocket and read, " that the gover- nor and CO ncil, in confideration of the youth of Ran- dall and myfclf, (fuppofingus to be led on by lolgicr, xvho was the eldcft) thought fit to pardon us ^ro";' f J^'^. and that inltead wc were to receive eit-.ht hundred lathes c^flch ;■'— although this laft fentence appeared terr.ble to me, yet in comparifon wirh death, it leemed to be liaht. Poor Folgier was fliot in our preience- pre- vrous to which we were told we nf.ght go and conve. Ic Ihh him-Randall went and talked with him firlV, and after him I went up to take my leave, but my feeling^ llrl fuch at the time that I had not power to u er a fingle word to my departing fr>end, ^^^^.o^'^^HJ^^^, "^^ """ daunted and feemingly « willing to die asJ-« pa- ling to be rele*fed-and told me not to forget the pro- nViL we had formerly made each other, whrc-h was o rmbrace the firft opportunity to f'f^'--^l,^^lZt[ *nd he was i.nmedia'tcly after (hot dead, ^^ ^^ f ^f,f^ t,ken and tied ; and the adjutant b.c ^'S^ ^ f"';1^-.p xnade of cotton, which confiiled of a numU f ft an .and knoard at the ends j but tl.efe knots w^ e all . off hv the adjutant before the ^1' ummcr too. ., ^^h ^h *>..ade it. not worfe th.ui lu have been ^vhlpt ^uh cotton t ■ ■ yarn. A compan when U I lib eUa] all hope —l tol( ayain ; accom[i to tarrv I refolv were th a defig Flavi knives, wirh in Croy, > d ilia nee travel a way) ii took ea day cut keep til fruit, ti every n us from fuch as baboon ling we water- to the e had feei in the \ orange gathcre iickifli 1 evening puked c w«i«xn>M«ffWS piMtirin; on iro Iron ions taken oil', and Idlers to the ujradc, n, and led into the ffins wc V- placed by- idcd, and the adju- :read our fen ten ce : lings uj}on th.is oc- but thofe who have ranee from the grim all fides, and noth- ]uarter, and by Di- jiind out for cPrapc tant pulled oiitano- , «' that the gover- 'the youth of Ran- ; led on by Folgicr, irdon us from death, ;i..ht hundred laflies e apj^eared tcrr.ble th, it leenned to be our prefence— pre- ght go and conveifc l! with him fir(^ and ive, but my feelings ot power to utter a , whofcemcd as un- to die asl was wil- ot to forget the pro- )ther, which was, to ^fcapc:— we parted, tkad. We were next DH ught a fniall wh'p n numlitr <;f ftrands I'c knots \M--e all cut nmcr took i:, which til whipt ▼^ivh cottoB yarn. After being whij^ped Joo ladies we were icnttotlir, comp.uiy hofj^ial.vvhcic wc hail been about tluee weeks when Randall told nic he in; ended very loon to iiijkt; jiisefcape : — thiy futr.cwhat furprifed nie^ 3s I had 1' ib all hr>[)es of regaining my I beity, and fuppo'icd he Iiad ; • — I told h,m I had hoped he would never mention it. again ; but however, if that was his defign, I would aecompi'.ny hisn. He advifcd me, (if 1 was fearful) to tarrv beiv.nd ; — bu: jfindinjr he detersnined on t^oin^. I refolved to run the ril(]ue once more ; and as v/c were then in the hoipitai we were not lUfpcclcd ot i'uck a defign. Flaving provided ourfelvcs with fire-works and knives, about the firll of December 1780, wc fait our, with intention of reaching the Dutch fcttlement of Croy, wliich is but about two or tiiree hundred mile'j dilbince upon a direft line, but as we v.-rre obliged to travel .-ilong the fea coaft, (fearing to rikpie the nearelt way) it was a journey of eight hundred miles. We took each a llick and hung round our netk, and every day cut a notch,, which was the method we took to keep time. — In this manner we travelled, living orx fruit, turtle-eggs and fome turtle, which wc cooked every night, with the fire we built to fleep by to ftcure us from wild beafts — they being here in great plenty, fuch as buffaloes, tigers, jackanapes, leopards, lions, baboons and monkies. On the 30th d.ay of our travel- ling we met with notijing we could eat, and found no water— -at night we found fome fruit which appeared to the eye to be very delicious, (different from' any we had feen in our travel), it refemblcs a fruit which grows in the Wcft-lndies, called a Jack, about the fize of aa orange :-- we being very dry and hungry immediately- gathered fome of this fxuit—but finding it a fweec fickidi tafte I eat but two— Randall eat freely :— in the evening we found we were poilbned : I was fick and puked confiderably ;— Randall was fick and began to .q*. -■Wifra «" T r >• t (16) fwell all round his body ; he grew worfe all nighr, b^it rontiniicd to have his lenfcs till the next day, when he died, and left me to mourn my greater wrctchediicis,— more than 400 miles from any lintleiiicnt— in. com- panion — the wide ocean on one fide aiui -x prowling wildernefson the other— liable to many kinds of deaths, more terrible than being Hiot. I laid dov.n by Han- dall's body, wnhing if pfafible due lie ini.^du return and tell me what courfe to take.— My thoughts almoft diitrafted me, fo that I was unable to do any thing till the next day ; during all which r'.me I continued by the fide of Mandall— I then got up and wxdc a hole in the fand and buried him. * I now continued my journey as well as my weak flate of body would permit ; the weather being at this time extreme hot and rainy.— I frequently lay down and would wiiii that 1 might never rife again : dtf- nair had idmofV wholly p-^nVlTed me; and fometmus in a kind of delirium \\ould f.TV 1 heard my motlu-r's voire, and ir.v fiien.;r. calling me, and I would anfwer tj^tiP^ :_at other tiiues my wild ''naginaiion would paint to uw view fctnes which I was well acquainted *7ith, then fuppofing mvkdf near ho.ne I would run as faO as mv fe'ble legs could carry iv.c -.—frequently I fancied that I hcird dogs bark, men cutting wuod, and cverv noifc which I have he.rd in my native country. One day as I was rravelling, a Imall dog, as I thought it to be, came fawning round me and folloWfd me, but J foonMil'covered it to be a young lion ;-I fuppoUd That its dam mufl be nigh, and therefore run ; it fol- lowed me fometime and then left hk' ;- I procceccd on, but had not got far tVom it before r began to cry ; I looked round and fay a lionefs makmg towards it-n-x veiled moft frightfully, which grea'ay ternhed me ; but 'i\,,. laid down fomething from her ii.outh for her youn- one, and then with another yell turned and wen: ow from me. Some ■woods, the tfie< t>>; u up tlie bull- niak.ng ceeding of m.c, and hoi him, 'i't diaiely no mon ni:,!eila plrniy ib ne fi would I they g;n up by the roots) and T heard a craiking noile in the bulhes— looUng about! faw a monllrous large tiger niak'.nj; fiowly towards m'', which frir.Ivuied nie ex- ceedingly ; when he had approached w.thiii a (ew r(KU of mc°\n iny !'urpri'/e I fudd':'nly lifted i.)\i mv handii and hollowed very loud : tiiis fudden luuli; frightened hiin, leemingly as ifiiieh aS' I had bien, ar/1 he imm.c- c'iaieiv turned and lun into the wood;, and I iuw hini no iiUMe. Af'cr this I ccnrinunl travidling on wifl.ciit ni:,!eiUt!on, only from the morkies v.h.o v ere line \'o plenty dv.r ottentimts I faw them in large droves: ib ne fimrs I run Irom thnn as if ;'fraid of the m ; ih'^y w^juldth.n loilow, (.'iin ..'.d chatifrac n e, -'t.fi wc.ui they got near I would rcii^, and tin y would run back into the woods, and climb the tiees to gee out of my way. it was no :• fi^een weeks nnce I had left the hofpital — I haJ rravr-llcd moll all the day wiiiiout ;^nv water, and begari to be very thirily, when I heaid tlie lound of running water, as it were dov/n a fall of rocks — I had heard it a confiderable time, and at lall began to fufpecl it was notliing but imaginary, as many other noileo I had before thought to have heard. I however went on as fad as I could, and at length difcovered a brook— on approaching of it I was not a little furprized and rejoiced at the fight of a Female Indian, who was fifiiing at the brook : — flie had no other drefs on than that vvhi'-h mother nature affords impartially to ai4 her children, except a fmall cloth which Hie wore round her waill. 1 knew not how to addrefs myfelf to her : — I was afraid if 1 fpoke (he would run — and therefore 1 made a fmall noife ; upon which (he looked round, ■and feting me, run acrofs the brook, feemingly much frightened, leaving her fiibing-line. I went up to htr i itmmUJtamrnj r""*-'ir-^V* -- "•- .,11 Ml ■BUM H «ltmm4 U ( iS ) b.dcet, wliich contaiiicii tivc or J-.k filh that lonVfd iT!;.;ii like our trour, I took up tl)eb.ifkcr and arte. -npt- ed to watk; acrofs where llie had paifcd, but was too wrnk tf> wade arrofs in that place, and went {urciier up t!',f Ilre.ini, '.vhere I palfi'd over — and then lookin^j; ('.•< the I;.dian woman I law |jer at fume d.ilar.cc Ijihind x largs roro.i-niit: tree :-~ I walked towards her, but dare not keep my eyes th-addv upon her lell: (lie iLouli! run fro;!' me a.s ilicdid ucrjfo. — -i called to her in I'-iij;!!!') ; and liie anl'wcrcd "n lu~r oun.to;;gu(?, which I ruiiid not inidcrtlHnd. I then called to her in che Mjlais, which 1 underliOod a litic of: — llie ani'v.c cd me in a kind of furprize, and aflved iiu- in tl.r u.:n:i' vt Ofri/i» Fcctie (Uk name of their god) trom wl-tnce I came, and where I was goinf^ ? — I aniwered her as well as I could in the Malais, that I v. as from Fo/t-Mailboroug^h, and going to Croy — ilur I wns inakin??, my efcape from the Englifh, by wliom I had been taken in war.— She told me that Ihe lii ' he n taken by the Malais fcrne years bercre--ror d^t the twu nations were always at war; and that llie h-4'3 been kept as a Have among them th-cc ye.^rs, a:;d was then retaken by h.er rountrymcn. Wliillt wc v.-ere talking together iTie appeared to be very fiv;, and I r!.;;ll not po nearer than a rod to her, lell fhe fhoiild run ir'-mme. She faid that Croy, the place I was boil'. 1 to, was about three miles c ftance — that if I would folio. V her file would condudl me to her country- men wh) were but a fmall diflance off.—- 1 bfggt^d her to plead wirh her countrymen to fpare my life, — flie faid Ihe would, and afTured mc 'Jiat if 1 behaved well I flioukl not be hurt. She then conduced ine to a fmall village, confining of huts or wigwams. When wc arrived at the village, the children that faw me were frightened and run away from me — and the women ex- prcffed a great deal of fear, and kept at a diftance— but my guide called to them and told tliem not to be afraid, for that I was not come to hurt them,— and then in- K fifh tliat lonVfd 3.ifkcr and ar.te.'-npc- .jifcd, but was wo nd wciu furciier up id then lj; ('.•♦• le d.llar.co Ijiiiind x wards ju-r, but dare Itll: (he iLouki run to her in l"iij;!dli ; ', vvhi(.ll I C;iliid HOC I che Mjlaii,, which ■ cd me in a kliitl T.i.' vA Of ruin Vootie KVk.it I cmie, and ■r .IS V, ell as I could -M.u^boroug^h, and my tfcajie from the 1 in war. — She told Milais fume years 'ere always at war \ flave among them >y her rountrymcn. appeared to be very I rod to her, lell fhe : Croy, the place I s c ftance — that if I me to her country- ofl^— 1 beggt^ti her fpare my life, — flie if 1 behaved well I Uidled me to a finall warns. When wc I that faw me were ■and the women ex- t at a dlftance— but em not to be afraid, lem,— and then in- formed thci-n from whence 1 came, and that I was go>» ing t ^ Cruy. I rf)ld my gviide that I was very hungry -«-and Ok P'nt the rtjldrcn for fomething for mc to e.it ;•— they cnne and brought me little roui»d balls of boi.cU rice ; .\vA they not daring to come nigh, threw them to ii>e — ili. !c I picked up and eat j afterwards a womiin bioui.!it fane rice and goats milk in a copp#V balor^ an.; uttihg it f a the ground, made ligns tOJlCie to take •' iip and v-at ir, which I ditl, and then pur it down ..<^,i;n , fiiey thfn poked away tlic balon with a (lick, li.itteied it with rtones, and nr.ikir.g a hole in tii'.: grovmd boned it.— • After ttrts they conduifted me to a flna.. hut, and told me to tarry there till the mornir.g, w.ien the/ would corvKidme to the harbour. I had but tittle deep that ni'^hr, and was up feveral times to loiJc out, and law two or" three Indians at a litrie dilhnce from the hut, who I fuppofe were placed thtrc to watch me. Karly in the morning numbers came round the hu', and the female wlio was nny guide, a;ktd me win-re n;v tDuntty was ? — I could not make her underlUnd, only that it was at a great diflanre. She then afked me if n.y countrymt.ieai men ? 1 lol 1 lurno — and feeing foirc goats, pointec ■«; them ■\'ri'^ cold her we eat fuc h as tlieni. — She then afkecl me what made D.e whue, and if it was not the white rain that come upon us when we were fmall ? (How (lie came by thio norion 1 know not^, but fuppofe that while flie was over with the Malays fhe had heard fomething offnow from thein, as thi;y carry on fome trade with the Knglifii ac FortMarlburough and B'^ncoolen.) And as I wiflied to piealt and fatisfy fhem, I told tliem that I fuppoled it was— for it was only in certain fcafons of 'lie year that it fell, and in hot weather when >' did not fall the pv'Opie gjew da; ktr till it re.nrned, and then the people all grew whue agaui—*- this Teemed to pleafe them very much. My protef^lcfs aow brought a young man to me 'ir^ nw ' w y i * *. H^.. ■ys*-*-* M 1. who, Hie r.iicl. W; llie way to the h ( :o ) »)t!i'T, nnhcn led off and I foUowt'd. Durini; our walk I j)ut out my hiuul tohi.i I'cvcral timi\s, and made figns of friendlhij- — — but he licnied to be i^raid ( f me, and would look upw-irtls and then full Hat on the ground and kils ir— • this he rtpeare 1 as often a^r'^tfiade rtny fign or token of friendniip ro him. — Wlifn we had fot near tlr.' harbour lie m.ide a (k',n lor nv: to l:t down uvon a rock, which I did ; jje then iefi me anil went, as I Uippofed, to tjJk widi tlic peo[)!e at the water roncerning mci but 1 hid not fit !on^.^ before I law a viiel coming round a point into tlie h iibou-. — 1 hey loon r.une on fliore in t!ie boir.— I wcnu! )%Vii ro them and made my cafe known, rnd wl-.en tiie bo.;r returned on board they took mc wirii the:-.!. It was a Dutch I'now boiind from China to Barn via ; — alter tl.f^ had woodea ar.d watered tlu-y fet fail for Batavia :— beinj^ out about three v\eeks wc arrivjTcl tlu-re : — -I tfl'ried on boaid her about three weeks loiii;f-r, and tlien got on board a Si'aniflT lliip wljjeh was from Rio dela Plaicboun.i to Sutin,but by ftrels of weather was firced to |iut inro this port. After the V'jlTel liad repaired we failed for Si-jain. When we made the Cape of Gotjd-IIiie we tell in v/'uh two Bririfli cruxeis of zo gui^i. i;!eh, who enc;.'fgcd us and did the vell'el confi lerable damage, but at lenfirh we bear them riO', and rhv fi run (or the coafl: of Brazils, where we arrivrd ude and b gan to work at iL(>auing our fliip, b'l! upon txaminanon Hie was found ro hi- not fit to proceed <-n h?r voya;;e, flic was therefcre (on- demntd. I then lef' her and uot on board a Portuguefc fnow, bound up to St.. Helena, and we arrived fate at that j.IiCf. I then wei\; on (liore iini.i quitted h.er, and engaged in the ganiron tiie;c lod'j duly as a ioldici ioi mv pro r(» ling boaril ci after re voy i .' our caf VVhi out fro flic bei came f cafe to Prinrcl old lhi| Captaii afr.'.I t .'rightc and ki Princel came man nee amoiig . w.tin's the ihi] in Lon at our I We her ly! comm:; war of firftot •-and a 1 ^' In ai "entered Anti(;n the fec( i took wlio woolil fhew me n cut a Hick Aniut )f on*.- tmi and gave e lia.l inltru(5lccl lur He >hcn li-d off T jiut out my h:uul ;ns of fricndniij- — lie, and would loctk jioopd and kils ir — ■ any fign or token of «-ut ne:ir th" harhonr iirori a rock, v,hi<:li IS I hippo fed, to talk rning niej but I had lining round a poinc inc on fliore in tlie natk'my cafe known, M)ard they took nic I boiind froin China ea ar.d watered they bout tluee weeks wc lud litr about three )o.ird a Spanilli lliip lUiid to Si)iin,bnt by inro this p-^rr. After >r Spain. W hen we ,'.'e fell in v/iih two wh(; engaged us and >i-, but at length we ilie coafl: of Brazils, o work at repairing le v\ as found tf; bi- not was therefcre ion- n board o Portuguefe id we arrived fate at ■ umi quitted her, and ■J duly as a foidici ior r 21 ) rnv provlrtons, till ft)'ne Hiifi Hiould arrive there bnun.l to lingland. After fcrving here a month, 1 eiKcred on board "a ihip called the Stormont — but orders were loon after received tliat nolndiaa M'i fliould fail wiihout con- voy ; and we lay here li\ mom hs, duimg which time our captain (Montgomery) died. While I was at Sr. Helcni^, the vefTel which I came out from England in arrived here, homeward- bountl ; flK being on the returrt froiTi htr fecund voyage fini.e I came from England : — and now 1 made known my cafe to Captain Kerr, who readily took me on board the Prinrcfs- Royal, and ufed me kindly— and t!u)fe of w.y old Ihip-matts on boanl were ghul to fee me again.—* Cjptain ^" • "t Hrll feeing me, afl - but my misfortunes were not at an *' after being out 2i days, we fell in with t.. trite and Amphion, two Britifli cruizers, off th<^^ ^p'-* of Delaware, by whom we were taken, cai. into New-York, and put on board the Jerfey priion- jl/:p-_4ftcr being on board about a week, a cartel was ■futcd out for France, and I was fcnt on board as a ) reach prifoncn -.—Thit cartel was ordered for St. Ma- !'Vs, and after apaflagc of J2 days we arrived lafe at tli.u place. , Finding Bo American veflel at St. Malo s, I went to tlie commandant and procured a pafs to go by land lo Yor: I'Orient j on my arrival there I fouml three Ame- rican privateers belonging to Bcverky, in Mafla- ch'ifetts. I was much dated at feeing fo many of rny co'.uKivmen.fome of whom I was well acquainted with. J itr. r.'^diattly entered on board the Bucanccr, Captain Phier.DO :— We iulled on a cruize, and after beuig Qut 1 8 da-v's we returned ro l.'Orlent with fix prizes.—* Three lavs .U'ter our arrival in port we heard the joyful ncvNS of peuce , on xvhich vhe pnvateer was di(- rnirtled, the people cifcbarged, and Capr. 1 hicrlon tailed ou .;» tTierchar.t \ oy^ge to Norw ay. Ith (Capt in eigl Biverl being ately I and h ablcni liil! conn* "ivith his } LonH ted 1' er to tvoo —' ^ - ««*upe, and exainintd my cafe to him, by nes I had gone ihro* r cfc he fcemcd I (' he boat t an in with ti. Liizers, off ths v .i*p«:n irerc taken, cai. rd the Jerfey prilbn- a week, a cartel was fcnt on board as a 5 ordered for St. Ma- ys we arrived lafe at St. Malo's, I went to pafs to go by land to t; I found three Amc- c verity, in MafTa- ftrring fo many ofrny wfli acquainted with, theliiicanccr, Captain re, and after being o.ut t with fix prizes. — — f Mt we heard the joyful he privateer was diC- 1, and Capr. Phicrfon "1 or way. f t % C 2.1 ) I tlien entered on board a brig bovmd to LiAiai^ (Capr. l.llenwood of Beverly,) and arrived at 1 .ifbon in ei^^ht days— we took in a cargo offal:, and failed for Bi-vcrly, where wc arrived the 9th of May, 17*3,---- bemg now only 1 5 miles from home. - — I immedi- ately fet out for Cape- Ann, went to my father's houfe and had an agreeable meeting with my friends after aiy ablicnceofaln^oft fix years, Niw- London, Miijf 10, i-]^B. ■% JOHN BLJrCIIFORD. f .V. /?. Tt'ofeiuho are afriuciinted "with the narrafcf Mill uot/cruple to ^ivefttU credit to the farei^oin;^ nt- cowft^^^nd others may jattsfy them/ehes by converftv^ ■ ivithhhn. The fears he carries art proof 0} a part of Ins yiarrativt— and a itnlkman btlongin^ to NfJi- London, itjhoivas fevem)' months 'ivilb him, luas .uquain- ted -yithpart of his fufferings, tho itvjas out of his poif^- er to relieve him /A is a poor man, with a loife anu two chiUren^llii employment fifAti^ and c:iajiing.] I 5^ ^H ©;•(