The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-09 00:00:00

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for St. Thanes's, and you cant expect Mull
should tarn about, and go right beck with you—
neither that I should let VO.l have any of my sea-
men, for I'll not be able to make a good trade
unless 1 get sliCk into port. Now I have three
Rigel slaves on board of me—curse them, they
don't knew much about sea matters. and are as
lazy as hell, but keep flogging them, Mister—keep
flogging them, I say—by which means you will
make them serve your ends. Well, us I was say-
ing, I will let you have them blacks to help you, if
you'll buy them of me at a fair price, and pay it
down in hard cash."—" This proposal," said the
mate, 1• sounds strange enough to a British sea-
man ; and how much do you ask for your slaves?"
I can't let them go under three hundred dish.
la s each," replied the Captain ; " I guess they
would fetch more in St. Thomas's. for they're prime,
I swear."—" Why. there isn't that sum of money
on board this vessel, that 1 know of," answered the
mate; " and though I could pay it myself, I'm
sure the owners never would agree to indemnify me.
I thought you would have allorded us every assist-
mice without asking any thing in return...a British
' sailor would have done so at least."—" Well, I
vow you are a strange malt," said the Captain.
" Isn't it fair that 1 should get something fur my
Niger:, and for the chance I'll run of spoiling niy
trade at S. Thomas's, by making myself short of
men ? But we sha'nt split about • small Matter.
sud I'll lessen the price by twenty dollars a-head."
—" It is out of the question, Sir." cried the mate,
" I have no money."—ti Oh! there's no harm
done," returned the Camino, '4 we can't trade,
that's all. Get ready the boat, boys. I guess your
men will soon get smart again, and then, if the wee.
ther holds moderate, you'll reach port with the
greatest of ease."—" You surely do not mean to
leave us in this barbarous vinyl" cried I; " the
owners of this vessel would, I ant confident, pay
any sum rather then that we should perish through
your inhumanity."—" Well, Mister; I've got own-
' era too," replied Iw, " and my business is to make
a good voyage fur them. Markets are pretty chairg-
able just now, and it won't do to spend time talk-
ing about humanity—money's the word with me."
Having said this, he leaped into the boat, and
ordered his men to row towards hi/ own vessel.
When they got on board they squared their top-
sail, and bore away, and were soon out of the reach
of our voices. We looked at one another for a
little time with au expression of quiet despair, and
these the seamen began to pour forth a torrent of
invectiversated abuse against the heartless and semi-
ciuus shiprita;ter who had inhumanly deserted us.
Major L--- and his wife, being to the cabin be-
low, heard all that passed. %Viten the Captain first
cattle res board they were filled with rapture, think-
ing that we would certainly be delivered from the
perils and difficulties that environed us; but as the
conversation proceeded. their hopes gradually di-
minished, and the conclusion of it um& Mee, L--
give way to a flood of tears, in which I found her
indulging whet, I went below. •

The ,ate now einleavoured to encourage the sea-
men to exertion. They cleared away the wreck of
the fore-topnntst, which had hitherto encumbered
the deck, and put up a sort of jury-mast in its
stead, on which they rigged two sails. When these
things were accomplished, we got up our moorinv,
and laid our course for New Providence. Ibe
mate had fortunately been isi.ott the Bahama oetva
before, and was aware of the difficulties he would
hive to encounter in navigating them. The wea-
ther continued modenite, and alter two days of agi-
tating suspense, we made Exuma Gland, and east
near its shore.

The *arrival of nor vessel, and all the circuas-
stances connected with this event, were soot, uistle
known upon the Islam' : end a gentleman who rt.
sided on his iilautatima sent to request our com-
pany at his house. We gladly Iceeidetl his hos-
pitable offers, and immediately went ashore.
Those only who have bees& at sea, can conceive
the delight which the appearance of trees and vet.
dames debit—the odours of fruits and flowers—
and the sensations of security Dial freedom that
arise from treading on the earth, produce in the
mind, at the termination of a long voyage.—
Every step we took seemed to infuse additional
vigour into our limbs. Our host met us at the
door of his mansion, and immediately introduced
us to his wife and family, and likewise to several
persons who were visitor, at the titue. We were
ushered into an airy hill, the witidow.euetaiiis of
which had jest Wee sprinkled with water and the
juice of limes. The odour el the fruit, and the
coulees. produced by the esaperation of the fluid,
, exerted a most tranquillizieg influence upon the
wind, and wade the distressing scenes 1 had se-
cretly witnessed pees from my remembrance like a
dream. IVe. were stem conducted into another
apertment, where an tiepin banquet, and a taste-
ful variety of the most exquisite wines. awaited us.
Here we rentinued till tee • , and then iota/lied
to the ball. From its windows we beheld t* art-
bug sun, curtained by volumes of glorionsly-ce-
looted cltiada, and 'bedding a diezzlieg radiance
upoti the sea, which stretched in stillness to the ho-
r son. Our vessel lay at a little distance, and
whets a small wave hapi.eited to bleak upon her
side, she seemed, fur a moment, to be encircled
with gems. The dews had just begun to fall, and
that composing stillnepe, which, iti tropical cli-
mates, peivaties all nature at such a time, ass
undisturbed by the slightest muriner of any kind.
Two young ladies sat down to a harp •1141 • piano,
WWI it gentleman accomilatsied them upon the flute.
The harmony was ptriectrd by the rice gushing
voice of one of the females of our lately ; and the
Birthed checks and in-witting eyelids ul the charm-
ing Bahamians, 'hewed that the music atleeted
their bowie as much as it delighted their ears.
stV twit the Hight was advanced we retired to sleep,
lulled by the pleasing consciouseess of being se.
cure from thine ani•fortunes and dangers, to the
iusaainue of which we heal stf late been su cruelly
ex pissed.

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