The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-03
I shall sail for Martinique in my

with me, / snail shii lot Nuitthiluc IN ny
schooner tomorrow before day, are you will
ling to work your passpge there! "A want 9
lad for my servant on tho passage, and will
set you on shore when we arrive. What say
Won, teapot A CLEAN Of hope again crossed
my bosom, and cheerfnlly consented to ac-
company my new friend, as then thought him,
and in half an hour we were ut his lodgings
at the waters side. At night he embarked,
taking me with him, and In short time we
were at sea.
{" Unused to the motion Of the vessel little
knew whatcourse we stored. And my youth
and inexpcrience prevented me from ascer-
tanning that it was NOT that for Martinique. In
three days we arrived at our destination
q A long narrow harbor, and town almost
in ruins, were in view, toward which we were
fast approaching when ! asked one Of the
crew, with some timidi,y, if this place was
called Martinique No, you young fool
what put such nonsense in your woolly hcadF
answered tile seaman. Martinique! we are
not within two hundred leagues Of that island;
this is Porto Bello, and the place we are
bound TO Martinique! ha, ha, what should
we do there, wonder it would be more
than some Of our necks were worth, mayhap'
II now flashed across my mind that was in
the power of a new master, who had entrap-
ped me by falsehood, and intended TO keep me
as his slave This idea, which was but too
true, caused me to shed food Of tears,
and abandon myself entirely to grief and la
mcntation, under which feeling was met by
the captain, who, laughing, observed, What,
my Young turkey buzzard, did you expect to
fly while still unfedged! What, run away
from one master and object TO another, how
very unreasonable but dry your tears, you
shall have no cause to complain, for although
you are mine by right, Ineger treat my people
with cruelty; so, there, jump into the boat
alongside and see how illuse your He ac-
companed these words by inficing a severe
blow across my shoulders with the end Of
rope, SO that was glad to obey to prevent re-
ceiving second stripe, with which he me-
naced me. ! went ON shore, and was taken to
his house and must add, in justice TO this
Englishman, that for the four years aftcrward
which passed in his service, he was kind
and good master, not only to me, but to others
who were his slaves ! accompanied him on
several voyages in his schooner, but he never
would permit me to do so when bound to ST.
Domingo, and he was on his voyage there
when his vessel was captured by pirate, and
he was cruelty put to death. As soon as this
intelligence was confirmed, | was sold to the
man from whom have just got away and a
h I'd and dreadful time have had with him !;
but never meditated my escape, until the
following occurrence placed my life at once at
the mercy Of an unprinciplcd villain.
g Six months ago my master brought fresh
slave into his service, who, perceived, eyed
me as il he recognized me. cannot express
the horror endured when knew him TO be
Dominique, one Of the three slaves who
guarded the door at the time the murder of the
overscers was doing, and he now addressed
me thus: Arc you here, my little traitor :
When we last met, things were somewhat
different, recollect. Yon betrayed our
friends, | believe. Now word from me
would cause you to be strung up to yonder tree,
for you were present, as can swear when the
deed was done had much difficulty in
convincing this fellow as to the cause of my
being in this country, and it was from hint that
heard the fate of the murderers, Pierre
and Martin, whom left sleeping on the noun
tain, as before mentioned Dominique spoke
as follows - 49,.
(CORclusiOn in onr nfrt)