Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-29

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"No, never, they would die.
"Ars you very sever, with them"
1--WE have 20 he pretty strict 4, hpt--for a
week or SOTO make them feel ,hs,svo are
masters Then we lighten up for the res, OF
the VOYAGE"
"lInV do YOU pack them at night"
They lie down upon the deck, on their
their sides body 10 body. There would no,
be room enough Tor all Of them to lie on their
backs"
"Dd many dio on the ra,rsr,'"
"Yrs; lost good many the l'st cruise
more than ever before. Sometime, we find
them dead when We 60 below intbe morning
Then zee threw them overheard"
"hre the profits N the trade verv lnTe.
M, brig cost sl5 900 to n hor oat com.
plerely."
Nv !a,, cargo 10 Cuba was worth see 900.
Iu, it was sc.t.d BY the late Captain Gsncr.
81 Pczosla 10 dii more to brc,k no the
slave trade 'haa auv onc else II he had rr.
manned iu Office ho would have stopped H.
but now Concha !. bick again, and il coc, OF
a, ever.
"DuI III ought Coneha vi, tbs great sEe-
m, Of The slave uad-'"
$50 he l.-in words. lie talk, a great
deal, bot Pernsa acted From time inme.
mortal, the planters rs,a,e has been sacred
Dot Pe1ela respected nothing. lie seized
the rcrroas wherever he could find them even
on the plantation, BY thI. h. incurred The
snmi,y Of the pl4nlsrs, and he would pIo5a-
bis have been a.sa,,innisd if he had no, been
recalled"
"DId YOU ever have ashr with the Eng.
.l,h shIP,'"
"Ye, oncc a ship.oi war chased two or
rs. We knocked HE sticks on, Ofher We
didn't stop to look ahsr the dead.
At another tine ! va, captured !, was
iu dead calm, ani 'h,ro was no ehnncs to
&c, away When saw rha, We were gone,
went below and stove every ea,k of water
bu, one. IN. other ,hip was short, too.
50 NC had bo'h of u, to pu, into the land to
rCi water.
They pot m hoard Of Us a Iicu,snan, ,nd
crew. Dot he did not know the coast, and,
~ we drew toward land, he bad to make me
pilot. threatening, at the same time, to shoot
me II ! ran her on shore ! took tho helm
and nm her into al inlet. No sooner bad we
passed rhe mouth. than We saw on the bliri.
ccnus II the slave factors. They al knew
me. and boats put or from Tire shore The
Lieutenant hailed them IN English, atd told
them io keep or Al tie same time hailed
them ia Spanish, and told them the vessel was
pTi's.
That night thcy came oG IN force and re-
captured her. We pu, the Lcu,enan, and
b.s men into 4 boat. and sent them adriit,
while ! vent down the eol't, and took in
cargo vf slaves, aDl carried them safely across
thc ocean"
"why, captain, tbs mu,i be exciting bus.
irc-."
~. eve, flashed IRE as he replied. "lts
splcadd. I, makes man jump TO lhiuk Of
a. 10 b., cutting away at the tate NJ eleven
Lnpls 40 hour, With ship in chase, and walk.
ias r.sh, away from herr
TIA, Instant we stW 10 tie prisoner the
rover ofths seas, again standing on his deck,
with the huge hull Of a ship.ot.Ulr looming
above the horizon.
"9lt how dr4 YOU get caught a, last"
The mate betraysd the. | never liked the
man. lie was scared. re had 20 heart.
Yuu see It ake' mau Of aparicular con.
srtu,.on to engage in our business. When
once at sea with slave cargo We are n free
bottoms. We belong to 20 country. We
arc under H., protection Of 70 law. We
must defend ourselves. 4 man must have 4
rrca, deal Of nerve in such situation, when
he Is liable to be chased by shIrs Of war, or
perhaps. finds himself sqdieHly in the midst
Of whole fee,.
The mate once served me a trick for which
should have been perfectly justified IN shoot
inc him dead. We were running in between
tie islands Martinique ami Dominiqus, when
suddenly there shot out from behind the !and
an English steamer The mate though, II
was ship-ofoar. and 80 did J. lie was
frightened 10 death. aud instantly turned the
vessel or her course. That vas The very
moycmen, to bring down the enemy in chase.
| saw the danger and heN to the helm, and
pu, her back again, and We passed by in safe
Ity."
'Bu, are you m, tired of tha, business y
"why, didnt wart to go out, the last
voyage. tired to get ano,her captain to
take charge OF NV ship. wanted TO stay al
hume aud get married But good hten IN
our Judrs,, are ,od,cc. And had TO co."
But the noble captain seemed ambitious OF
higher career. "Wh,t should like best
Of all" said he, "would be, to go PTirdissr.
I ing. To command merchant ship, and 10
20 numbering along loaded down With freight
-tha, ! cannot. bear. 1t kills me. Bot give
me well bull, clipper, with six guns on
side, and long Tom in the middle, and I,
letter OF mirpue 10 range the ocean, and |
wouldn', call the Presdsn, my brother"
Such was the substance Of Capt. Smiths
story. We allowed him to run on with his
exploits TO see VIA, stuff tliver was made