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and then, with studied and gracious courtesy, he
said, In voice which was somewhat less steady
than lis wont:
u thank you, madame. may not ask those
prayers from you for France, but still gratefully
accept them for Napoleon" :
Drowning Of Six Hundred Slaves.
In the year 1910, there was lowering on the
African coast large eclipperbrigc BriiEiants
commanded by desperate named Homans.
Honans was an Englishman BY birth and was
known along the whole coast and In Cuba as the
most successful SLAYER Of his day. The brig was
owned by two men residing 10 Havana; one an
Englshman, the other Spaniard. She was built
to carry six hundred negroes, and in her Homans
had made ten successful voyages, actually landing
in Cuba five thousand negroes. The brig had
ten guns and thirty sweeps, and Q crew Of sixty
Spaniards, the most Of them old pirates, and as
desperate as their commander. An English brig
Of war which had attacked her was 80 cut up N
the hull and rigging that she was abandoned, and
soon sunk; an English sloop Of war attempted
TO carry the BriJIiante with boats, which were
beat off with great slaughter. 'Nt
Now, 1t was known that Homans was again on
the coast and it was resolved 10 make another
attempt to take him, with the evidence Of bis
guilt on board. The arrangements for this pnT-
pose were made. He was allowed to take in bis
eA'gO NV. y p7s. n1gIOes tnI ~ ~
ing oIst.IHte nae noe lOs. slgn. o. .ne eoAs,
when the quick eye Of the commander discovered
tnat ne wns enuapped: Eour cruisers three o.
mem .;. .nssh IN snu one Ameresn. nso oSsn 'y'ng
IN wall iOr nIm Anu escape was nopeiest. IN
running away rom one, ne woula gel witnin
Teacn oI anotner. Night was coming On, snd
nomans was silently Feeareing nls pn5suerss swnen
suuueny ~. une nlge sAlls y ny DLlg napPea .aiy'
,a ne VIM oleo away ano tne saver was mot''n-
less on the wafer. .rg ...rily.. 8, Isl :. i =
This viii not do |" muttered Homans knock
ing away the ashes from his cigar their boats
VIII % down upon me before am ready lcr the
vlst ands aS he sald tnls niS stern lAce " Up
WIN . smile, tne expression 9, wnicn was ala,
oollcal; twas evident enough that he medliated
some desperate pan.
a IO.sn sweeps were 81 out ano sne yes.ei
moved slowly through tne Maer. Meauumei
the darkness having deepened, Homans proceeded
70 carry OUT nis oesignA .si.ya 3
the cable atacned % me heaviest enenof vas
teken outslae me nAWse nole, ana carrlee arounq
the ran ot the orig, extended nom tne buoy ait
round T me Stern and tnen Iorw,ra on tne e'neF
sue. Ane nascnes were then t,ken On, ena me
negroes passed up, each securely ironed by the
wrls.s As ne miserable wreicnes came up rom
me not noe mo tfesn ~, Aneir g 4pls.Alon. y
gIan.nos woula nave soitenea me neast o. .,,y .ny
ous tne neno IN whose power tney vere. WIN
OUT woru tney were lea 70 tne see, ano maze
2 peng over tne ,.lit OUTSIDE q Tnlen tne enhln
ran. Inc IRON when ciasPea tneir Eris.s WAS
nstenec " smaller cnainS % tne nnks y tee y 81
= Sle va SOW woini ous y ,ne ena q Ionr
nOuIs sLx hundred Alrlcans. mae ana lemlle'
weIe oenolnS oyer tle ~ q ne Pig w P.,n- ~
~ y. PosluVni nCIalhg Y .aelL ensihea h.nos tne
uuee cAole, MIcn was l.1aSneo ~ s Icy an-
CnVT, suspenIea ~ sns.e .llns .is.n y. ~.
hSnans himself ezamineo .ne isslenlnss, y