New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

him and he was thrown pell-men with the other
wounded the coiled cables below.
Here they remained for three days. until they
| reached Dunquerque, without treatment and with
all the filth and verrnin incident TO their forlorn
condition No wonder that gangrene set in and that
the wounded died like flies At Dunquerque the
wounded slaves who remained alive were hoisted
out by ropes about the bodv and placed in the hos
; pital where they chained to the beds by the
neck. Marteilhe had secret friend in the town.
who recommended him to the head surgeon. who,
although he usually only orders the treatment not
only dressed his wounds himself, but reprimanded
the galley surgeon for having neglected him. Owing
to this he got well, but he that at least
three-fourths OF the wounded died
after three months in the hospital he left there
sleek and fat but with certificate that his in
5uries would prevent him from rowing. He was
chained TO his old bench again, however, and
manned there all winter. But when the galleys
fitted out. in 1903, he was lucky enough to have
change of labor There being six slaves to each oar
the largest and strongest was strokesman. having
the hardest work and being nearest the comite's
whip. The weakest were placed near the side
Martehe had always been stroke of his oar, but
now his weaA that he could hardly lift
it. In such the comite usually fogged until
the half dead to see if he shamming
and Martelhe expected nothing else Upon going
out Of the harbor the comite conned the galley
until she clear, and then came aft along the
courser. seeing how the rowers classed and
using his whip freely. When he NIarteilhe's
dered you to row? He replied that he was doing
his best with Disgusting his kindness
under rough language, the comite called the argou-
sin to 'unchain the incapable dog and put him in
the storeroom. If those who were wounded
not released. at least they should not in his
galley.
Poor Marteilhe had served seven years at that
bench, and would have been released after he
wounded had he not been Huguenot. The rough
but good natured comte excused himself for his
I by (Marteilhe) he
ID for his religion in the other world. he should
/ suffer less in this
After this our slave was made clerk to the cap
tain of the galley, and allowed the con-
vict's red and cap all the time: his hair was
allowed to grow. and he carried only an iron ring
about his ankle. without the chain to which he had
/ long been accustomed.
In l712 peace was concluded with England with
the dsgraceful stipulation that the English should
occupy the town and Notifications OF Dunquerque
till they could demosh the forts and fill up the
port. The English accordingly took possession with
five thousand troops in September. The French
navy was reduced that they could not At out the
galley feet. and an agreement was entered into by
which those vessels their and gangs Of slaves
should remain in the harbor durin~ he winter, and
that boat seamen or galley sla : should leave
the port without permission OF her majesty of Eng
land.
'As soon as the English troops took possession
they in crowds gaze at the terrible galeys Of
which such heartrending tales were told. Among
them officers who were French refugees
and these sympathized with the Huguenot slaves
sitting their benches talk with them in spite
OF the filth and vermin and stencil which they en-
! countered. There were then twenty-five of them
remaining IN the galleys, and the English soldiers
became much excited by their miserable condition
| and they should be released. The admiral
/ and the chaplains tried prevent them from com
ing board. but it found to be impossible. and
the plank TO the quay remained open to all Wis
itors At last the excitement to such pitch
that the English commander. Lord Hin. consented
10 permit the Huguenots TO be smuggled away in
fishing boat under his pass.
THE poor wretches supposed that they were being
| taken out to by night be privately drowned
and were rather surprised when they reached Havre
alive. Here they chained together. eleven
couples and forced to march south through France
suffering from cold and wet. damp dungeons at
night CALLED by their chains and covered with
vermin and skin diseases brought by
their entire want Of cleanliness AT Lyons the
whole chain put into fiat bottomed boat. and
thus taken Aygnon where they resumed their
weary march. last reached Marseilles.
'Marteilhe says that he suffered more in lnis
winter Journey than IN the whole twelve years Of
/ his service in the galleys At MarEees they were
placed on board the galley Grsnde ReaIe, with