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Short Abstract Of The History Of Guadaloupe.
served in the same manner , and then flung his body into the sea ; but being of a robust constitution , he kept himself up for some time by swimming , entreating them with tears and the most lamentable cries to save his life , but in vain , for these merciless villains knocked him on the head with their oars . —The fate of the three other young men was deferred onl y till such time as they fhould guide them to the retreat of the women , in the way to which one of them took an
opportunity of leaping from a precipice , and , though he was much bruised , made a shift to travel five leagues to the women and his comrades , whom he informed of the approach and insatiate crtjelty of the French . On hearing this , they hastily retired farther up the country , having first buried their manioc and other provisions in the ground , so that when these bloody villains arrived therethey little suspected that what
, they sought for was so near . —The two other young men whom they had spared as guides , having found an opportunity of escaping in the night , they were forced to return without their errand . Nor was the cruelty of these tyrannical governors exercised only on the innocent natives ; their own countrymen equally felt the effects of their villany , when daring to oppose their inhuman or illegal
measures . The adventures of two . brave Frenchmen who opposed the rebellion of Poincy , lieutenant-general of the islands , affords so noble an . instance of disinterested and manly friendship , that we cannot resist the temptation of inserting it here . The Captains Fontaine and Camo , finding themselves unable to oppose
the superior force of the rebels , and that their cause was irreparably lost , betook themselves to the woods , where they were reduced to suffer the most cruel severities of thirst and'hunger . —One of their negroes who was tracked in carrying them victuals , was almost flogged to death to make him confess where his master lay hid ; no artifice , persuasion , threat , or cruelty , availing , they cut off ail his toes to disable him from walking . These two distressed captainsdeprived of their faithful
, slaves , cut off from subsistence , and left without even hope , one of them afflicted with a dropsy determined to make to the sea-side in the middle of the nig ht , and the other undertook to swim to the first ship and implore succour : they reached the beach in safety , and a vessel lying at anchor within sight , Fontaine plunged into the sea and soon reached herand was hauled on board by means of a rope thrown out
, to him for that purpose . But how agreeably was he surprized to find in the person of the captain , an honest Fleming , his intimate friend , and who assured him of protection , though very hi g h rewards had been offered b y Poincy to any one that should take them dead or alive . This generous offer of the captain was nobly refused by Fontaine , unless his friend was also included . —The captain of the vessel beginning
to expostulate on the hazard of running this double danger , Fontaine resolutely resolved to return , and share the fate of his companion .- ^ - Seeing him thus resolute , the honest skipper ordered out his boat , and took up the helpless Camo , whose disease augmented his other misfortunes , and brought him on board . Next day , boldly presenting himself to the governor , he made some pretence of urgent business
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Short Abstract Of The History Of Guadaloupe.
served in the same manner , and then flung his body into the sea ; but being of a robust constitution , he kept himself up for some time by swimming , entreating them with tears and the most lamentable cries to save his life , but in vain , for these merciless villains knocked him on the head with their oars . —The fate of the three other young men was deferred onl y till such time as they fhould guide them to the retreat of the women , in the way to which one of them took an
opportunity of leaping from a precipice , and , though he was much bruised , made a shift to travel five leagues to the women and his comrades , whom he informed of the approach and insatiate crtjelty of the French . On hearing this , they hastily retired farther up the country , having first buried their manioc and other provisions in the ground , so that when these bloody villains arrived therethey little suspected that what
, they sought for was so near . —The two other young men whom they had spared as guides , having found an opportunity of escaping in the night , they were forced to return without their errand . Nor was the cruelty of these tyrannical governors exercised only on the innocent natives ; their own countrymen equally felt the effects of their villany , when daring to oppose their inhuman or illegal
measures . The adventures of two . brave Frenchmen who opposed the rebellion of Poincy , lieutenant-general of the islands , affords so noble an . instance of disinterested and manly friendship , that we cannot resist the temptation of inserting it here . The Captains Fontaine and Camo , finding themselves unable to oppose
the superior force of the rebels , and that their cause was irreparably lost , betook themselves to the woods , where they were reduced to suffer the most cruel severities of thirst and'hunger . —One of their negroes who was tracked in carrying them victuals , was almost flogged to death to make him confess where his master lay hid ; no artifice , persuasion , threat , or cruelty , availing , they cut off ail his toes to disable him from walking . These two distressed captainsdeprived of their faithful
, slaves , cut off from subsistence , and left without even hope , one of them afflicted with a dropsy determined to make to the sea-side in the middle of the nig ht , and the other undertook to swim to the first ship and implore succour : they reached the beach in safety , and a vessel lying at anchor within sight , Fontaine plunged into the sea and soon reached herand was hauled on board by means of a rope thrown out
, to him for that purpose . But how agreeably was he surprized to find in the person of the captain , an honest Fleming , his intimate friend , and who assured him of protection , though very hi g h rewards had been offered b y Poincy to any one that should take them dead or alive . This generous offer of the captain was nobly refused by Fontaine , unless his friend was also included . —The captain of the vessel beginning
to expostulate on the hazard of running this double danger , Fontaine resolutely resolved to return , and share the fate of his companion .- ^ - Seeing him thus resolute , the honest skipper ordered out his boat , and took up the helpless Camo , whose disease augmented his other misfortunes , and brought him on board . Next day , boldly presenting himself to the governor , he made some pretence of urgent business