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to find sureties ? I had thc good fortune of getting a situation as supercargo in a vessel of Mr . Giacomo Galiani , armourer of the place , and I departed for Buenos Ayres , loaded with arms and munition for the republican government of that country . This passage did not terminate without disturbance ; for in the 23 " Lat . S ., we were chased by a war-schooner of the Brazils , then at war with Buenos Ayres . After having questioned us with what we were
charged , they sent their boat , manned with ten marines , to board us , and thought us a good prize . I observed to the captain of our vessel that , being thirty strong , we might easily get rid of our assailants . Orders were given to that effect ; we threw ourselves on the Brazilians , put them overboard , left them their boat to save themselves , and set all sail . The schooner was a fine sailor , and went faster than our vessel , hut not liking to leave behind the ten men and the boat , they could not force
all sail to reach us ; they however cannonaded us until we were out of range . All went well , night arrived , we steered a little south west , and in the morning , by dawn of day , we saw the schooner fourteen miles distant to our east . As soon as we were perceived , she steered towards us with full sails , and approached so perceptibly , that at the decline of day she fired on us ; the balls passed over our ship , and in an hour ' s time she would have boarded us . We however steered westand
-, per ceived that she did not gain upon us . Her shot did no harm , and at eleven o ' clock , not perceiving her any more , we steered S S . W . ; thus continuing our direction to the Gulf of la Plata , we arrived at Buenos Ayres . I was tempted to accept of a place as commander of cavalry in the
foreign legion , which was offered to me , but I had engaged with my armourer to return in order to give account of my voyage ; this reason , and the affection I felt for my country , and my enthusiasm for liberty , for which I had sworn to sacrifice my life , made me refuse the offer . We unshipped our cargo , and were freighted with leather , horns , old copper , and other goods , and after three weeks we weighed anchor to return to Europe . On this voyage my mind predicted something successfuland a journey of thirty-five clays seemed an eternity to me .
, Arrived at Gibraltar , and going to my consul to arrange my passport , I found a letter of one of my brothers , who invited me to approach my country again , providing my pardon was on the table of the king . I took advantage of the opportunity of a galiot , which was going to Leghorn with Tuscan sheep , ancl I embarked to go to that town . After a prosperous sail we arrived , and after a quarantine of eight days I went on shore . Scarcely had I disembarkedwhen a policeman invited me to
, go with him to the commissary of police , who wanted to speak to me ; I went instantly , but I had not expected to be treated harshly . "Sir , " he addressed me , " you know that you are a political emigrant , ancl you cannot stay here . I acquaint you that , if you clo not depart this clay , I have orders to put you into prison . " I wished to intimate to him that , by such a treatment , hospitality and the right of nations would be violatedbut he would not hear me ing"You have comprehended
; , say , what I said to you—retire . " I went out to take a little refreshment in a restaurant , but scarcely had I finished my soup , when the same policeman came to tell me that the commissary wanted to speak to me . I went to him directly . " Sir , " he said to me , " here is the captain of a vessel , who departs for Rome : this evening . I will lake care to have your
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Succinct Account Of The Life Of The Writer.
to find sureties ? I had thc good fortune of getting a situation as supercargo in a vessel of Mr . Giacomo Galiani , armourer of the place , and I departed for Buenos Ayres , loaded with arms and munition for the republican government of that country . This passage did not terminate without disturbance ; for in the 23 " Lat . S ., we were chased by a war-schooner of the Brazils , then at war with Buenos Ayres . After having questioned us with what we were
charged , they sent their boat , manned with ten marines , to board us , and thought us a good prize . I observed to the captain of our vessel that , being thirty strong , we might easily get rid of our assailants . Orders were given to that effect ; we threw ourselves on the Brazilians , put them overboard , left them their boat to save themselves , and set all sail . The schooner was a fine sailor , and went faster than our vessel , hut not liking to leave behind the ten men and the boat , they could not force
all sail to reach us ; they however cannonaded us until we were out of range . All went well , night arrived , we steered a little south west , and in the morning , by dawn of day , we saw the schooner fourteen miles distant to our east . As soon as we were perceived , she steered towards us with full sails , and approached so perceptibly , that at the decline of day she fired on us ; the balls passed over our ship , and in an hour ' s time she would have boarded us . We however steered westand
-, per ceived that she did not gain upon us . Her shot did no harm , and at eleven o ' clock , not perceiving her any more , we steered S S . W . ; thus continuing our direction to the Gulf of la Plata , we arrived at Buenos Ayres . I was tempted to accept of a place as commander of cavalry in the
foreign legion , which was offered to me , but I had engaged with my armourer to return in order to give account of my voyage ; this reason , and the affection I felt for my country , and my enthusiasm for liberty , for which I had sworn to sacrifice my life , made me refuse the offer . We unshipped our cargo , and were freighted with leather , horns , old copper , and other goods , and after three weeks we weighed anchor to return to Europe . On this voyage my mind predicted something successfuland a journey of thirty-five clays seemed an eternity to me .
, Arrived at Gibraltar , and going to my consul to arrange my passport , I found a letter of one of my brothers , who invited me to approach my country again , providing my pardon was on the table of the king . I took advantage of the opportunity of a galiot , which was going to Leghorn with Tuscan sheep , ancl I embarked to go to that town . After a prosperous sail we arrived , and after a quarantine of eight days I went on shore . Scarcely had I disembarkedwhen a policeman invited me to
, go with him to the commissary of police , who wanted to speak to me ; I went instantly , but I had not expected to be treated harshly . "Sir , " he addressed me , " you know that you are a political emigrant , ancl you cannot stay here . I acquaint you that , if you clo not depart this clay , I have orders to put you into prison . " I wished to intimate to him that , by such a treatment , hospitality and the right of nations would be violatedbut he would not hear me ing"You have comprehended
; , say , what I said to you—retire . " I went out to take a little refreshment in a restaurant , but scarcely had I finished my soup , when the same policeman came to tell me that the commissary wanted to speak to me . I went to him directly . " Sir , " he said to me , " here is the captain of a vessel , who departs for Rome : this evening . I will lake care to have your