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slung , bearing . English invalids lightly along steep paths up the mountains , whence they refreshed themselves with beautiful sights . " At last a Portuguese brig called at the island , and I at once volunteered for her . Her captain seemed rather a weak , indecisive
man , who first engaged me and then wished to break from his bargain when it was too late . I went on board , and sailed for St . Helena . As we were nearing it , one evening a long low schooner hove in sight . We did not pay much attention to her , and in the middle of the night she * ran alongside , and sent a party of armed men on board s who seized our brig and turned her head away from the island for which we had been steering , and which was now in sight . In the morning , the schooner came alongside , and began to examine pur stores . The people in her were disappointed , hoping to find our brig laden with slaves . They shot the captain and
some of the meny took the cargo and the rest of the crew on board their own vessel , and set fire to ours . We had scarcely left the burning ship when a frigate came down , bringing a strong wind with her . Without waiting for us the schooner took to . flight , with the frigate in full chase . The latter gained upon her , and on coming close , fired some of her guns so as to shoot away the
schooner ' s masts , and make her broach to in front of the frigate , which running her down , cut her clean in two parts , so that she sunk immediately , leaving a few wretches struggling with the sharks . The frigate then came after our boat , but the men who had the oars pulled vigorously , and being far to windward of her
we got off free . Some days afterwards , getting into the track of vessels crossing to the Brazils , we came alongside a full slaver , which took us on board , carried us to the Brazils , and sold us there , the white prisoners being dyed with some mixture , so as to pass them off for blacks .
"I was at first sold to a man down in the country , at a part called Itapemirim , about sixty miles from Eio . It was a small village , situated on a river . I had to take a canoe and fish on my master ' s account ; But when English men-of-war came there to look out for slave-vessels , we had to leave off fishing for fear of being run over by these fast ships . As fish was the chief thing by which we lived , the leaving it off was a great loss , and my master soon had to sell me , not having any other w ork for me to do . I was then taken into Eio ,
and sold to Senor Antonio , in whose service I have remained for a few years , He was not a bad master , except he is very passionate and hasty . On his estate I married . The overseer of his property made love to my wife , which I did not at jail approve of . One day , when we were working in the plantation , the overseer was
rather enraged at something , swore , and threw things at ua repeatedly . He was more especially harsh with me , and we had a quarrel , I being enraged at his conduct with my wife , and he because she preferred me to him . She was , in fact , a very sensible woman . He had her sold to another part of the country , and I was determined to have revenge upon him . So one day , in
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slung , bearing . English invalids lightly along steep paths up the mountains , whence they refreshed themselves with beautiful sights . " At last a Portuguese brig called at the island , and I at once volunteered for her . Her captain seemed rather a weak , indecisive
man , who first engaged me and then wished to break from his bargain when it was too late . I went on board , and sailed for St . Helena . As we were nearing it , one evening a long low schooner hove in sight . We did not pay much attention to her , and in the middle of the night she * ran alongside , and sent a party of armed men on board s who seized our brig and turned her head away from the island for which we had been steering , and which was now in sight . In the morning , the schooner came alongside , and began to examine pur stores . The people in her were disappointed , hoping to find our brig laden with slaves . They shot the captain and
some of the meny took the cargo and the rest of the crew on board their own vessel , and set fire to ours . We had scarcely left the burning ship when a frigate came down , bringing a strong wind with her . Without waiting for us the schooner took to . flight , with the frigate in full chase . The latter gained upon her , and on coming close , fired some of her guns so as to shoot away the
schooner ' s masts , and make her broach to in front of the frigate , which running her down , cut her clean in two parts , so that she sunk immediately , leaving a few wretches struggling with the sharks . The frigate then came after our boat , but the men who had the oars pulled vigorously , and being far to windward of her
we got off free . Some days afterwards , getting into the track of vessels crossing to the Brazils , we came alongside a full slaver , which took us on board , carried us to the Brazils , and sold us there , the white prisoners being dyed with some mixture , so as to pass them off for blacks .
"I was at first sold to a man down in the country , at a part called Itapemirim , about sixty miles from Eio . It was a small village , situated on a river . I had to take a canoe and fish on my master ' s account ; But when English men-of-war came there to look out for slave-vessels , we had to leave off fishing for fear of being run over by these fast ships . As fish was the chief thing by which we lived , the leaving it off was a great loss , and my master soon had to sell me , not having any other w ork for me to do . I was then taken into Eio ,
and sold to Senor Antonio , in whose service I have remained for a few years , He was not a bad master , except he is very passionate and hasty . On his estate I married . The overseer of his property made love to my wife , which I did not at jail approve of . One day , when we were working in the plantation , the overseer was
rather enraged at something , swore , and threw things at ua repeatedly . He was more especially harsh with me , and we had a quarrel , I being enraged at his conduct with my wife , and he because she preferred me to him . She was , in fact , a very sensible woman . He had her sold to another part of the country , and I was determined to have revenge upon him . So one day , in