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black schooner appeared on the same course as ourselves , and rapidly gaining upon us . A consultation was held between the captain and the mate . „__ . _ " Is she $ pirate , d ' ye think , captain ? " asked the latter . " I'm inclined to believe she ' s either that or a Brazilian man-ofwar . Didn't they take a slaver the other day , and purchase her into
the navy ? I believe that ' s her . " " What shall we do , then ?" " Mr . Waltham , what do you recommend ?" " If she ' s a pirate , I suppose we must fight . " " But I don't think that she is a pirate , but a man-of-war . '' " Then , I suppose , she has come to search for you , having information that you have got on board here . Cannot you be concealed somewhere in the vessel ?"
" That ' s quite possible ; but she must be come for something more than that . " " Probably not . The Furious searched us , and let us go . " " Yes , but the Brazilians are better up to our dodges than the Fwrious . The Furious , too , must have had some information . "
66 Information about what ?" " About our real destination . " " St . Helena ?"
" The coast of Africa . " Then , I conclude , this vessel is really fitted out for the
slavetrade ?" " You don't mean to say you were ignorant of that ! Did you really think we were going to St . Helena ?" " If not , what is the good of taking casks full of stores ? " ^ "My dear sir , those casks are used for a slave-deck : billets of wood are laid between them , so as to fill up the interstices , and they are then covered with matting . Besides , if the casks were opened
other things would be discovered . ' " Then we are sure ta be caught . See how the schooner gains
upon us . " " Because the wind is light . But we may as well make sail , and do what we can . " Sail was set accordingly , and with the night came a stronger breeze , which sent us along at a slashing pace . We kept on a tremendous amount of canvas through this breeze , and seemed momentarily in danger of losing a mast , or of being capsized . When
the morning came , the breeze still held , and we had the satisfaction of seeing that the distance between us and the schooner had greatly increased . She seemed now a mere speck , and the captain climbed the mainmast , with a good telescope , to make out her situation . He saw that she carried a great deal of sail , therefore ordered more to he added , under the influence of which we lay clean over , so that the deck was as steep as the side of a hill , and it was impossible to walk steadily . The breeze continued thus through the / next night , but died to a light wind on the morning after ; so that the schooner once
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black schooner appeared on the same course as ourselves , and rapidly gaining upon us . A consultation was held between the captain and the mate . „__ . _ " Is she $ pirate , d ' ye think , captain ? " asked the latter . " I'm inclined to believe she ' s either that or a Brazilian man-ofwar . Didn't they take a slaver the other day , and purchase her into
the navy ? I believe that ' s her . " " What shall we do , then ?" " Mr . Waltham , what do you recommend ?" " If she ' s a pirate , I suppose we must fight . " " But I don't think that she is a pirate , but a man-of-war . '' " Then , I suppose , she has come to search for you , having information that you have got on board here . Cannot you be concealed somewhere in the vessel ?"
" That ' s quite possible ; but she must be come for something more than that . " " Probably not . The Furious searched us , and let us go . " " Yes , but the Brazilians are better up to our dodges than the Fwrious . The Furious , too , must have had some information . "
66 Information about what ?" " About our real destination . " " St . Helena ?"
" The coast of Africa . " Then , I conclude , this vessel is really fitted out for the
slavetrade ?" " You don't mean to say you were ignorant of that ! Did you really think we were going to St . Helena ?" " If not , what is the good of taking casks full of stores ? " ^ "My dear sir , those casks are used for a slave-deck : billets of wood are laid between them , so as to fill up the interstices , and they are then covered with matting . Besides , if the casks were opened
other things would be discovered . ' " Then we are sure ta be caught . See how the schooner gains
upon us . " " Because the wind is light . But we may as well make sail , and do what we can . " Sail was set accordingly , and with the night came a stronger breeze , which sent us along at a slashing pace . We kept on a tremendous amount of canvas through this breeze , and seemed momentarily in danger of losing a mast , or of being capsized . When
the morning came , the breeze still held , and we had the satisfaction of seeing that the distance between us and the schooner had greatly increased . She seemed now a mere speck , and the captain climbed the mainmast , with a good telescope , to make out her situation . He saw that she carried a great deal of sail , therefore ordered more to he added , under the influence of which we lay clean over , so that the deck was as steep as the side of a hill , and it was impossible to walk steadily . The breeze continued thus through the / next night , but died to a light wind on the morning after ; so that the schooner once