‘ ‘ min'.— One of your countrymen^' who is now to be one
“ of my judges, became my purchafer, in whofe fervice
“ I was treated fo cruelly by his over/egr, that I deferted,
“ and joined the rebels in the woods.— Here again I was'
“ condemned to be a Have to Bonny, their chief, who treat-
“ ed me with even more feverity than I had experienced
“ from the Europeans, till I was once more forced to elope,
“ determined to fhun mankind for ever, and inoftentwely
“ to end my daysrby myfelf /Ityfhe 'foreft.- :Two years;
“ had I perfevered in this’manner quite alone, undergoing
“ the greateft hardfhipsand.anxiety of mind, preferring
“ life only for the poffibility o f, once; more. feeing my
“ deaf family,'who were .perhapsStarving on my account,
“ in my own country; I fay twp miferahle years had juft
“ elapfed, when I w&s'difcovered h y the rangprs, t^ken,
“ and brought before this, tribunal, .^whp- ^re..©pW ac-
“ quainteds|vith fhe^hiftory o f my ^etg^edi;.,]i^e^ and
“ from whom the only favour ?I: /have • to>:afk is,1 th at I
“ may be executed: next. Sti’twrd'ctyi or.as".foon .asht^may
“ poftiblyr be convenient.”
" This fpeeqhwas tittered ^ith'the utmoft moderation,
b y one o f the^ ftneft-looking negroes that, Was "perhaps
ever feen ; ;to which h is fbrmef maftef, who, as he qb-
ferveti, way now, One 'of 'the judges> made the following
laponjc reply — 1“ Rafcal! that is xiot -what we want‘th
“ know ; hut the torture this moment fh a lf make’ you
confeftilcrifnesvas blaek as yoUrfelf/^asvweh-as thofe of
“ ytitir hktefuf lddb&plictis|” , 'To'WhiOh the'negro^ Who
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