“ The men having left the prisoners, and gone up into the woods, I went up to them with my man Friday, and said to them, “What are you, gentlemen?" they startled at the noise; but prepared to fly. I then said in English, “Gentleman, perhaps you may havo a friend near you, whom you little expect. Tell me your case.’
“I was eommander of that ship, (replied ono of the prisoners) my men have mutinied against me; and if they do not murder me, they intend to leave me and these two gentlemen ashore in this desolate plaee; they are but in that thicket, and I tremble for fear they have seen you.” ”

“ The boy seeing a low place about a mile up the country, rambled thither; and by-and-by I saw him come running towards me, when, tbinking he might be pursued by some savage or frightened by a wild beast, I ran to meet him, but when I came nearer I saw something hanging over his shoulder, which was a ereature he had shot like a hare, and we found it very good meat; but the great joy that Xury came with was to tell me he had found good water, and seen no wild mans. We therefore filled our jars, feasted on our hare, and then set sail. ”

“ I found several cases of bottles, in which were somo cordial waters, and about five or six gallons of arrack; those I stowed by themselves, thero being no room for them in the chests. I also let down the carpenter’s chest, which was worth more to me than a ship load of gold. I next found two good fowling-pieees, and two pistols, with some powder horns, two barrels of powder, and two old rusty swords, all of which I placed on the raft, and with this invaluable cargo resolved to put to sea. ”

“ My dog was grown very old, sat always at my right hand, and my two cats, one on one side of the table, and the other on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of speeial favour. ”

“ I was now entered into the twenty-seventh year of my eaptivity, and intended soon to sail, when one morning I bid Friday go to the sea-shore to see if he eould find a turtle; but he had not long been gone, when he eame running baek, and eried, “O Master! O Master! O sorrow! O bad!” “What’s the matter, Friday?” said I. ‘‘O yonder, there,” said he, “one, two, three; canoe! one, two, three!” “Well, Friday,” said I, “do not be frightened.”
I then took my perspective glass, and went up the side of tho hill, and saw twenty-one savages, three prisoners, and three eanoes. ”

“ I hurried home to my fortifications, looking behind me every two or three steps, and fancying every tree, bush, and stump, to he a man. I had no sleep that night, but my terror gradually wore off; however, I strengthened my fortifieation, and planted a number of stakes on the outside of my wall, which growing, became a thick grove.
After having secured my habitation in the strongest manner possible, I sought for a placo of security for my live goats; and at length found a piece of ground almost inaecessible by nature; and then removed thc she-goats and two he-goats into it. ”

“ In this distress, one of our men early one morning eried out, “Land!” and we had no sooner run out of the eabin, in hopes of seeiug where we were, but the ship struck upon a shoal. It is not easy to eoneeive our eonsternation; for as
tho rage of the sea was great, we supposed that the ship would, in a few minutes, break to pieees. We had a boat on board, whieh the mate laid hold of, and with the help of tho rest of tho men flung her over the ship’s side, and getting all into her, committed ourselves to God’s merey. ”

“ At the sight of this money I smiled to myself, and said, “O drug! what art thou good for? One of these knives is worth all this heap; I have no manner of use for thee: e’en remain where thou art, and go to the bottom.” However, upon seeond thoughts, I took it away, and wrapping it all in a piece of eanvas, began to think of making another raft; but while I was preparing it, the wind began to rise, and blow off shore: I then found that it was time to be gone, lest I should not be able to reach the shore ”

“ I now went in search of a place where I might fix my dwelling, endeavouring to chooso one where I might have the advantage of a healthy situation, fresh water, and security from being surprised by man or beast. ”

“ I bid him see what they were doing: he did so, and told me, that they were all about the fire, eating tho flesh of one of their prisoners; and that a bearded man lay bound upon the sand, whom he said they would kill next.
I had not a moment to lose, for two were stooped down to untie the Christian, in order to murder him. “Now,” said I, “Friday, do as you see me do. I laid the muskets down, and took one, and then we both fired. Three were killed, and five wounded. The rest jumped up immediately on their feet, but they knew not where to run. ”

“ A Scots sailor on board ealled to me, and I answered that I had made my escape from tho Moors at Salee. They very kindly took me in and all my goods.
We had a very good voyage to the Brazils, and arrived at All Saint’s Bay, in about twenty-two days. The captain reeommended me to an honest man who had a plantation, with wbom I lived till I had learnt the manner of planting and making sugar, after whieh I purchased a pieee of land, and became a planter. I bad lived here about four years, and had eontraeted an aequaintance among several merchants. ”

“ Having brought the prisoners before me, I asked them what they had to say in their defenee, telling them I had power to exeeute them there. They pleaded the eaptain’s promise of merey. I then told them that I intended to go passenger in the ship, with all my men; but that they eould only go as prisoners; observing, however, that they might, if they ehose it, stay in the island. ”

“ This plain was not above 100 yards broad, and twice as long, deseending to the sea.
Before I set up my tent, I drew a half eirele before the hollow place, which extended twenty yards; and in this half circle pitched two rows of strong stakes, driving them into the ground like piles. Then I took the pieees of eable I had eut in the ship, and laid them in rows one upon another at the top; and this fenee was so strong, that neither man nor beast eould well enter it. ”