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　　But this mutiny had brought us to an anchor for that night; thewind also falling calm next morning, we found that our two men whohad been laid in irons had stolen each of them a musket and someother weapons (what powder or shot they had we knew not), and hadtaken the ship's pinnace, which was not yet hauled up, and run awaywith her to their companions in roguery on shore. As soon as wefound this, I ordered the long-boat on shore, with twelve men andthe mate, and away they went to seek the rogues; but they couldneither find them nor any of the rest, for they all fled into thewoods when they saw the boat coming on shore. The mate was onceresolved, in justice to their roguery, to have destroyed theirplantations, burned all their household stuff and furniture, andleft them to shift without it; but having no orders, he let it allalone, left everything as he found it, and bringing the pinnaceway, came on board without them. These two men made their numberfive; but the other three villains were so much more wic

be surrounded, or attacked any way but in our front or rear. Wetook care also to make our front as strong as we could, by placingour packs, with the camels and horses, all in a line, on the insideof the river, and felling some trees in our rear.

ies toours, for wealth, strength, gaiety of apparel, rich furniture, andinfinite variety? What are their ports, supplied with a few junksand barks, to our navigation, our merchant fleets, our large andpowerful navies? Our city of London has more trade than half theirmighty empire: one English, Dutch, or French man-of-war of eightyguns would be able to fight almost all the shipping belonging toChina: but the greatness of their wealth, their trade, the powerof their government, and the strength of their armies, may be alittle surprising to us, because, as I have said, considering themas a barbarous nation of pagans, little better than savages, we didnot expect such things among them. But all the forces of theirempire, though they were to bring two millions of men into thefield together, would be able to do nothing but ruin the countryand starve themselves; a million of their foot could not standbefore one embattled body of our infantry, posted so as not to besurrounded, though they were not to be one to tw

　　I heard him patiently enough till he had done, and then told himthat I confessed I had all along opposed the massacre ofMadagascar, and that I had, on all occasions, spoken my mind freelyabout it, though not more upon him than any of the rest; that as tohaving no command in the ship, that was true; nor did I exerciseany authority, only took the liberty of speaking my mind in thingswhich publicly concerned us all; and what concern I had in thevoyage was none of his business; that I was a considerable owner inthe ship. In that claim I conceived I had a right to speak evenfurther than I had done, and would not be accountable to him or anyone else, and began to be a little warm with him. He made butlittle reply to me at that time, and I thought the affair had beenover. We were at this time in the road at Bengal; and beingwilling to see the place, I went on shore with the supercargo inthe ship's boat to divert myself; and towards evening was preparingto go on board, when one of the men came to me, and told me

　　WIFE. - Then you God no God; me no think, believe He be such one,great much power, strong: no makee kill you, though you make Himmuch angry.

　　W.A. - That's true, indeed; I will not laugh any more, my dear.

till the sloop put out to go to sea; and then having put all theirgoods on board some time before, we put them on board the sloopafter she was got out of the bay. Our seaman was mightily pleasedwith this new partner; and their stocks, indeed, were much alike,rich in tools, in preparations, and a farm - but nothing to beginwith, except as above: however, they carried over with them whatwas worth all the rest, some materials for planting sugar-canes,with some plants of canes, which he, I mean the Brazil planter,understood very well.

a line-of-battle.

　　I laid all this before the young clergyman, who was greatlyaffected with it, and said to me, "Did I not say, sir, that whenthis man was converted he would preach to us all? I tell you, sir,if this one man be made a true penitent, there will be no need ofme; he will make Christians of all in the island." - But having alittle composed myself, I renewed my discourse with Will Atkins."But, Will," said I, "how comes the sense of this matter to touchyou just now?"