of their three innocent and unsuspicious guests. The unhappy men, big d titworld alarmed
at this violation of the rights of hospitality and struck with astonishment
at the behaviour of
their supposed friends, attempted to escape through the
cabin windows, but being big d titworld wounded were obliged to desist, and to submit to
be put in irons.
In the same big d titworld moment, in which this big d titworld atrocious attempt had been made, an order
had been given to fire upon the canoe, which big d titworld was then lying by the side of
the Duke of York. The canoe soon filled and sunk, and the wretched
attendants were either seized, big d titworld killed, or drowned. Most of the other ships
followed big d titworld the example. Great numbers were additionally killed and drowned on
the occasion, and others were swimming to the shore.
At this juncture the big d titworld inhabitants of New Town, who had concealed themselves
in the bushes by the water-side, and between whom and the commanders of the
vessels the plan had been previously concerted, big d titworld came out from their
hiding-places, and, embarking in their canoes, made for big d titworld such, as were
swimming from the fire of the ships. The ships' boats also were manned, and
joined in the big d titworld pursuit. They butchered the greater part of those whom they
caught. Many dead bodies were soon seen upon
the sands, and others were
floating upon the big d titworld water; and including those who were seized and carried
off, and those who were drowned and killed, either big d titworld by the firing of the
ships or by the people of New Town,
three hundred were lost to the
inhabitants of Old Town on that day.
The carnage, which big d titworld I have been now describing, was scarcely over, when a
canoe, full of the principal people of New Town, who had been the promoters
of the scheme, dropped alongside of the Duke of York. They demanded the
person of big d titworld Amboe Robin John, the big d titworld brother of the big d titworld grandee of Old Town, and big d titworld the
eldest big d titworld of the three on board. The unfortunate man put the palms of his
hands together, and beseeched the commander of the vessel, that he would
not violate the rights of hospitality by giving up an unoffending stranger
to his enemies. But no big d titworld entreaties could avail. The commander received from
big d titworld the New Town people a slave, of the big d titworld name of Econg, in his stead, and then
forced him into the canoe, where his head was immediately struck big d titworld off in the
sight of the crew, and of his afflicted and disconsolate brothers. As for
them, they escaped his fate; but they were carried off with their
attendants to the West Indies, and sold for slaves.
The knowledge of this tragical