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It was the tsetse, that dipter picked up by Benedict, the formidable tsetse under whose stings the animals of the caravans perish! Finally, it was, indeed, the roaring of the lion that had just sounded through the forest! And those forks, those chains, that knife of singular form, they were the tools of the slave-trader! Those mutilated hands, they were the hands of captives!
While the rescued captives were going about excitedly telling of the shocking barbarities that had been practised on them, the captain discovered among them a Singapore native who could speak a little English. Taking this man aft, he questioned him closely. "Are there any more pirate-junks hereabouts?" he said. "Yis; tree more." "Whereaway?" "Hout seaward. Not know how far.
Only by sending the prisoners ashore under parole was the danger of an uprising among the captives averted. In the end the "Prince de Neufchátel" was captured by a British squadron, but only after a sudden squall had carried away several of her spars and made her helpless.
"And the other two captives?" inquired Standish. "The Feast-of-Green-Corn before the last one, Captain Dermer carried them away in his ship," replied Squanto proud of his English and his information. "Ay, ay, and now we understand why these Nauset Indians attacked us at the First Encounter," said Standish. "Especially as they had probably watched us stealing their corn," added Fuller dryly.
And then I had a more favourable opinion of the Indians, upon Friday uttering these words, My nation, t'other nation no eat man, but when mans, make war fight: as though he had said, that neither those of his kingdom, nor any other nations that he knew of, ever ate their fellow-creatures, but such as their law of arms allowed to be devoured; that is, those miserable captives, whose misfortune it should be to be made prisoners of war.
The wound was very painful for some time, and the suffering which he endured from it only added fuel to the flame of his anger against the city. At last breaches were made in the walls, and the place was taken by storm. Alexander treated the wretched captives with extreme cruelty. He cut the garrison to pieces, and sold the inhabitants to slavery.
Full of wondering curiosity, the Indians without suspicion explored every part of the vessels. When the holds were full of sight-seers, their hosts suddenly closed the hatches and sailed away with two ship-loads of wretched captives doomed to toil as slaves in the mines of San Domingo. But Ayllon's treachery was well punished.
If their chief will give you his word that they will not attempt to escape, their bonds can be removed; if not, they must remain bound." Varo at once called a centurion of the legion in garrison at Camalodunum, and bade him bring up his company. These on their arrival surrounded the captives and marched with them to a guardhouse near.
The remaining captives were guarded henceforth with greater rigour, but Dobrinton at any rate scarcely regretted Clyde's departure. The long arm, or perhaps one might better say the long purse, of diplomacy at last effected the release of the prisoners, but the Habsburgs were never to enjoy the guerdon of their outlay.
In fact, the continuance of peace on the part of Rome was proffered on the most moderate terms consistent with her honour the release of the captives, the restoration of Thurii, the surrender of the originators of the attack on the fleet.
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