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Updated: May 23, 2025
A partial list of these is as follows: C. R. Beazley, Prince Henry the Navigator ; G. Wauverman, Henri le Navigateur et L'Academie Portugaise de Sagres ; J. P. O. Martins, Os Filhos de Dom Joao I. ; M. Barradas, O Infante Dom Henrique ; A. Alves, Dom Henrique o Infante ; J. E. Wappaus, Untersuchungen uber... Heinrich . Two valuable essays, Prince Henry the Navigator and The Demarcation Line of Pope Alexander III., by E. G. Bourne, are republished in his Essays in Historical Criticism .
Before sunset, so plentiful was the pearl shell, and so easily obtainable for the depth of water ran but from four to six fathoms that more than half a ton was brought on board and placed on the main deck ready for Rawlings and Barradas in the morning.
"What's the use of our doing that?" said Barradas gloomily; "as long as they don't interfere with us again, we might as well leave them alone." The Greek snapped his jaws together like a shark, and then grinned. "I tella you the God's trutha. I would as soona shoota a kanaka as I would shoota a rat."
Each man took with him a Snider rifle and a dozen cartridges, in case of their being attacked by the natives. At two o'clock they left the ship, hoisted the sail, and stood away for the island, which was just visible from the deck. Soon after Barry had left Captain Rawlings and Warner entered the main cabin with Barradas, and told the steward to send the boatswain down.
The native crew were awaiting him. Velo stepped forward as spokesman, and doffing his cap asked that Billy Onotoa, whom Barradas had put in irons, should be set free. "This man Billy," said the Samoan quietly, but with determination, "mus' not be kep' in irons. The bos'un kicked him and made him get mad. Why is Billy put in irons, and the bos'un who stab him twice no put in irons?"
The natives obeyed him silently, much to Barry's relief, for he read and understood the danger that lay under their apparently quiet manner. Barradas went for'ard and liberated Billy, who, badly wounded as he was, at once turned to again as if nothing of any importance had occurred.
Then Rawlings darted on deck, followed by Barradas, and threatening the Solomon Islanders with their revolvers, succeeded in relieving Barry and his men, and driving their assailants up for'ard, where they were met by the watch below, who at once attacked them, and again the two parties began another struggle, using their knives freely.
Mesmin for the time, and only recalled him next morning when Saintonge, being announced, came into my room in a state of great excitement, and almost with his first sentence brought out his name. "Barradas has not killed him then?" I said, reproaching myself in a degree for my forgetfulness. "No! He, Barradas!" Saintonge answered. "No?" I exclaimed. "Yes!" he said.
But I must tell you the story in detail, painful as it is for me to relate it; indeed, neither Barradas, myself, nor the boatswain, the only three remaining out of the ship's original company, care to speak of it, for death and disaster have followed us throughout.
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