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At first, he was inclined to quit the brig; but by the advice of Mr Berecroft and Kingston, he was persuaded to go the passage home, as he was now first mate of the vessel, and would incur forfeiture of all wages if he broke the articles which he had signed at Liverpool.
"You do then look forward to their ultimate freedom?" inquired Newton. "Most assuredly. Already much has been done, and if not persecuted, we should be able and willing to do much more." "The public mind in England is certainly much inflamed against you," said Berecroft.
Mr Berecroft, who wished to find him out and relieve him, could not ascertain in what quarter of the town he resided, and shortly after was obliged to proceed upon another voyage. Thus was the poor optician left to his fate; and it is probable that, but for the fortunate return of Newton, it would soon have been miserably decided.
"No, sar, me free man. Me work there; carpenter, sar." "A carpenter! How did you learn your trade, and obtain your freedom?" "Larn trade board man-of-war, sar man-of-war make me free." Mr Berecroft, who had been listening to the colloquy, took up the discourse. "Were you born in this country?" "No, sar! me Ashantee man." "Then how did you come here?"
I only state the fact. Until the arrival of the ship brought home by Mr Berecroft, the allotment of Newton's wages had been regularly paid to his father; but when the owner discovered that the brig had parted company with the convoy, and had not since been heard of, the chance of capture was considered so great that the owner refused to advance any more on Newton's account.
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