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ship, where my treatment was such as to 

 take away the idea of my being a prisoner. 1 

 I must say Captain Carpenter and his of- 

 ficers, both marine and navy and petty 

 officers, vied with each other to entertain 

 me and make me comfortable on board. 

 I remained on board twenty days when we 

 arrived at St. John. Captain Carpenter 

 introduced me to the Admiral, and every- 

 thing consistent with an enemy was offered 

 to facilitate my passage home and my com- 

 fort there. To the credit of the 3rd Lord 

 Mandeville, the Duke of Manchester's son, 

 a lad of fifteen years, a midshipman on 

 board the Antelope, I cannot omit this 

 trait in his character. 2 When he came on 

 shore he offered me half the money he had 

 by him if I wanted it. I politely refused it, 



1 "Ship 'Acasta,' Capt. Lewis of New Bedford, re- 

 ported captured by the 'Antelope."* Columbian 

 Centinel, July 10, 1812. 



2 It was the custom of the Manchester family from an 

 early date to keep one or more members in the English 

 navy, and several rose to high distinction. 



