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several, tlirowii down and secured. It was at tliis period that 

 he re})eatedly exclaimed, while he hit liis own slioulder, 'The 

 first white man I catch after this I will eat him.'^ 



"]\reanwhile about sixteen of the mutineers, led by the 

 daring Ogston, took the road to Arinia ; in order, as they said, 

 to commence their march to Guinea: but fortunately the 

 militia of that village, composed principally of Spaniards, 

 Indians, and Sambos, assembled. A few of these met them 

 and stopped their march. A kind of parley (if intercourse 

 carried on by signs could be so called) was carried on between 

 the parties. The mutineers made signs that they wished to 

 o-o forward, while the few militia-men endeavoured to detain 

 them, expecting a reinforcement momently. After a time the 

 militia agreed to allow them to approach the town ; as they 

 were advancing they were met by the commandant, ^lartin 

 Sorzano, Esq., with sixteen more militia-men. The com- 

 mandant judged it imprudent to allow the Africans to enter 

 the town with their muskets full cocked and poised ready to 

 fire. An interpreter was now procured, and the mutineers 

 were told that if they would retire to their barracks the identic- 

 men present would intercede for their pardon. The Xegros 

 refused to accede to these terms, and while the interpreter was 

 addressing some, the rest tried to push forward. Some of the 



^ I had tins anecdf^te from one of his countiymeii, an old Pauj)au 

 soldier, who said he did not join the mntiiiy. 



