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the time we fired we set his bed on fire, and he 

 was obliged, for fear of suffocation, to take him- 

 self to the lower hold, where he remained until 

 Wednesday afternoon. 



"We could not find him before that, but we 

 undertook a strict search and found him then. 

 We promised his life and the ship if he would come 

 out and surrender without any trouble, and so 

 he came out. Since he has been in the ship he 

 has been a good officer and has kept his place. 

 We agreed to leave him the greater part of the crew 

 and we have put him under oath not to attempt 

 to follow us, but to go straight away and not 

 molest us. We shall watch around here for some 

 time and if he attempts to follow us or stay 

 around here, we shall come aboard and sink the 

 ship. 



"If we had not found Mr. Nelson the ship 

 would have been lost. We are taking two boats 

 and ten men and everything we want. We did 

 not put Mr. Nelson in irons on account of his 

 being wounded, but we kept a strict guard on him 

 all the time. 



"We particularly wish to say that all others 



