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The ringleaders were taken ; and one of them 

 acknowledged to Mr. P. that they had been a 

 long time secretly trying to excite a spirit of 

 rebellion amongst the slaves ; that they agreed 

 not to do any mischief to the San Pedro plan- 

 tations, because Mr. P. had always been lenient 

 and considerate ; but that afterwards they felt 

 so much the harshness of my conduct, which 

 became so different from what it had been at 

 first, that their vengeance was particularly 

 directed to our house. 



My mind continued in such a state for many 

 weeks, that Mr. P. determined to try change of 

 air and scene ; and as soon as the necessary 

 measures had been taken to repair the losses 

 at our plantation, he prepared to take me to 

 Antigua. I was insensible to every thing, and 

 can only tell you the circumstances since detailed 

 to me. The voyage began well, but in a few 

 days, a hurricane arose, which dismasted the 

 vessel, and wrecked us on the coast of Hayti. 

 The crew were saved with difficulty, but every 

 thing else was lost, and we were in a lamentable 

 situation, prisoners, absolutely destitute ; and 

 even Nanina and our man-servant were sepa- 

 rated from us. When I missed her, my former 

 conviction of her death returned with double 

 violence ; and I became stiil more unmanageable. 

 She found it very difficult to convince the people 

 of Hayti, that, though a slave, she did not wish 



