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acid deferving officer, who, for having been fo unfor- 

 tunate as to fall under his difpleafure, was here to pine 

 away his life in forrow. With ingenious barbarity he 

 himfelf had furnifhed the means of making this dun- 

 geon a more cruel abode. Not a long time ago lie had 

 come hither in perfon to take a view of the building, 

 and to haften the work. For deepening his mifery to 

 the utmofr. extreme, it muft fo fall out in the order of 

 things, that the very officer for whom this gloomy cell 

 was prepared mould fucceed to the poll of the deceafed 

 commandant of the fortrefs ; and, from a victim to his 

 vengeance, mould become the mafter of his fate. Thus 

 vanifhed away his laft fad comfort of felf commlfe- 

 ration, and of charging fortune with injuftice in load- 

 ing him with fuch heavy calamities. To the feniible 

 fenfation of his mifery was affociated a raging f elf- 

 abhorrence, and the pain that is always mod biting to 

 ftubborn hearts, to depend on^the generality of a foe, 

 to whom he had never fhewn any himfelf. 



But this upright man was of a difpolition too noble 

 to harbour a mean revenge. The fe verity he was en- 

 joined by his inftruclions to ufe towards his prifoner, 

 colt many a hruggle to his friendly Jpirit ; but, as an 

 old foldier, accuftomed to follow the letter of his orders 

 with implicit preciiion, he could do no more than be- 

 wail his misfortunes. The forlorn wretch in the dun- 

 geon found an active helper in the perfon of the chap- 

 lain to the garrifon ; who, moved at the diftrefs of the 

 miferable captive, of which he had not till lately heard, 

 and that now only by obfeure and unconnected reports, 

 immediately took up the firm refolution, of doing 

 fomewhat for his relief. This worthy ecclefiaftic, 



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