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kindnefs =, bat whether the change of air, or nourifliment 

 caused ferae alteration in him, he fell fick fome time after: 

 Which Captain Baron hearing of, and fearing he might dye 

 among them, he brought him back to M. Auber, and requii'd 

 hot any other perfon in his ftead, faying that he would have 

 no other Hoftage then the word of his Companion. True it 

 is, he • would have perfwaded his own Son to return along 

 with him, but he could not prevail with him, the Youth tell- 

 ing him, that he thought himfelf in a better condition with 

 M. Auber then with his Father. 



Captain Baron having left at Gardebupe lb precious an en- 

 gagement, took occafion to make frequent vifits to M. Auber , 

 and by that means to fee his Son : And rinding himfelf ex- 

 tremely obliged to M. Auber for the many favours he receiv'd 

 from him, efpecially for the tender afTe&ion he bore his Son, 

 he bethought himfelf to find out fome becafions whereby he 

 might exprefs his acknowledgments thereof : He refolv'cl 

 therefore to make a difcovery to him, that during the Wars 

 between thofe of his Nation and the French, who were com- 

 manded by' /' Olive, he had taken a young French-mim Prifo- 

 tier, arid had given him his life only upon this fcore, that he 

 had fometime been a Servant to M. du Plejjis, his old Compa- 

 nion : And that it was neer three years that he had him, and 

 gave him more then ordinary liberty, though it had been in 

 his power to put him to death, becaufe he was taken in Arms 3 

 and in the heat of the Engagement : But that he had not us'd 

 extremity , remerabring the ancient friendfhip between hirn 

 and M. du Plejjis, in whofe attendance he had feen that French* 

 man. M. Auber compaffionating the young mans condition, 

 entreated the Captain to deliver him up } which he promis'd, 

 and not many days after was as good as his word i and he 

 whofe good fortune it was to be thus retriv'd, ftaid a long 

 time after at Gardebupe. 



The generous Captain, not thinking it enough to have thus 

 oblig'd M. Auber, and parted with his Prifoner, told him of 

 another Captain of Dominico who alfo had a French-man in his 

 houfe, a Prifoner at War, and profFer'd to follicite that Cap- 

 tain to fet him at liberty. He prevail'd, and fome days after 

 brought over that other Prifoner, whofe name was Jean 

 Jardin. This being a fubtle young fellow had gain'd the affe- 

 ctions not only of the Captain, whofe Prifoner he was, but 

 alfo of all the Caribbians, who had as much kindnefs for him 

 as if he had been of their own Nation : And he had fuch an 

 excellent memory, that he had got their Language in per- 

 fection. 



V M. Auber defirous to make fome return of thefe good offices 

 and exprefiions of affection, befides the Prefents he daily 

 made the Captain, would needs oblige his whole Nation- 



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