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men. However, as they confessed their having 

 had the intention of applying to Mr. Hill as a 

 magistrate, I insisted upon their executing their 

 intention. I told them, that as Mr. Hill was the 

 person whom they had selected for their protector, 

 to Mr. Hill they should go; that they should either 

 make their complaint to him against me, or confess 

 that they had been telling lies, and had no com- 

 plaint to make ; and that, as the next day was to 

 be a play-day given them by me, instead of passing 

 it at home in singing and dancing, they should 

 pass it at the Bay in stating their grievances. 



This threw them into terrible confusion ; they 

 cried out that they wanted to make no complaint 

 whatever, and that it was all Edward's fault, who 

 had misled them. Three of them, one after the other, 

 gave him the lie to his face; and each and all 

 (Edward as well as the rest) declared that go to the 

 Bay they absolutely would not. The next morning 

 they were all at the door waiting for my coming 

 out : they positively refused to go to Mr. Hill, and 

 begged and prayed, and humbled themselves; now 

 scraping and bowing to me, and then blackguard- 

 ing Edward with all their might and main ; and 

 when I ordered the driver to take charge of them, 

 and carry them to Mr. Hill, some of them fairly 

 took to their heels, and ran away. However, the 

 rest soon brought them back again, for they swore 

 that if one went, all should go ; and away they 

 were marched, in a string of about twenty, with 



