3i6 Capt. Bartho. Roberts. 



portunity he took to make his Efcape; for the 

 Boat^s Grew happening to confift of five French and 

 one Englijh Man, all as willing as himfelf, they 

 agreed to pufli the Boat on Shore, and truft them-' 

 Jfelves with the Negroes of Cape MontTLerado: Hazar- 

 dous, not only in Relpeft of the dangerous Seas 

 that run there, but the Inhumanity of the Natives, 

 who fometimes take a liking to humane Carcaffes* 

 Here he remained five Months, till Tljomas Tarltony 

 Brother to. his Captain chanced to put in the Road 

 for Trade, to whom he reprefented his Hardihips 

 and ftarving Condition ; but was, in an unchriftian 

 Manner, both refufed a Releafe of this Captivity, 

 or jfb much as a fmall Supply of Bifcuit and lalg^ 

 Meat, becaufe, as he faid, he had been among the 

 Py rates. A little Time after this, the Mafter of a 

 Fnmh Ship paid a Ranfbm for him, and took him 

 olf ; but, by Reaibn of a nafty leperous Indifpojfi- 

 tion he had contrafted by hard and bad living, 

 Xvas, to his great Misfortune fet afhore at Sefios 

 again, when Captain Sharf met him, and generoufly 

 procured his Releafe in the Manner himfelf has 

 related, and for which he ftands infinitely obli- 

 ged. 'That ill Luck threw him a lecond Time into 



the Py rate's Hands, in this Ship ElizAhethj where he 

 met Tthomas Tarlton^ and thoughtlefly ufed fome Re- 

 proaches of him, for his fevere Treatment ac Mont-^ 

 zerado 'j but protefts without Delign his Words 

 fliould have had fo bad a Confequence ; for Ro- 

 berts took upon him, as a Difpenler of Juftice, the 

 Correction of Mr. T trlton^ beating him unmercifully ^ 

 and he hopes it will be belived, contrary to any , 

 Intention of his it ihould fo happen, becaufe as a 

 Stranger he might be fuppofed to have no Influ- 

 ence, and believes there were fome other Motives 

 for it. He cannot remember he exprefTed him- 

 felf glad to fee Roberts this fecond Time, or that 

 he dropped thofe Expreffions about Comry^ as 



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