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** much for his deliverance. I conceived 

 then a project of gaining the friend (hip 

 " of this officer, who willingly Hftened to 

 " my propofals* He revealed to roe the 

 " name of the prifoner ; who was, indeed, 

 *' of an illuftrious birth j and we concerted 

 ** together a plan for his efcape* taking each 

 ** of us an oath that we would exert our- 

 felves to the utmoft to make it fucceed, 

 ** It was on the 25th of May, that, with 

 ** the afiiftance of God, we intended to pro- 

 " cure our liberty at the price of our blood* 

 ** As I was the only perfon who underftood 

 ** how to work a (hip, I was appointed the 

 ** chief of the enterprife. The confpiracy, 

 ** however, being difcovered on the 21ft of 

 "April, the governor ordered me to be car- 

 ** ried away in the night, for the fecond 

 ** time, with an intention of conveying me 

 *' to fome other place* My brethren in dif- 

 ** trcfs, frightened at this blow, came to me 



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