AFRICA." 87 
Percheron, who was of the party, had all 
this while nothing in his htad but the fhip and 
-its refradory crew in the bay of Saldaiiha. 
Before he furrendered himfelf to pleafure, he 
was defirous of pei forming his duty. He 
afked me, therefore, to fet off with him the 
next morning, and accompany him to the vef- 
fel. This was precif ly my intention. Every 
other perfon in my fuuation would probably 
have regarded this propofal of the commiflary 
as extremely imprudent. I, on the con rary, 
was delighted with it, and had refolved, if he 
had not foreftalled me, to make it myfelf. 
1 had never feen a crew in a Rate of infurrtc- 
tion againft their officers ; the fcene was per- 
fedly new to me ; and every thing extraor- 
dinary, every thing which promifed a new^ fen- 
fation, had in my eyes an attradion that was 
not to be refifted. Accordingly, without re- 
fiefting upon the confequences of this temerity, 
without conlldering that, in the gaiety of rny 
heart, I was going to expofe myfelf to the moft 
imminent danger, 1 appointed an hour v/ith 
Percheron, and longed for its arrival. 
Though we had only four leagues to travel, 
and had entered upon this journey immediately 
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