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the Bagnio, or public prison, yet I 
did not labour during the day time 
like the other slaves. 
** T soon perceived.that the end of all 
this was to convert me, for he one 
day. promised if 1 turned Mahomedan, 
to make me captain of a vessel carry- 
rying 30 pieces of cannon. He at the 
same time hinted, that wheiber I was 
willing or not, he could have the cere. 
monial part performed by his own bar- 
ber, fora couple of aspers. It is but 
justice, however, to edd, that on see- 
ing me firm in my faith, he desisted in - 
ali attempts to make me change my 
mind; either by force or by entrealy. 
Nay, he took a great fancy to me, and 
perceiving that I was an expert sailor, 
permitted me to go in one of his ves- 
sels on a cruize, during which [ was in 
continual hope of our being captured 
by some ship of war appertaming to 
the Christian powers. 
‘€ IT was disappointed, ho-wever,for we 
took several prizes, and on our return 
my master informed me, that he in- 
tended to keep me at home, for the 
purpose of assisting him in fitting out 
his cruizers. This resolution, by de- 
priving me of all hope, seemed to be- 
reaveme of my only consolation: but 
on learning that without my skiil and 
exertions, the whole crew would-have 
perished during a storm, he altered 
his mientions and consented to my 
departure. 
** Redjeb-Reis, our commander, also 
exhibited great kindness tovards me, 
and although [have seen many of the 
captives torn to pieces, and sometimes 
murdered with the whip, yet it is but 
justice to add, that 1 was always treat- 
ed with peculiar complaisance. As our 
vessel was stationed at the Port of 
Sous, we had a considerable journey 
over land, and during the march, | 
found ihat seventeen Christian slaves 
were exactly of ihe same mind as my- 
self, and wanted but a leader and a 
favourable opportunity to make their 
escape. Soon after our arrival, 1 took 
eare to seize a fortunate conjuncture, 
and. after examining the prison in 
whic all the Christians but myself 
were confined during the nighi, I 
perceived an opening, through which, 
by means of a little labour, they were 
enabled to force their way to the 
_ back. 
_ ‘At the dead of the night L repaired 
to the cuts:de of the place where they 
were detained, and on a signal being 
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given, we repaired to the sea side, 
leaving behind us a Greek bound toa 
post, who preterred chains to free- 
dom. 
‘On being unanimously chosen their 
eader, | put myself at their head, and 
seizing on the oars and provisions 
which I had prepared, I commanded a 
Maltese, who was an excellert swim- 
mer, to repair on board an empty 
shallop, which was at anchor about 
thirty yards from the shore. After 
cutting the cable with a knife which 
he carried between his teeth, be then 
brought her as close as possible to the 
spot where we then were. 
‘¢ All this being achieved in the course 
of a few minutes, we immediately 
embarked. on board, and found the 
vessels loaded with raisins, carefully 
stored in earthen jars, which we mis- 
took for sleeping Turks, and struck at 
repeatedly with our knives. We then 
hoisted sail, and at break of day found 
ourselves at some distance from the 
port; but to our great sorrow we dis- 
covered that we were pursued by se- 
veral armed galleys. A fresh breeze, 
however, enabled us to outstrip our 
enemies, and we soon after had the 
cood fortune to discover and be taken 
ov board of a Genoese man of war. 
‘* After a variety of adventures,! se- 
parated from my comepanions, and 
reached Cassis, the place of my nati- 
vity. All the inhabitants ran down to 
the water side on my arrival, and I 
was almost stifled with the embraces 
of my relatives and friends, Among 
the rest, was my aged mother, who 
presented my wife to me. 1 had been 
married to her but three months be- 
fore my departure on that fatal voy- 
age which rendered me at once a 
begear and a slave, and I was actually 
unabie to recognise her, for she had 
become considerably more tall, and 
was much more beautiful than be- 
fore.” 
‘* Les Bienfaits de la Religion Chre- 
tienne, &c.’”’ ‘lhe benefits of the 
Christian religion, translated from the 
English of Kdward Ryan, Vicar of 
Donoughmore. © a 
The work of this Irish divine has 
been weil received in France, and he 
himself has been greatly compliment- 
ed as a learned and able champion for 
Christianity. usa 
‘s Blogies de Tibulle, &¢.” The 
Elegies of Tibullus, translated into 
French verse, by ©. J. Mollevant. : 
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