The sufferings and escape of CaptChasHBrown from an awful imprisonment by Chilian convicts . CAPT. CHARLES H. BROWN. 81 During- the last hour, tlie mate andmyself had been forming a thousandplans by which we hoped to attract theattention of the officers or men of thesteamer, when they landed, and warnthem of their own danger, •and of oursituation; but our plans were quicklyfrustrated ; for no sooner had the steamercome to anchor, than the mate and my-self were hurriedly taken from our room,and led across the yard towards a smallerbuilding. In vain I questioned thosewho were leading me, as to w
The sufferings and escape of CaptChasHBrown from an awful imprisonment by Chilian convicts . CAPT. CHARLES H. BROWN. 81 During- the last hour, tlie mate andmyself had been forming a thousandplans by which we hoped to attract theattention of the officers or men of thesteamer, when they landed, and warnthem of their own danger, •and of oursituation; but our plans were quicklyfrustrated ; for no sooner had the steamercome to anchor, than the mate and my-self were hurriedly taken from our room,and led across the yard towards a smallerbuilding. In vain I questioned thosewho were leading me, as to where Iwas going ; my only answer was ahasty oath, and an order to be door of the little calaboose wasopened, and we were pushed into a roomabout eight feet square, and the boltsdrawn behind us. Before me, sitting orlying on the floor, were six haggardlooking men, heavily ironed. I spoke 82 IMPRISONMENT AND ESCAPE OF to them in Spanish, but was ans^eredby one of them in good English, whosaid, You are the captain of the Amer-ican barque ? I started with surprise,for I immediate
Size: 2049px × 1220px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, bookidsufferingsan, bookyear1855
