The sufferings and escape of CaptChasHBrown from an awful imprisonment by Chilian convicts . ers of thebuilding, and burn them alive, in casethe Florida made her escape during thenight. But the morning came, and theFlorida, fortunately for them if not forus, was still at anchor. It would be 38 IMPEISONMENT AND ESC^\PE OF inquiring somewhat too curiously of weakhuman nature, to ask if the prisonersfelt any thing but joy at hearing ofour fatal security. Captain Avalos andMr. Dunn (the secretary) told me after-wards, that during the night their guardswove cursing their tiresome watch, andwonderin
The sufferings and escape of CaptChasHBrown from an awful imprisonment by Chilian convicts . ers of thebuilding, and burn them alive, in casethe Florida made her escape during thenight. But the morning came, and theFlorida, fortunately for them if not forus, was still at anchor. It would be 38 IMPEISONMENT AND ESC^\PE OF inquiring somewhat too curiously of weakhuman nature, to ask if the prisonersfelt any thing but joy at hearing ofour fatal security. Captain Avalos andMr. Dunn (the secretary) told me after-wards, that during the night their guardswove cursing their tiresome watch, andwondering why Cambiaso did not shootthem at once, or burn them, withoutvraiting to know the result of the gov-ernois escape. But Cambiaso was notso daring a villain as not always toremember the possibility of the re-taKlngof the fort. Early in the morning of the 27th, Isent my boat on shore, with the firstmate, Mr. Buela, the passenger, (he un-derstanding Spanish,) three seamen, andone soldier, with orders to bring offcaptain Avalos, and to obtain from thegovernor orders with regard to the land-.
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