A narrative of voyages and commercial enterprises . yed to him by signal, of whence we came, and whither wewere bound, without deigning to see us, or our papers, he orderedour ship to be taken possession of, and to be conducted to Tortola. THIRD VOYAG^E* Accordingly, a boat, with the requisite number of men^ came onboard from the Cerberus frigate, and took possession of our ship;returning, took our ships company, including myself, on board thefrigate, leaving the master of the Telemaco, alone of our number,on board that ship. CHAPTER XIX. Admiral Cochrane — His Notoriety—OflBcers of the Cerber
A narrative of voyages and commercial enterprises . yed to him by signal, of whence we came, and whither wewere bound, without deigning to see us, or our papers, he orderedour ship to be taken possession of, and to be conducted to Tortola. THIRD VOYAG^E* Accordingly, a boat, with the requisite number of men^ came onboard from the Cerberus frigate, and took possession of our ship;returning, took our ships company, including myself, on board thefrigate, leaving the master of the Telemaco, alone of our number,on board that ship. CHAPTER XIX. Admiral Cochrane — His Notoriety—OflBcers of the Cerberus — Theme of Conversa-tion— Arrival at Tortola—Dougan, the Prize Agent—His Threat to the Judge —Vice-Admiralty Court— Condemnation— Cause therefor — Proposal from the Agent — Proceed to St. Thomas — Wrecked — Arrive in the Boat—Effect on the Owners —Fail ia my Object — Return — Embark again for St. Thomas — Hence to New York — Arrival — Interview with a Friend — Extent of my Misfortune — Arrive at •JJ^IB experience of a few years, with only a mod-erate degree of observation, will suffice to convinceus, that with man, as with animals, there are pecu-liarities and propensities in families, and in charac-ters which are known to the world, by which theymay justly be designated as of a good or a bad an instance among distinguished men, no con-temporary of those great British naval commanders, theHowes, who had observed their course, but would decidethat they belonged to the former class; and that theywere incapable of other than noble, honorable, andchivalrous acts. On the contrary, there are none who are^^ familiar with the names and course of the Cochranes, but^^^s must have identified them with the latter class. They have invariably exhibited a thievish propensity ; for the gratifica-tion of which, and for a long course of years, they have set at defi-ance the laws of God and man. In the indulgence of this propensityA
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