. Audubon, the naturalist; a history of his life and time. Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Slavery -- Haiti; Haiti -- History Revolution, 1791-1804. 134 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST that he would be only too glad to leave his unhappy country under as favorable conditions. Audubon and Rozier sailed from Nantes on Saturday, April 12, 1806, on the ship Polly, Captain Sammis, but they did not land in New York until Tue^ay, May 28, after a perilous voyage of nearly eight weeks. A fortnight had been passed at sea when they sighted a suspicious look- ing vessel which immediately gave chase, fired several
. Audubon, the naturalist; a history of his life and time. Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Slavery -- Haiti; Haiti -- History Revolution, 1791-1804. 134 AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST that he would be only too glad to leave his unhappy country under as favorable conditions. Audubon and Rozier sailed from Nantes on Saturday, April 12, 1806, on the ship Polly, Captain Sammis, but they did not land in New York until Tue^ay, May 28, after a perilous voyage of nearly eight weeks. A fortnight had been passed at sea when they sighted a suspicious look- ing vessel which immediately gave chase, fired several shots across their bows, and compelled the captain to heave to and submit to being boarded and searched. This proved to be an English privateer, named the. -5^ RECEIPT CI\T:X by CAPTAI>^ S. SAMMIS of the ^'pOLLY'' to AUDUBON AND FERDI- NAXD ROZIER FOR THEIR PASSAGE 3I0XEY FROIM KAXTES TO NEW YORK. From the Tom J. Rozier MSS. 'Rattlesnake, She was rather considerate for a British cruiser of the period, for she merely impressed two of their best seamen and robbed them of their provisions, carrying off, said Audubon, all of their "pigs, sheep, coffee and wine," ^ in spite of loud remonstrances of the captain and of an American Congressman who hap- ^ In the register of the Central Committee of Nantes it is noted, under date of October 4, 1793, that "owing to the friendly relations then existing between France and the citizens of the United States, and to the good feeling evinced by them in sending to us for food, four American ships are accordingly permitted to leave the port of Nantes, with cargoes of wine, sugar, and coffee, and also to take enough biscuit for the ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Herrick, Francis Hobart, 1858-1940. New York, Appleton
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