Novelties of the New World Or the Adventures And Discoveries of the First Expl
Novelties of the New World Or the Adventures And Discoveries of the First Expl
Joseph Banvard
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Upon ex- amination, he ascertained that they had been mur- dered and eaten by the others ! One was di^ino- for roots ; another came up stealthily behind and suddenly attacked him. After he was slain, and the murderer was cooking a part of his flesh for a meal, the odor of it attracted one of his compan- ions, who, not knowing what it was, with threats and menaces declared he would have a portion. Tins led to a disclosure of the horrid act. Although the captain reprimanded the men for their crue...lty PIRACY 67 and cannibalism, yet to such extremities were they reduced, that they cast lots in order to ascertain who should die to furnish food for the others. It may well awaken astonishment that such revolting and inhuman measures should have been resorted to in a place which abounded with fish. For thirty years the French, Spaniards, and Portuguese had been engaged in fishing on the Banks of Newfound- land. Yet in the very place where they obtained provisions for thousands, these Englishmen were starving to death.
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