Voyages, Travels And Discoveries of Tilly Buttrick, Jr
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After arriving on board many questions were asked us separately ; where we were from, what our cargo consisted of, if we were not En- glishmen, and if we should not like to enlist on board his 21 majesty's ship. Our answer being in the negative, wine was brought forward and we were invited to drink. This not answering their wishes, we were ordered below, where we remained until eight o'clock next morning ; during which time we had neither wine nor food to eat. We were then called up and returne...d on board our schooner, their men returning and leaving us at our liberty. On examining our effects, found my chest and trunk pillaged of most of their contents. These articles were not contraband, and could not be taken by any of- ficer, but were pillaged by the crew. We soon made the best of our way on the passage, and arrived at Mon- tego Bay after a passage of forty days. We lay here three weeks, in which time we discharged our cargo and took in another. I had many generous offers in this place to take charge of a store, and tried every possible means to get discharged from the schooner, but to no effect ; the captain observing that he could discharge no man.
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