Chapter III

Peter sails for Gibralter with Captain Bainbridge—his Page 202–230
character—horrible storm—Henry falls from aloft and is
killed—a funeral at sea—English lady prays—Gibralter
and the landing of soldiers—a frigate and four
merchantmen—Napoleon—Wellington and Lord Nelson—a slave
ship—her cargo—five hundred slaves—a wake of blood
fifteen hundred miles—sharks eat ’em—Amsterdam—winter
there—Captain B. winters in Bristol—Dutchmen—visit to
an old battle field—stories about Napoleon—Peter falls
overboard and is drowned, _almost_—make New York the
fourth of July—Peter lends five hundred dollars and
loses it—sails to the West Indies with Captain
Thompson—returns to New York and winters with Lady
Rylander—sails with Captain Williams for
Gibralter—fleet thirty-seven sail—cruise up the
Mediterranean—Mt. Etna—sails to Liverpool—Lord
Wellington and his troops—war between Great Britain and
the United States—sails for New York and goes to sea no
more—his own confessions of his character—dreadful
wicked—sings a sailor song and winds up his yarn.

BOOK THE THIRD.

CHAPTER I.

Lives at Madam Rylander’s—Quaker Macy—Susan a colored Page 233–248
girl lives with Mr. Macy—she is kidnapped and carried
away, and sold into slavery—Peter visits at the
“Nixon’s, mazin’ respectable” colored people in
Philadelphia—falls in love with Solena—gits the consent
of old folks—fix wedding day—“ax parson”—Solena dies in
his arms—his grief—compared with Rhoderic Dhu—lives in
New Haven—sails for New York—drives hack—Susan Macy is
redeemed from slavery—she tells Peter her story of
blood and horror, and abuse, and the way she made her
escape from her chains.