A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740, 41, 42, 43, 44 (Compiled by R. Walter) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...rising for the last time upon the mountain waves, turned his imploring arms toward us, and with his dying breath called in vain for help; but J never heard such heart-rending sounds as those from the por bastinadoed wretch before me. 1 thought the governor would never make an end of reading the letter, when the scribe handed it to jiim for his signature, although it contained but hah" a dozen lines; he fumbled in his pocket for "is seal, and dipped it in the ink; the impression oid not suit him, and he mode another, and after a delay that seemed to me eternal, employed in folding it, handed it to me with a most gracious ""'le. I am sure I griuned horribly in return, -il almost snatching the letter, j ust as the last blow feu; 1 turned to hasten from the scene. The poor scourged wretch was silent; he bad found relief in happy insensibility: I cast one look upon the senseless body, and saw the feet laid open in gashes, and the blood streaming down the legs. At that moment the bars were taken away, and the mangled feet fell like lead upon the floor. I had to work my way through tho crowd, aad before I could escape I saw the poor fellow revive, and by the first natural impulse rise upon his feet, but fall again as if he had stepped upon red-hot irons. He crawled upon his hand and knees to the door of the hall, and here I rejoiced to see that miserable, and poor, and degraded as he was, lie yet had friends whose hearts yearned towards him; they took him in their arms and carried him away. I was sick of Cairo, and in a right humour to bid farewell to cities, with all their artificial laws, their' crimes and punishments, and all the varied shades of inhumanity from man to man, and in a few minutes I was beyond the gate, and...