⟨that⟩ the bandage having slipped, the orifice was ⟨again⟩ opened, and a great flux of blood issued.
⟨This⟩ immediately accounted for the condition I ⟨found⟩ myself in. I thought, however, I would ⟨not⟩ disturb the family, which I knew had gone to ⟨bed⟩ very late. I, therefore, mustered all my ⟨strength⟩, and got up with my night-gown loose ⟨about⟩ me, to go to a neighbouring barber who had (illegible text)ed me, in order to have the blood stopt and the ⟨bandage⟩ placed. He lived directly opposite to our ⟨house⟩; but when I was crossing the way, in order ⟨to⟩ knock at his door, a band of men, armed with ⟨cutlasses⟩ and hangers, came down the town, and ⟨siezing⟩ me, hurried me towards the beach. I ⟨begged⟩ and prayed; but they soon silenced my cries. ⟨At⟩ first I took them for a press-gang, though I ⟨afterwards⟩ found they were a gang of ruffians, ⟨belonging⟩ to a privateer, aboard of which they ⟨immediately⟩ took me. However, before I got ⟨thither⟩, the loss of blood occasioned me to faint ⟨away⟩. The surgeon of the ship, I suppose, tied ⟨up⟩ my arm; for, when my senses returned, I ⟨found⟩ myself in a hammock, with somebody ⟨feeling⟩ my pulse. I asked where I was? They said I ⟨was⟩ safe enough. I immediately called for my ⟨night⟩-gown; it was brought me; but of a very ⟨considerable⟩ sum of money that was in the ⟨pocket⟩ of it I could get no account. I complained to ⟨the⟩ captain of the violence that had been done me, ⟨and⟩ of the robbery his men had committed; but, ⟨being⟩ a brutish fellow, he laughed at my grief, and
⟨told⟩ me, if I had lost any thing, I should soon ⟨have⟩ prize-money enough to make me amends. In ⟨a⟩ ⟨word⟩, not being able to help myself, I was ⟨obliged⟩ to submit: and, for three months, they ⟨forced⟩ me to work before the mast. In the end, ⟨however⟩, we met with the same fate that you did.
