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The Portugue&longs;e officers treated
me with politene&longs;s; and, when they
were rifling the ve&longs;&longs;el, reque&longs;ted me to
&longs;elect my property from the plunder. I
was then &longs;ent on board the frigate. The
captain expre&longs;&longs;ed much joy, at being the
means of my deliverance, and told me,
that the Portugue&longs;e had a &longs;incere regard
for the Americans; and that he had received
expre&longs;s orders to protect our commerce
from the Barbary cor&longs;airs. The
pri&longs;oners were brought on board and
confined below; and, after every thing
valuable was taken from the prize, the
&longs;hip &longs;tood for the &longs;traits of Gibraltar,

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leaving a boat to fire the Tuni&longs;e ve&longs;&longs;el.
I never received more civility than from
the officers of this frigate. In compliment
to them, I was obliged to throw my Mahometan
dre&longs;s over the &longs;hip's &longs;ide; for
they furni&longs;hed me with every nece&longs;&longs;ary,
and many ornamental articles of European
clothing. The &longs;urgeon was particularly
attentive. I lent him &longs;ome a&longs;&longs;i&longs;tance
among the &longs;ick, his mate being unwell;
and, among other pre&longs;ents, he gave me a
hand&longs;ome pocket ca&longs;e of &longs;urgical instruments.
After a plea&longs;ant voyage, we anchored
in port Logos, in the &longs;outhern
extremity of Portugal. Here I received
the agreeable intelligence, that the United
States were about commencing a treaty
with the Dey of Algiers, by the agency
of Jo&longs;eph Donald&longs;on, jun. E&longs;q; which
would liberate my unhappy fellow citizens,
and &longs;ecure the American commerce
from future depredations. Without
landing, I had the good fortune to

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obtain a pa&longs;&longs;age on board an Engli&longs;h merchantman,
bound for Bri&longs;tol, Captain
Jo&longs;eph Joceline, commander. We had
a pro&longs;perous voyage to the land's end;
and, very fortunately for me, ju&longs;t off the
little i&longs;le of Lundy, &longs;pake with a brigantine,
bound to Che&longs;apeak Bay, Captain
John Harris, commander. In thirty
two days, we made Cape Charles, the
north chop of the Che&longs;apeak, and I prevailed
upon the captain to &longs;et me on
&longs;hore; and, on the third day of May,
one thou&longs;and &longs;even hundred and ninety
five, I landed in my native country, after
an ab&longs;ence of &longs;even years and one month;
about &longs;ix years of which I had been a
&longs;lave. I purcha&longs;ed a hor&longs;e, and ha&longs;tened
home to my parents, who received me
as one ri&longs;en from the dead. I &longs;hall not
attempt to de&longs;cribe their emotions, or my
own raptures. I had &longs;uffered hunger,
&longs;ickne&longs;s, fatigue, in&longs;ult, &longs;tripes, wounds,
and every other cruel injury; and was

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now under the roof of the kinde&longs;t and tenderest
of parents. I had been degraded to
a &longs;lave, and was now advanced to a citizen
of the free&longs;t country in the univer&longs;e. I
had been lo&longs;t to my parents, friends, and
country; and now found, in the embraces
and congratulations of the former,
and the rights and protection of the latter,
a rich compen&longs;ation for all pa&longs;t mi&longs;eries.
From &longs;ome minutes I pre&longs;erved, I compiled
the&longs;e memoirs; and, by the solicitations
of &longs;ome re&longs;pectable friends, have
been induced to &longs;ubmit them to the public.
A long di&longs;u&longs;e of my native tongue,
will apologize to the learned reader for
any inaccuracies.

I now mean to unite my&longs;elf to &longs;ome amiable
woman, to pur&longs;ue my practice, as
a phy&longs;ician; which, I hope, will be attended
with more &longs;ucce&longs;s than when essayed
with the inexperience and giddiness
of youth. To contribute cheerfully
to the &longs;upport of our excellent

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government, which I have learnt to adore, in
&longs;chools of de&longs;poti&longs;m; and thus &longs;ecure to
my&longs;elf the enviable character of an u&longs;eful
phy&longs;ician, a good father and worthy
FEDERAL citizen.

My ardent wi&longs;h is, that my fellow citizens
may profit by my misfortunes.
If they peru&longs;e the&longs;e pages with attention
they will perceive the nece&longs;&longs;ity of uniting
our federal &longs;trength to enforce a due re&longs;pect
among other nations. Let us, one and
all, endeavour to &longs;u&longs;tain the general government.
Let no foreign emi&longs;&longs;aries inflame
us again&longs;t one nation, by raking into
the a&longs;hes of long extingui&longs;hed enmity
or delude us into the extravagant &longs;chemes
of another, by recurring to fancied gratitude.
Our fir&longs;t object is union among
our&longs;elves. For to no nation be&longs;ides the
United States can that antient &longs;aying be
more emphatically applied; BY UNITING
WE STAND, BY DIVIDING WE FALL.