Memoirs of a Huguenot Family; With an Appendix Containing a Translation of the Edict of Nantes, the Edict of Revocation, and Other Interesting Histori - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV. Attacked by a second prlyatcor--Out-houwa (Ired--Breach in tin wall--Wounded-- Bnrrondor--Carried on* to the vessel--Kxpoatolatlon with Captain--Ransom--Peter loft as a boatago. With a constant apprchension of attack before us, wo lived on tho "qui vive" from the first day of June, 1*704, until tho eighth day of Oetobor, 1708, when, with all our preeautions, wo wero aetually taken by surprise A company of soldiers was quartered among tho Irish in the Half Barony, and the Captain, who- commanded Uicm, lodged and boarded at my house, but unfortunately, both he and tho Lieutenant happened to bo absent at that time, they had gone to Ban try, and tho Ensign was left in command of tho company. Ho was an imprudent inexperienced youth, without any sort of judgment. A French privatcer entered tho harbor during the. night, and anchored off Bear Haven, about five miles from my house, and entirely out of our sight. She hoisted English colors by way of deception, and sho suecceded to her wish, for tho Ens' gn no sooner diseovered her, than, coneluding sho was a vessel just arrived from Ameriea, he went down with two or throe soldiers of his company, in great haste to be the first to board her, in order to regale himself with rum punoh, a beverage of ffhioh he was unhappily much too fond. He was made a prisoner the instant his foot touched the deck of the vessel, but the Captain and tho officers bchaved towards him with tho greatest eivility. He was a littlo shocked at first, but they made him so very welcome, treating him to tho best of wine and brandy, that ho soon lost tho remembrance of his situation, and gave the Captain all the information ho warned, and it was of a naturo to encourage him to procced. Ho told him that the soldiers...