My motto is, ♦* If thy enemies repent, forgive them.'* I be-
lieve the reflection of retaming good for intended evil, has
been ten-fold more satisfactory tisan that which could be an-
ticipated from being an instrument of their misery. Their
after conduct and behavior manifested sormwand repentance*
The altwise Bmug inresmrved my life, and I leave them in his
bA&ds.
At the time of ^ivineh I write^ the Mediterranean Sea^was
infested with pirates, and the numesnus islands in the Archi-
pelago gave them the best hidingrplaces in the world. Most
of my crew had, witih6ut doubt, shipped for the purpose of
murdering me, for the great amount of goU which they sup>
posed was on board.
I kept a pretty strict watch over them, untiTl got to Gib-,
raltar, where I arrived safely, with fix. men in irons. But
here were other difficulties. I had supposed that when we
got to Gibraltar, we should be able to get rid of iliepresent
crew, and to get one with whom it would be safe to venture
to Qea.
