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the Panda; did not go after them
themselves but cent the negroes
‘who were standing armed on the
beach; there was 4 great number
of negroes; don know how
many; they extended all slong
the beach.

“Captain Trotter went to the
king two or three times to de-
mand the prisoners, At last
went with the erew to take the
prisoners by foree. Don't know
that Captain Gibert and men in-
terceded with the king not to
hurt the English, When the
Panda was blown up, part of
the English were saved in their
own small bosts, and some of
them by the erew of a emall ves-
sel belonging to Prinee’a Island.
‘When the Pands was taken, she
was not hailed by the English,
but they eame directly on board
of her. Don’t know that Captain
Trotter was desirous of restoring
the Panda to Captain Gibert, or
the Esperanza to her owners; he
had no intention of restoring
either. Captain Trotter took the
Esperanza to England; she was
taken beeause they had suspi-
sions of her being accessory with
the pirates, and because she had
transported some of them from
one place to another. Don't
know whether ehe proved a good
prize or not. The Esperanza
was taken up to London by her
boatswain after she arrived in
England; don’t know what was
done with her. I went to Eng-
land in the Curlew, The Panda’s
men on the passage to England,
were some of them in irons and
some not; all were aft together.
Captain ‘Gibert was in irons
part of the time—Captain
Gibert during the passage to
England wrote occasionally for
Captain Trotter. I did some

trifling work for the Eng-
lish officers; was paid for it, The
prisoners were allowed to walk
the deck during the day; at
night were all put in irons, and
sentries placed over them. Don’t
know that the prisovers were al-
lowed to go on shore; cannot tell
how long Curlew cruised after
prisoners were taken—she mads
several cruises; did not go into
port often. Captain Trotter was
sick when he took the Spanish
Captain and went to Fernando
Po for the recovery of his
health; was sick several times on
the passage home; from the time
he commenced to look for the
prisoners, was ahvays ill by
spells, The Curlew stopped at
Ascension, and all the crew went
ashore exeept those who stayed
to keep wateh. Prisoners were
all put on shore; they were not
in irons; they were allowed to
range over the island during the
day; at night they were put in
barracks and sentinels placed
over them; marines with musk-
ets guarded the tents, All the
liquor I saw distributed on
board the Curlew was given at
dinner—and then it was not raw,
but mixed with water. Perez
was not on board the brig, but in
the schooner.

‘When Perez came on board the
brig he was put in irons; was
afterwards liberated and em-
ployed in earrying food to pris-
oners; never heard of his having
received any presents, or having
been threatened with punish
ment to induee him to confess.
He did not receive part of the
money taken from Captain Gib-
ert; only one dollar was given
him for bread money. Captain
Trotter offered the same to any
man who would not demand his

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