 - Let the rascal be carried back to his
confinement. - I find he must dangle.« - Having nothing further to urge in my
own behalf, before a court so prejudiced with spite, and fortified with
ignorance against truth, I suffered myself to be reconducted peaceably to my
fellow-prisoner, who hearing the particulars of my trial, lifted up his hands
and eyes to heaven, and uttered a dreadful groan; and not daring to disburthen
his thoughts to me by speech, lest he might be overheard by the centinel, burst
forth into a Welch song, which he accompanied with a thousand contortions of
face and violent gestures of body.
 

                                  Chapter XXXI

I discover a subornation against me, by means of a quarrel between two of the
evidences; in consequence of which, I am set at liberty, and prevail upon Morgan
to accept of his freedom on the same terms -- Mackshane's malice -- we arrive at
Jamaica, from whence in a short time we beat up to Hispaniola, in conjunction
with the West-Indian squadron -- we take in water, sail again, and arrive at
Carthagena -- reflections on our conduct there
 
Mean while, a quarrel happening between the two modern Greeks, the one to be
revenged of the other, came and discovered to us the mystery of Mackshane's
dialogue, as I have explained it above. This detection coming to the ears of the
doctor, who was sensible that (now we were in sight of Jamaica) we should have
an opportunity of clearing ourselves before a court-martial, and at the same
time, of making his malice and ignorance conspicuous, he interceeded for us with
the captain so effectually, that in a few hours we were set at liberty, and
ordered to return to our duty. - This was a happy event for me, my whole body
being blistered by the sun, and my limbs benumbed for want of motion: But I
could not persuade the Welchman to accept of this indulgence, he persisting in
his obstinacy to remain in irons until he should be discharged by a
court-martial, which he believed would also do him justice on his enemies; at
length, I represented to him the precarious issue of a trial, the power and
interest of his adversaries, and flattered his revenge with the hope of wreaking
his resentment with his own hands upon Mackshane after our return to England:
This last argument had more weight with him than all the rest, and prevailed
upon him to repair with me to the cockpit, which I no sooner entered, than the
idea of my departed friend presented itself
