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At the house of Don Leonardo, they were hospitably received, and found the proprietor to be a rough Spaniard, with a dark quadroon daughter, whose mulatto mother was dead. The household, though primitive, in many particulars, was yet profusely supplied with every necessity, and even many luxuries. AT THE HOUSE OF DON LEONARDO THEY WERE HOSPITABLY RECEIVED AND FOUND THE PROPRIETOR TO BE A ROUGH SPANIARD WITH A DARK QUADROON DAUGHTER WHOSE MULATTO MOTHER WAS DEAD THE HOUSEHOLD THOUGH PRIMITIVE IN MANY PARTICULARS WAS YET PROFUSELY SUPPLIED WITH EVERY NECESSITY AND EVEN MANY LUXURIES
t go the starboard bow anchor," he shouted, as the vessel gradually crept shoreward with the oncoming of night, and, assumed the position in which he desired to place her. Her sails were gradually furled, and as she drew to her anchorage ground, a quarter-boat a was lowered from the davits, while the chain cable rang its loud report as it ran out at the hawser hole, and the ship swung gradually with the set of the current, leaving her stern towards the shore. But a few moments elapsed before Capt. Ratlin and his two passengers, with such articles as they had brought on board, were skimming over the short space between the ship and the shore, propelled by a half-dozen stout rowers. It had already been explained to them that at first it would be necessary to land them and offer them shelter at Don Leonardo's slave factory, until a mode of conveyance could be procured for them to reach Sierra Leone, so they were not surprised, but placing full confidence in Captain Ratlin, were satisfied. VER ME STAND BY TO LET GO THE STARBOARD BOW ANCHOR HE SHOUTED AS THE VESSEL GRADUALLY CREPT SHOREWARD WITH THE ON COMING OF NIGHT AND ASSUMED THE POSITION IN WHICH HE DESIRED TO PLACE HER HER SAILS WERE GRADUALLY FURLED AND AS SHE DREW TO HER ANCHORAGE GROUNDUND A QUARTER BOAT WAS LOWERED FROM THE DAVITS WHILE THE CHAIN CABLE RANG ITS LOUD REPORT AS IT RAN OUT AT THE HAWSER HULL AND THE SHIP SWUNG GRADUALLY WITH THE SET OF THE CURRENT LEAVING HER STERN TOWARDS THE SHORE BUT A FEW MOMENTS ELAPSED BEFORE CAPTAIN RATLIN AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WITH SUCH ARTICLES AS THEY HAD BROUGHT ON BOARD WERE SKIMMING OVER THE SHORT SPACE BETWEEN THE SHIP AND SHORE PROPELLED BY A HALF DOZEN STOUT ROWERS IT HAD ALREADY BEEN EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT AT FIRST IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO LAND THEM AND OFFER THEM SHELTER AT DON LEONARDO'S SLAVE FACTORY UNTIL A MODE OF CONVEYANCE COULD BE PROCURED FOR THEM TO REACH SIERRA LEONE SO THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED BUT PLACING FULL CONFIDENCE IN CAPTAIN RATLIN WERE SATISFIED
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