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Indeed, Captain Bramble found that he had people about him who would swear to anything, and he had little doubt in proving so strong a case as to jeopardize even the life of his prisoner, since many of his crew had died outright in the attack upon the "Sea Witch," to say nothing of the seriously wounded. INDEED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE FOUND THAT HE HAD PEOPLE ABOUT HIM WHO WOULD SWEAR TO ANYTHING AND HE HAD LITTLE DOUBT IN PROVING SO STRONG A CASE AS TO JEOPARDISE EVEN THE LIFE OF HIS PRISONER SINCE MANY OF HIS CREW HAD DIED OUTRIGHT IN THE ATTACK UPON THE SEA WITCH TO SAY NOTHING OF THE SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
w. CHAPTER XIII. THE TRIAL. AT the immediate time of which we now write, there had been some very aggravated instances of open resistance to the English and American cruisers on the African station by the slavers who thronged the coast, and the home government had sent out orders embracing extraordinary powers, in order that the first cases that might thenceforth come under the cognizance of the court might lead to such summary treatment of the offenders, as to act as an example for the rest, and thus have a most salutary effect upon the people thus engaged. It was under these circumstances that Captain Will Ratlin found himself arraigned before the maritime commission at Sierra Leone, with a pretty hard case made out against him at the outset of affairs. The truth was, he had not been taken resisting the attack of Captain Bramble and his men, but his accusers did not hesitate to represent that he was thus guilty, and several were prepared, Maud among the rest, to swear to this charge. MURRAY BALLU CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE TRIAL AT THE IMMEDIATE TIME OF WHICH WE NOW WRITE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VERY AGGRAVATED INSTANCES OF OPEN RESISTANCE TO THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CRUISERS ON THE AFRICAN STATION BY THE SLAVERS WHO THRONGED THE COAST AND THE HOME GOVERNMENT HAD SENT OUT ORDERS EMBRACING EXTRAORDINARY POWERS IN ORDER THAT THE FIRST CASES THAT MIGHT THENCEFORCE COME UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF THE COURT MIGHT LEAD TO SUCH SUMMARY TREATMENT OF THE OFFENDERS AS TO ACT AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST AND THUS HAVE A MOST SALUTARY EFFECT UPON THE PEOPLE THUS ENGAGED IT WAS UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN FOUND HIMSELF ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE MARITIME COMMISSION AT SIERRA LEONE WITH A PRETTY HARD CASE MADE OUT AGAINST HIM AT THE OUTSET OF AFFAIRS THE TRUTH WAS HE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN RESISTING THE ATTACK OF CAPTAIN BRAMBLE AND HIS MEN BUT HIS ACCUSERS DID NOT HESITATE TO REPRESENT THAT HE WAS THUS GUILTY AND SEVERAL WERE PREPARED MAWED AMONG THE REST TO SWEAR TO THIS CHARGE
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