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In the rear of the house was a spacious barracoon, where the slaves were collected and kept for shipment, and where they were plentifully supplied with rice and vegetables, with salt meats, and the means of doing their own cooking. All these things the new corners noted at once, and indeed were very curious in fully understanding. IN THE REAR OF THE HOUSE WAS A SPACIOUS BARRACOON WHERE THE SLAVES WERE COLLECTED AND KEPT FOR SHIPMENT AND WHERE THEY WERE PLENTIFULLY SUPPLIED WITH RICE AND VEGETABLES WITH SALT MEATS AND THE MEANS OF DOING THEIR OWN COOKING ALL THESE THINGS THE NEWCOMERS NOTED AT ONCE AND INDEED WERE VERY CURIOUS IN FULLY UNDERSTANDING
he 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. 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.  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 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
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