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Himself accustomed to enforce the most rigid discipline, he here saw a perfect bedlam; a crew of some thirty people, composed of the vilest of the vile, who must have been shipped only with an eye to numbers, and no regard for character or stability. HIMSELF ACCUSTOMED TO ENFORCE THE MOST RIGID DISCIPLINE HE SAW A PERFECT BEDLAM A CREW OF SOME THIRTY PEOPLE COMPOSED OF THE BILIST OF THE VILE WHO MUST HAVE BEEN SHIPPED ONLY WITH AN EYE TO NUMBERS AND NO REGARD FOR CHARACTER OR STABILITY
onardo, and he of course would do with the money as he pleased; he therefore proposed to charter the first vessel that came, and ship a cargo the same as he would have done in the "Sea Witch." It was not long before one of those flat, low, dark clipper schooners hove in sight and ran into the bay. She was small, sat deep in the water, was scarcely three hundred tons burthen, but managed to stow three hundred and forty negroes with ease, and would have taken more had not intelligence from the lookouts been brought in, that a square rig was coming down the coast. Charles Bramble hesitated whether he should embark in this craft. It was consigned to his former owners, the very men he wished to meet. He might have to wait for months in order to obtain another chance, it was hardly a matter of choice with him, but became one of necessity, and he embarked accordingly. Charles Bramble was no sooner fairly at sea than he was filled with amazement at the condition of matters on board the slaver.  WERE COSIGNED TO DON LEONARDO AND HE OF COURSE WOULD DO WITH THE MONEY AS HE PLEASED HE THEREFORE PROPOSED TO CHARTER THE FIRST VESSEL THAT CAME A SHIP A CARGO THE SAME AS HE WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE SEA WITCH IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE ONE OF THOSE FLAT LOW DARK CLIPPER SCHOONERS HOVE IN SIGHT AND RAN INTO THE BAY SHE WAS SMALL SET DEEP IN THE WATER WITH SCARCELY THREE HUNDRED TONS BURTHEN BUT MANAGED TO STOW THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY NEGROES WITH EASE AND WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE HAD NOT INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LOOKOUTS BEEN BROUGHT IN THAT A SQUARE RIG WAS COMING DOWN THE COAST CHARLES BRAMBLE HESITATED WHETHER HE SHOULD EMBARK IN THIS CRAFT IT WAS CONSIGNED TO HIS FORMER OWNERS THE VERY MEN HE WISHED TO MEET HE MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT FOR MONTHS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANOTHER CHANCE IT WAS HARDLY A MATTER OF CHOICE WITH HIM BUT BECAME ONE OF NECESSITY AND HE EMBARKED ACCORDINGLY CHARLES BRAMBLE WAS NO SOONER FAIRLY AT SEA THAN HE WAS FILLED WITH AMAZEMENT AT THE CONDITION OF MATTERS ON BOARD THE SLAVER
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