Dere I work for a long time wid a great log of wood chained to my ankle to prevent me from running away again.
"For a time I not care whether I lib or die, but at last I made up my mind to 'scape again.

After six months dey took off de log, tinking dat I had had enuf of de mountains and would not try to 'scape, and de log prevented my doing so much work.

De bery next night I ran away again but dis time I determined to make for de town in hopes ob getting on board an English ship, for I had heard from de oder slabes dat de English did not keep black men as slabes, but dat, on de contry, dey did what dey could to stop de Spanish from getting dem away from Africa, and I understood now dat de dreful noise we had heard on de first day we were on board ship was an attack upon our vessel by an English cruiser.
"It was four days' journey down to de town by de sea.

Dere was no difficulty in finding de way, for de road was good, and I s'pose dat dey only looked for me towards de hills.

Anyhow I got dar safe, walking at night and sleeping in the bushes by day.