He inquired my name, examined my condition, and seemed greatly shocked at the brutal neglect I had experienced.

He told me to be of good courage; that it was not yet too late to arrest the progress of my disease.

He commenced his healing operations by administering a copious dose of laudanum, which immediately relieved my pain and threw me into a refreshing sleep.
He furnished me with other medicines, ordered me food suitable to my condition, and in a few days, owing to his humanity, care, and skill, I no longer suffered excepting from debility.
When Porto Cabello was recaptured by the Spaniards, in 1812, there was a number of French families in the place, who, having sympathized with the Patriots, received an intimation that their presence would be no longer tolerated; that they must shift their quarters forthwith.

They accordingly purchased a small schooner, called "La Concha," put all their movable property on board, procured a French captain and mate, and prepared to embark for St.Bartholomew.When I heard of the expedition, two men were required to complete the crew.

I conferred with Strictland; we both regarded it as an opportunity too favorable to be neglected, imagining that if we could reach St.Bartholomew, a neutral port, there would be no difficulty in getting a passage to the United States.