1/5 This, the maxim illustrated respecting the isle toward which we were sailing. So what but a nest of villains and pirates could one fancy it to be: a downright Tortuga, swarming with "Brethren of the coast,"-- such as Montbars, L'Ollonais, Bartolomeo, Peter of Dieppe, and desperadoes of that kidney. The men of Ohonoo were as honest as any in Mardi. |