Madagascar Author:Robert Drury Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: that from Eleven Years of Age, myMindhaJ taken fuch an unhappy Bent this Way, that it grew with my Stature, and at length be came an obftinate Refolution ; and n... more »ot all the tender Infmuations of my dear and indulgent Mother, tho' fhe once intreated me on her Knees, nor the Perfwafions of my tender Father, and other Friends, could make any Im- prefiion On me. When they found their Endeavours were in vain, they then try'd another Method, and by a feeming Compliance with my Defire, did propofe, and would have procur'd a fhort Voy age for me hoping that the Dangers I lhould be liable to, and the Hardfhips I mould fee; others fuffer, would terrify me from perfift- ing in that Courfe of Life, Butj Sucrt was my unhappy Obftinacy, that no' thing would ferve me, but what was for my Ruin and Providence herein juftly punim'd my Difobedience, by granting me the foolifh Choice I had wickedly made, in direft Oppo- fition to my Duty, and the earneft Entreaties of my Friends. Thus did this Perverfe- nefs of mine bring along with it its own Pains and Punifhment. Nothing but an Eajl India Voyage wou'd ferve my Turn ; for no other Reafon that I know of, but becaufe I had a Coufin at Bengal, whole Name was John Steett ; in the New Eaft Indi Company's Service j it being before thejCompanies were united, B a M chapter{Section 4My Father fhew'd his Care and Tender-. iiefs for me by his manner of fitting me out, plentifully fupplying me with the ufual extraordinary Proviiions, and all other Neceflaries for the Voyage; befides thefe, I had a Cargo tb the Value of an hundred Pounds, which was a very fufficient one for a Boy of my Age. I went as a Paffenger, well recommended toi Capt. William Tounge, my Paflage and Freight of Cargo were agreed for, and we embark'd. ' The Ship which Captain loun...« less