Sections 1 The author embarks on board a ship bound for Cadiz—Is near being shipwrecked—Goes to… 2 At this time there were many large Spanish flukers or passage-vessels full of people… 3 Having taken at this place some fine wines, fruits, and money, we proceeded to Cadiz, where… 4 When we took them up they were half drowned, and had no victuals, compass, water, or any… 5 I was happy once more amongst my friends and brethren, till November, when my old friend,… 6 I made such progress with this youth, especially in religion, that when I used to go to bed… 7 Then I told him if he and these people went to hell together, their pains would not make his… 8 So the Doctor and I, with some others, went with them ashore; and they took us to different… 9 The women are ornamented with beads, and fond of painting themselves; the men also paint,… 10 He took care to give us timely notice before he came to our habitation, by sending his stick… 11 The clamour immediately ceased, and I gave them some rum and a few other things; after which… 12 The males danced by themselves, and the females also by themselves, as with us. 13 'The bearer, Gustavus Vassa, has served me several years with strict honesty, sobriety, and… 14 Peter's faith, and walk upon the water to the shore, you shall not go out of the vessel;'… 15 This man then went to the captain, and told him not to carry me away in that manner; that I… 16 He then directed me to an Indian chief of a district, who was also the Musquito admiral, and… 17 This fretted me much; but, as I did not know how to help myself among these deceivers, I… 18 Among others he had a white pilot, one Stoker, whom he beat often as severely as he did some… 19 One day especially, in his wild, wicked, and mad career, after striking me several times… 20 The next morning we discovered that the vessel which had caused such a fury in the captain…
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