Had Not These Things Been
Related By The Author Himself, We Could Scarcely Have Believed Such
Cruelty Could Have Existed In An Englishman.
- Astl.
I. 295, a.]
At this time the admiral and sabander sent us an armed guard every
night, lest the Chinese might rise against us. We were not, however, in
any fear of them; yet we kept four of them to be witnesses for us, in
case of their rising, that what we did was in our own defence. By means
of a bribe, I procured another of the incendiaries, who confessed
against his associates. These were Uniete the chief; Sawman his
partner, dwelling in the same house; Hynting, Omygpayo, Hewsamcow;
Utee, who was shortly after crissed for being caught with a woman;
the informant, named Boyhoy; Irrow and Lackow, who were fled to
Jackatra, neither of whom I had before heard of. I used every means to
get them, but could not, unless I had been at great charges. Some of
them belonged to great men among the Javans, and had taken refuge in
their houses, so that we could not get at them: Yet some of their
masters offered to sell them, on which we higgled for their price as one
would do for an ox or calf, but they held them so dear that I could not
deal with them. I offered as much for each as would have bought a slave
in their stead; but they were fit instruments for their purpose, being
practised in all manner of villainy, so that they would not part with
them, except for large sums; for all the Javans and Chinese, from the
highest to the lowest, are thorough-paced villains, without one spark of
grace.
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