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in. He there remained until informed that the chief of the Algernes would not take any thing or destroy single life, his object being that of getting wine. Knowing that the vessel was from France, the pirates were determined not to leave her ..,.:l wine should be given them. Drboscq. who va lued every thing with the love of a miser, and fully believed the story was true, could not, however, be prevailed upon to relin- qnish more than one bottle, until he was permitted to view the horrid features, tur- bans, SIc. through the crack of the door, which convinced him that dclavs are dan gerous. Still one bottle was, he thought, enongh. In vain was he reminded that he was the only individual that had wine, and thereby could save all from being taken to AlgerS. Al last, with trembling voice, he agreed that one b1x of cllret should be given to those demons of Algerines; and the treaty was signed and ratified. The little Gascon remained ignorant of the farce until the whole story was revealed to him, amidst peal of laughter, in the Della ware bay. Irritated at the proceedings, Duboscq threatened to inform the civil au- thorlties; bln the pleasure of landing in the beautiful city of brotherly love at once soothed his feelings, and he never so much as mentioned ihe circumstance afterwards.

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