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 the hand, forbade him, as he prized his friendhip, over to addres him in that poture any more; Thank me if you will," added he, “but thank me as one man hould another; let no knees bend in this hip but to the name of God.———But now," continued he, "let us turn our thoughts to the ituation of our unhappy Cafafonda, we are now drawing near to Libon, where he will look to be liberated on his parole."———" By no means let him venture into Spain," aid Pedroa; "I am well aured there are orders to arret him in every port or frontier town, where he may preent himelf."———"I can well believe it," replied he captain ; "his pireous cae will require further deliberation, in the mean time let nothing tranpire on your part and keep yourelf out of his ight as carefully as you can."———This aid, the captain let the cabin, and both parties repaired their everal occupations.

As oon as the frigate and her prize cat anchor the Tagus, Don Manuel de Cafafonda impatiently reminded our captain of his promied pale. The painful moment was now come, when an explanation of ome ort became unavoidable. The generous Englihman, with a countenance expreive of the tenderet pity, took the Spaniard's and in his, and eating him on a couch beide him, ordered the centinel to keep the cabin private, and delivered himelf as follows.———

"Senor don Manuel, I mut now impart to you an anxiety which I laboured under on your account ———I have trong reaons to upect you have enemies in your own country, who are upon the watch to arret you on your landing; when I have told you this, I expect you will repoe uch trut in my honour and the incerity of my reward for you, as not to demand a further explanation