his stroke. One of his prisoners who was by says truly of his
last fight, 'Almost any other man who saw his sons fall would
have exacted life for life, but he spared all of us who were in
his power.' Of the force of twenty-two men, ten were killed,
seven captured and hanged, and five escaped. On the other side
six were killed and eight wounded.

He was now a captive, suffered to recover from his wounds that he
might die a felon's death. Many were those who, from various
motives, came to see the wounded prisoner, and from many
interviews reported at the time we may take a few extracts:

Q. Can you tell us who furnished money for your expedition?
A. I furnished most of it myself. I cannot implicate others. It
is by my own folly I have been taken. I could have saved myself
had I not yielded to my feelings.

Q. If you would tell us who sent you, who provided means, it
would be valuable information.
A. I will answer freely and faithfully about what concerned
myself, anything I can with honour, but not about others. It was
my own prompting and that of my Maker or the devil--whichever you
please to ascribe it to--I acknowledge no master in human form.

Q. Why came you here?
A. To liberate the slaves--the cry of the oppressed is my only
reason. I respect the rights of the poorest coloured folk as
much as those of the most wealthy and powerful.

Q. How do you justify your acts?