ABSTRACT
We will now, with our readers’ leave, follow our hero in his peregrinations. It was more from the persuasions / of his friends, than his own inclination, that he had recourse to what he thought an ignominious flight. The reflection was mortifying to his high sense of honour, that, during his absence, his character would be at the mercy of his enemies; and his much injured Letitia, the pining victim of persecution. Conscious innocence, the sweet remembrance of her acknowledged love, and the prospect of being one day able to vindicate his fame, consoled his sorrows, and animated his breast with fortitude. He endeavoured to improve his nautical knowledge, and lose his private cares in an active discharge of the duties of a seaman.
