CHAPTER XX.

Cruel purposes of the Ministry—Petition for Pardon—Mr. Salter’s Escape—Cruel Act renewed—Last of the Donation—Court Martial—General Elopement—Discovered and carried back to Plymouth—A sorrowful New Year—Extreme Suffering—Good Friends—New Year’s Gift—Large Fleets—Captain Boardman Escapes—Heavy Bounty for Prisoners. 200