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Title: The Sea-Witch
or, The African Quadroon A Story of the Slave Coast

Author: Maturin Murray

Posting Date: August 31, 2009 [EBook #4675]
Release Date: November, 2003
First Posted: February 26, 2002

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE SEA-WITCH:

OR, THE AFRICAN QUADROON A STORY OF THE SLAVE COAST.

BY LIEUTENANT MURRAY.

NEW YORK:

CONTENTS

I. OUTWARD BOUND.
II. CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN.
III. THE GALE.
IV. BRAMBLE PARK.
V. THE NAVAL OFFICER.
VI. THE WRECK.
VII. THE SEA WITCH.
VIII. THE QUADROON.
IX. THE ATTACK.
X. THE DUEL.
XI. THE HUES OF LOVE.
XII. THE CONFLICT.
XIII. THE TRIAL.
XIV. THE BROTHERS.
XV. THE ESCAPE.
XVI. THE CANNIBALS.
XVII. THE POISONED BARB.
XVIII. THE DENOUEMENT.

LA TARANTULA. BY GIDDINGS H. BALLOU.
THE GOLDSMITH OF PARIS. BY H. W. LORING.
MISS HENDERSON'S THANKSGIVING DAY. BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.
THE FIREMAN. BY MISS M. C. MONTAIGNE.

PREFACE.

LET the reader peruse the following story with the same spirit in which
it was written, and not conceive that it is either a pro-slavery or
anti-slavery tale. The "peculiar institution" which is herein
introduced, is brought forward simply as an auxiliary, and not as a
feature of the story. It is only referred to where the plot and locality
upon the slave coast have rendered this necessary, and the careful
reader will observe that the subject is treated with entire
impartiality. These few remarks are introduced, because we desire to
appear consistent. Our paper shall neither directly nor indirectly
further any sectional policy or doctrine, and in its conduct shall be
neutral, free and independent.--Editor of The Flag of our Union.

THE SEA-WITCH.

CHAPTER I.

OUTWARD BOUND.

OUR story opens in that broad, far-reaching expanse of water which lies
deep and blue between the two hemispheres, some fifteen degre