him to the yard, where he was put into a carpet, and in a twinkling
sent into the air by the strength and dexterity of five stout
operators, whom the lieutenant had selected from the number of
domestics for that singular spell of duty.

In vain did the astonished vaulter beg, for the love of God, that
they would take pity upon him, and put an end to his involuntary
gambols: they were deaf to his prayers and protestations, even
when he swore, in the most solemn manner, that if they would cease
tormenting him, he would forget and forgive what was past, and
depart in peace to his own habitation; and continued the game till
they were fatigued with the exercise.

Ravine being dismissed in a most melancholy plight, brought an
action of assault and battery against the commodore, and subpoenaed
all the servants as evidences in the cause; but as none of them had
seen what happened, he did not find his account in the prosecution,
though he himself examined all the witnesses, and, among their
questions, asked, whether they had not seen him come in like another
man? and whether they had ever seen any other man in such condition
as that in which he had crawled off. But this last interrogation
they were not obliged to answer, because it had reference to the
second discipline he bad undergone, in which they, and they only,
were concerned; and no person is bound to give testimony against
himself.

In short, the attorney was nonsuited, to the satisfaction of all
who knew him, and found himself under the necessity of proving that
he had received, in course of post, the letter which was declared
in court a scandalous forgery, in order to prevent an indictment