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John Fitz.
astonishment of the Brethren ivho were congregated , he made himself known to them as their long lost Brother , John Fitz ! His appearance exhibited marks of the lowest penury and distress ; but what excited their horror , was the discovery that he had , by his virtuous and manly fortitude in preserving their Masonic secrets , been subjected to the most infamous tyranny and mutilation of liis person—both his
hands had been CUT OFF and his TONGUE had ACTUALLY BEEN TOIIN OUT Where or how this dreadful punishment took place , remained a secret for ever . They were unable to trace , from his inability to describe , the authors of this cruel outrage : the only mode which was left them to prove their sympathy and admiration of his conduct was readily employed , and during the after period of his life he was supported and countenanced , not only by the Craft , but by the higher orders of society .
Brotherly Love And Affection.
BROTHERLY LOVE AND AFFECTION .
The following interesting ancl truly Tilr . snnie narrative is vouched by authenti . ity from the Royal Somerset House ,-. m \ Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . ON the 27 th November , 1812 , a very large and valuable fleet sailed from Spithead for the West Indies , under the convoy of the Queen , man-of-war . A very short time after their sailing , a most violent
tempest arose , and this valuable convoy was so much dispersed , that only forty sail remained under the protection of the " Consort . " At this " untoward" crisis , it happened that the Gloire , French frigate of forty-four < nms , was cruising betwixt the Weston Islands and Ferrol , and fell in with the numerous stragglers of this ill-fated convoy . After this calamitous dispersion , this powerful frigate , amongst the dispersed and
unarmed , made many captures and valuable prizes , and amongst the rest , the ship Princess Royal , Captain Alexander Foster , a fine ship of 400 tons , laden with plantation stores for the Island of Jamaica . Captain Foster , on being taken on board the French frigate Gloire , to deliver his papers , took the opportunity of making himself known as a Mason to the brave and chivalrous commander of that frigate , and was thereupon ordered
into the commander ' s cabin . He was politely informed that the " mystic tie" was recognised ; that the duty which he owed to his emperor and to the country he served was paramount , and consequently his first care , and that his next duty was that which be owed as a man and as a Mason— " To serve a Brother in the hour of need . " Feeling himself encumbered by his numerous captives , and wishing to continue
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
John Fitz.
astonishment of the Brethren ivho were congregated , he made himself known to them as their long lost Brother , John Fitz ! His appearance exhibited marks of the lowest penury and distress ; but what excited their horror , was the discovery that he had , by his virtuous and manly fortitude in preserving their Masonic secrets , been subjected to the most infamous tyranny and mutilation of liis person—both his
hands had been CUT OFF and his TONGUE had ACTUALLY BEEN TOIIN OUT Where or how this dreadful punishment took place , remained a secret for ever . They were unable to trace , from his inability to describe , the authors of this cruel outrage : the only mode which was left them to prove their sympathy and admiration of his conduct was readily employed , and during the after period of his life he was supported and countenanced , not only by the Craft , but by the higher orders of society .
Brotherly Love And Affection.
BROTHERLY LOVE AND AFFECTION .
The following interesting ancl truly Tilr . snnie narrative is vouched by authenti . ity from the Royal Somerset House ,-. m \ Inverness Lodge , No . 4 . ON the 27 th November , 1812 , a very large and valuable fleet sailed from Spithead for the West Indies , under the convoy of the Queen , man-of-war . A very short time after their sailing , a most violent
tempest arose , and this valuable convoy was so much dispersed , that only forty sail remained under the protection of the " Consort . " At this " untoward" crisis , it happened that the Gloire , French frigate of forty-four < nms , was cruising betwixt the Weston Islands and Ferrol , and fell in with the numerous stragglers of this ill-fated convoy . After this calamitous dispersion , this powerful frigate , amongst the dispersed and
unarmed , made many captures and valuable prizes , and amongst the rest , the ship Princess Royal , Captain Alexander Foster , a fine ship of 400 tons , laden with plantation stores for the Island of Jamaica . Captain Foster , on being taken on board the French frigate Gloire , to deliver his papers , took the opportunity of making himself known as a Mason to the brave and chivalrous commander of that frigate , and was thereupon ordered
into the commander ' s cabin . He was politely informed that the " mystic tie" was recognised ; that the duty which he owed to his emperor and to the country he served was paramount , and consequently his first care , and that his next duty was that which be owed as a man and as a Mason— " To serve a Brother in the hour of need . " Feeling himself encumbered by his numerous captives , and wishing to continue