The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight; with their future contingencies of fortune. Now living in Exeter Court over-against the Savoy in the Strand ... / [Anon].

  • Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
Date:
1720
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Credit: The history of the life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell : a gentleman, who, tho' deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger's name at first sight; with their future contingencies of fortune. Now living in Exeter Court over-against the Savoy in the Strand ... / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and they were Providentially faved from the bottom of the Sea by a Rock, from which humanly fpeaking they could expeff nothing but Deftru&ion, and being fent to the bot¬ tom of that Sea. As never could a Man be taken hold of with fo fudden and furprizing a Difafter, fo no body could meet with a more fudden and furprizing Relief than Mr. Campbell found, when he faw a Ship fo near. He made to the Veffel, and begged the Hollanders to take him in; they.asked him what he would give them, or laid the Barbarous Sailors, we will even leave you where you are ; he told them his difafter, but they asked Money and nothing elfe would move them : As he knew them a felf inte- refted People, he bethought hitnfelf, thatif he fhould tell them of the plenty of fowls and Eggs they would get there; he might not only be taken in a PalTenger, but made aPartnerin the Money arifing from the Stock; It fucceeded accordingly,when he propofed it, the whole Crew were all at Work, and in four hours, pretty well ftored the Veffel, and then returning on board fet Sail lor Holland, They offered Mr. Campbell to put him in at his own I {land : But having a‘ mind to fee Holland, and being a Partner , to learn their way of Merchandize ; which he thought he might turn to his Country Mens Advantage, he told them he would go the Voyage out with them , and fee