One of them, against whom I pushed myself, fell down.

Their ranks were broken.

And I escaped, not without blows, amidst their imprecations and abuse.
I determined now to go to Lancaster, to make some inquiries about the Slave-trade there.

I had a letter of introduction to William Jepson, one of the religious society of the Quakers, for this purpose.

I found from him, that, though there were slave-merchants at Lancaster, they made their outfits at Liverpool, as a more convenient port.