They were at first taken to Long Island and lodged in barns, but
so vigilantly were they guarded that they found it impossible to
escape. They were all sent to Kingston, and Fox was allowed to resume
his occupation as a barber, much patronized by the officers stationed
at that post. He was soon allowed the freedom of the city, and
furnished with a pass to go about it as much as he wished. At last, in
company with four other Americans, he escaped, and after many
adventures the party succeeded in reaching Cuba, by means of a small
sailing boat which they pressed into service for that purpose. From
Cuba they took passage in a small vessel for St. Domingo, and dropped
anchor at Cape Francois, afterwards called Cape Henri. There they
went on board the American frigate, Flora, of 32 guns, commanded by
Captain Henry Johnson, of Boston.
The vessel soon sailed for France and took several prizes. It finally
went up the Garonne to Bordeaux, where it remained nine months. In the
harbor of Bordeaux were about six hundred vessels bearing the flags of
various nations. Here they remained until peace was proclaimed, when
Fox procured service on board an American brig lying at Nantes, and
set sail for home in April, 1783.
At length he again reached his mother's house at Roxbury, after an
absence of about three years. His mother, at first, did not recognize
him.
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