The Piazza Tales Chapter 3 - Benito Cereno Part 1

In which a forthright American captain, while seeking water at a remote South American isle, encounters a mysterious and distressed Spanish vessel whose crew and cargo have endured untold sufferings upon a long and perilous voyage. Observing the curious conduct of the ship’s captain and his black attendants, the visitor is drawn into a sombre tableau of human endurance, authority, and silent desolation upon the restless sea.