when i recovered a little, i found some black people about me, who i believed were
some of those who had brought me on board, and had been receiving their pay;
they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in vain. i asked them if we were
not to be eaten by those white men with horrible looks, red faces, and long
hair.

what black people does he mean in his passage?

the british army and british colonist were by iroquois indians.

ummm? is that supposed to be a question or a but this is a reason he won re-election

explanation:

"despite progress in the war, lincoln and most political pundits were convinced that he would lose his bid for reelection in 1864. the country was war weary and the democratic party's nominee, george mcclellan, was likely to negotiate a peace treaty with the confederacy if elected." - loc.gov