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was coming on, and we were 

 running on a lee-fhore fail, where the 

 fea broke in a frightful manner. Not 

 one amongft tis imagined it poffible for 

 boats to live in fuch a fea. In this fitu- 

 ation, as we neared the fhore, expecting 

 to be beat to pieces by the firfl breaker, 

 we perceived a fmall opening between 

 the rocks, which we Hood for, and found 

 a very narrow paflage between them, 

 which brought us into a harbour for the 

 boats as calm and fmooth as a mill- 

 pond. The yawl had got in before us, 

 and our joy was great at meeting again 

 after fo unexpe&ed a deliverance. Here 

 we fecured the boats, and afcended a 

 rock. It rained exceffively hard all the 

 firft part of the night, and was extremely 

 cold ; and though we had not a dry 

 thread about us, and no wood could 

 be found for firing, we were obliged to 

 pafs the night in that uncomfortable fitu- 

 ation, without any covering, ftiivering 



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