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early, and the wind being weflerly, 

 rowed the whole day for the head-land 

 we had feen the night before , but when 

 we had got that length could find no 

 harbour, but were obliged to go into a 

 fandy bay, and lay the whole night upon 

 our oars ; and a moft dreadful one it 

 proved, blowing and raining very hard. 

 Here we were fo pinched with hunger, 

 that we eat the Ihoes off our feet, which 

 confided of raw feal fkin. In the 

 morning we got out of the bay j but the 

 inceflant foul weather had overcome us, 

 and we began to be indifferent as to 

 what befel us 5 and the boats, in the 

 night, making into a bay, we nearly loft 

 the yawl, a breaker having filled her, 

 and driven her afliore upon the beach. 

 This, by fome of our accounts, was 

 Chriftmas-day ; but our accounts had fo 

 often been interrupted by our diftrefles, 

 that there was no depending upon them. 

 Upon feeing the yawl in this imminent 

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