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danger, the barge ftood off, and went into 

 another bay to the northward of it, 

 where it was fmoother lying ; but there 

 was no poffibility of getting on fliore, 

 In the night the yawl joined us again. 

 The next day was fo bad, that we de- 

 fpaired reaching the head-land, fo rowed 

 down the bay in hopes of getting fome 

 feal, as that animal had been feen the 

 day before, but met with no fuccefs ; fo 

 returned to the fame bay we had been in 

 the night before, where the furf having 

 abated fomewhat, we went afhore, and 

 picked up a few fhell-fifh. In the 

 morning, we got on board early, and ran; 

 along fhore to the weftward, for about 

 three leagues, in order to get round a 

 cape, which was the weflernmoft land 

 we could fee. It blew very hard, and 

 there ran fuch a fea, that v/e heartily 

 wiilied curfelves back again, and ac- 

 cordingly made the beft of our way for 



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