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head-land again, giving up all thoughts 

 of making any further attempt to double 

 the cape. It was night before we could 

 get back to the bay, where we were com- 

 pelled to leave four of our men, in or- 

 der to fave, if poflible, the remainder ; 

 for we muft all have certainly periihed, 

 if more than fixteen had been crouded 

 into fo fmall a boat: This bay we 

 named Marine Bay. When we had re- 

 turqed to this bay, we found the furf 

 ran fo high, that we were obliged to lay 

 upon our oars all night ; and it was now 

 refolved to go back to Wager's Iflaiid, 

 there to linger out a miferable life, as 

 we had not the leaft profped of returning 

 home. 



But before we fet out, in confequence 

 of this refolution, it was neceflary, if pof- 

 fible, to get fome little ftock of feal to 

 fuppqrt vis in a paflage, upon which, 

 wherever we might put in, we were not 

 to ineet with any fupply. Ac- 

 cordingly, 



