ing the wreck, they were refolved to take 

 their chance, and ftand to the northward 

 between the two iflands. In the even- 

 ing, a frefli breeze fprung up, and we 

 ihaped a courfe accordingly. The two 

 ihips had it prefently afterwards, and 

 neared us amazingly faft. Now every 

 body on board gave themfelves up ; the 

 officers were bufy in their cabins, filling 

 their pockets with what was moft valu- 

 able ; the men put on their beft cloaths, 

 and many of them came to me with 

 little lumps of gold, defiring I would 

 take them, as they faid they had much 

 rather I Ihould benefit by them, whom 

 they were acquainted with, than thofe 

 that chaced them. I told them 

 there was time enough, though I 

 thought they were as furely taken as if 

 the Englifh had been already on board. 

 A fine moonlight night came on, and we 

 expefted every moment to fee the fhips 



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