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were all against me. I heard no one speak except Plumer, 

 Cartha & Hall. While the men were putting the fire out, I came 

 aft and raised the comer of the after Hatch and went down 

 into the lower hold. I crept aft to the run. While I was at 

 the run they made the foremast hands go down between decks 

 and break out the cask of Powder. They were afraid to go 

 themselves, as I supposed. After I saw no hopes of shooting 

 the Ring Leader, I proceeded on to Mid ships of the ship on the 

 starboard side. I supposed it was on the second day after. I 

 was shot. I then raised my hands to god & asked him to pro- 

 tect my soul. I almost choked with thirst then I said, *'0h 

 God wilt thou be so Idnd as to give me a little water." As 

 the ship rolled I heard a stick striting on the caske about once a 

 minute. & something told me there is water. I went, there 

 and found the Bung out & the cask nearly full of wate. Then 

 I said How will I get it out. I was in my drawers and had on a 

 thick woolen shirt. Then I thought about taking a piece of my 

 shirt collar and dipping in the water & suck. it. I left The 

 shirt collar at the Cask, when I went back to my place of 

 stowing away. But when I went back I could not find. it. I 

 heard them shooting on deck and thought they were firing in 

 the hold. I also thought I saw lights in search of me. I was 

 frightened almost to death. As I crept farther forward I lost 

 my Bung Borer between the Main & Fore Hatch. So I had 

 nothing left but My Pistol containing 3 Loads. I found a cask 

 of water and got a drink. I also found a cask of bread with the 

 bung up. the Bung being soft wood I rubbed a hole through it 

 with the sight of my pistol, not daring to pound on it for fear 

 of making them hear me. There I lay. My feet had no feel- 

 ing on account of cold. I tore a piece off my shirt tail & 

 wrapped around my feet. & tried to sleep. I expected to be 

 shot as soon as I came up so I thought I would stay there and 

 die. I thought I had been there 3 days. I thought I was 

 getting along well. I had torn another piece off my shirt collar 

 by which I could get water. & I could get bread out of the 

 bung hole of the Bread cusk. The collar I made fast in my 

 button Hole for fear of loosing it. The day they found me I 



