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of the crew had again recourfe to 
the falt-water, which appeared not 
to have any had effects. 
Dec. 31. We again fuffered great- 
ly this day from the burning heat 
of the fun, and the parched ftate 
of our bodies, and were allowed an 
_ additional meafure of water, with a 
_ larger portion of rum than ufual; in 
_ which we foaked our bit of bifcuit, 
and made our meal of it.—About 
four in the afternoon the clouds be- 
gan to fhew for rain, and we made 
_ preparations accordingly; but were 
_ fo unfortunate as to fee it fall in 
_ heavy fhowers all around us, and 
_ had barely as much over the boat as 
_ would wet our handkerchiefs. 
__ The people this day appeared to 
bein a more hopelefs ftate thanever, 
_ and difcovered figns of difrefpec 
_ to their officers; which was, how- 
_ ever, happily checked in time by 
_ the fpirited conduét of the gunner, 
_ who chaftifed the leader in the face 
of 8 whole crew, and reftored dif. 
_ cipline. Many of the people this 
~ day drank their own sis and 
_ Others tried the falt-water. The 
_ weather was this day more warm 
and fultry than at any time fince our 
misfortunes. 
Fan. 1. We dined this day as on 
the preceding, and in general ap- 
_ peared in better fpirits ; which we 
confidered on account of its being 
‘the firit day of the new year,—a 
happy prefage of our fafety ! 
> Jan. 2. Clear weather, ull about 
four in the afternoon, when it be- 
) came overcatt, and blew a frefh gale. 
_ We had before this dined on our 
ufual fare of bifcuit and water, with 
re, 
an tolerable fpirits; but the gale 
Gncreafing daring the night, and 
‘the fea running immeénfely high, 
Ought us again into great dan- 
On ‘ 
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_ half a meafure of ram, and were all” 
ger, which, with the difappointment 
of not feeing land in the morning, as 
expected, reduced us to our former 
miferable ftate of defpondency. At ~ 
eight in the evening the fore-fail , 
was fhifted to the: main-mait, and. 
the boat failed under it reefed till, 
about fix in the morning, when 
the mizen was iet on the fore-maft, 
to give her greater fteerage-way. 
At noon the latitude was by obfer- 
vation 33 deg. 19 miu. and fuppofed 
longitude E. of Greenwich 34 deg. 
15 min. 
Jan. 3. About feven in the even- 
ing the clouds put on the ‘appear- 
ance of a very heavy rain, but unfor- 
tunately broke overin a moi dreads | 
ful ftorm of thunder and lightning, . 
attended with gufts of wird, and. 
very little rain, fucceeded by a vi- 
olent gale of feveral hours from the 
S. W. in which we were near pe- 
rifhing. On this occafionythe maf- 
ter and the gunner fucceeded each 
other:at the helm, and, by their ex- 
perience and judgment in the ma- 
nagement of the boat, we were this 
night enabled to traverfe in fafety 
an ocean of fuch fierce and tre- 
mendous feas, in different directions, 
as we could fcarcely allow ourfelves 
the hope of efcaping. 
At day-break the gunner, who 
was then at the helm, difcovered a 
fhip ata little diftance from us, lay- 
ing under her bare poles. Our joy 
at this fight was great beyond ex- 
preffion, and, anxious to {ecure fo 
favourable an occafion, we jmmedi- 
ately made more fail, and between 
five and fix o’clock paffed clofe un- 
der her, and informed her people of 
our diltreffles. We then veered 
about, and put along-fide her on 
the other tack. ‘ 
The people on board her crowded 
immediately to our affiftance, and 
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