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and Messrs. Shaw and Haskett got out two oars 

 and pulled off shore, whilst Mr. Carter kept the 

 natives, off with his musquet. But they found 

 greatfWjjj^ulty in getting out of the reach of 

 their spears and arrows, as the wind blew fresh 

 on the shore, 



" At length they found they could weather 

 the point of the island by hoisting the sail, 

 which the natives most fortunately had left 

 behind them, and it was hoisted accordingly. 



" Mr. Haskett bound up by the wounds of his 

 unfortunate comrades, with their handkerchiefs ; 

 but Mr. Carter was so weak from the loss of 

 blood, that he was obliged to lay down in the 

 bottom of the boat, while the other two were 

 spectators of the fate of their deceased compa- 

 nions. 



f 1 They saw very distinctly those voracious 

 cannibals dragging the bodies of Captain Hill 

 and the seamen up towards large fires prepared 

 on the occasion, yelling and howling at the same 

 time. 



cc Between nine and ten they cleared the point 

 of the island, when it was proposed by Mr. 

 Shaw to run under the lea of it, and endeavour 

 to get to the sand bank they saw from the top 

 of the hill; that being the only method they 

 could take, as they might reasonably hope, 

 when they had not returned to the ships as ex- 

 pected, boats would be sent in quest of them 

 the next morning. 



" They, therefore, hauled up under the lea of 

 it, and made fast a club of iron wood, which 



