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with the greatest difficulty Mr. Carter's wound 

 could be dressed. Mr Shaw's wound in the 

 throat was by this time nearly closed up. 



u They stood on this day without any thing 

 material occurring; Mr. Shaw still using all 

 his powers to cheer them with the assurances of 

 seeing land in a day or two, although at the 

 same time he had hardly strength to haul 

 the sheet aft, while Mr. Haskett lashed the 

 oar. 



" At ten P. M. they found very shoal water, 

 with breakers all round, on which Mr. Haskett 

 took the oar, while Mr. Shaw kept a look out 

 for a channel ; in which manner they ran on for 

 the distance of three or four miles in not more 

 than three or four feet water ; the sea frequently 

 breaking over them, which rendered Mr. Car- 

 ter's situation truly deplorable, as, from extreme 

 weakness, he could not stir from the bottom of 

 the boat, which was so full of water that it was 

 with the greatest difficulty he could keep his 

 head above it. 



" To add to their distress, no sooner had 

 they got clear of one shoal, than from the vio- 

 lence of the oar beating against another, Mr. 

 Haskett was knocked out of the boat, which 

 required all the exertions of Mr. Shaw to get 

 him in again, and which he could have accom- 

 plished by no other mode than that of putting 

 an oar under his arm, and lifting him up as by 

 a lever. 



" On the 11th, they felt themselves much re- 

 lieved by getting clear of the shoals, and 



