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chance of being well received on shore as perish 

 at sea, which they must inevitably have done 

 in another day. 



" Having resolved, therefore, they ran into 

 the bay, when it was proposed that Mr. Haskett 

 should remain in the boat, while Mr. Carter 

 and Mr. Shaw went in search of Water. But 

 on Mr. Carter's being helped out of the boat, 

 it was found he could not stand : he was there- 

 fore helped in again, and Mr. Haskett with 

 Mr. Shaw advanced towards the natives, Mr. 

 Shaw having a water keg and Mr. Haskett a 

 musquet, when they were overjoyed by hearing 

 the natives cry out, " Bligh! Bligh !" recollect- 

 ing that Capt. Bligh was very humanely treated 

 at Timor ; and they had now no doubt left 

 but they had the good fortune to touch at the 

 same place. They made motions to the natives 

 for cocoa nuts, who gave them to understand 

 that they did not belong to them ; one of them 

 however gave Mr. Shaw a baked yam, which 

 he found it impossible to eat on account of his 

 throat being so exceedingly parched. Having 

 made signs for water, the natives led them to a 

 spring, where they quenched their thirst; when, 

 having filled the keg, they ran to Mr. Carter, 

 who was calling out for water, after which they 

 devoured the yam with the greatest eagerness, 

 the natives looking at them the whole of the 

 time in astonishment. 



" After their slender repast, they mentioned 

 the word Timor to the natives, who repeated it 

 Yery distinctly, and pointed towards the point 



