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lower fort of people greatly againft you all. What is a day 

 or two to you, now you are going at any rate ? Be advifed ; 

 go on board your fhip earlv in the afternoon, and make 

 your captain haul out beyond the Diamond *, for mifchief 

 is at hand." My captain was as ready as I ; and we accord- 

 ingly hauled out beyond the Diamond. The weather was 

 fo clear, and the wind fo directly fair, that, contrary to cu- 

 llom, we fet fail that very night, after being witnefles that 

 the mifchief had begun, by the number of lights and re- 

 peated firings of mufkets we heard from the town. 



Our vefTel fprimg a leak ofTDerha on the coaft, where I 

 was once before (liipwrecked. The wind being contrary, 

 we put about fliip, and flood before it for Cyprus, our velfel 

 filled apace, and we were intending to put a cable round her 

 waifl when the leak was found. A violent florm overtook 

 us the night after. I apprehend our fliip was old, and the- 

 captain was again much alarmed, but the wind calmed next 

 day. I was exceedingly diftreffed v/ith the Guinea-worm 

 in my leg, when the captain came and fat down by my bed- 

 fide. " Now the matter is over, fays he, will you tell me 

 one thing? it is mere curiofity ; I will not let any one 

 know." " Before I tell you, faid I, I dare fay you will not ; 

 what is it ?" " How many of thofe tilings, you know, fays 

 he, winking, have you on board ?" " Upon the word of a 

 man, faid I, I do not know what you mean." " Ces morts! 

 thefe dead men ! how many have you in thefe trunks ? for 

 lail night the crew was going to throw all your boxes over- 

 board." " I can tell you, captain, faid 1> that you and they 



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*'The Diamond is a fmall rock, j.jft without the harbour of Alexandria ; vvhen fhips art 

 rive-.there, they are cleared out, and never moiellcd further by ihg cuftomhoufs... 



