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other. It required but little address to get three or four 

 of them on board. These people were extravagantly fond 

 of nails, above every other thing. To one man the Captain 

 gave two cocks and two hens, which he received with so 

 much indifference, as gave little hopes he would take proper 

 care of them. 



They had not been at anchor here above two hours, 

 before the wind veered to N. E., with which they weighed, 

 and steered for the Sound, where they arrived just at dark, 

 with most of their sails split. 



The next morning, the 3rd of November, the gale abated, 

 and was succeeded by a few hours' calm ; after that a 

 breeze sprang up at N. W., with which they weighed and 

 ran up into Ship Cove, where they did not find the 

 Adventure, as was expected. 



The first thing they did, after mooring the ship, was to 

 unbend all the sails ; there not being one but what wanted 

 repair. In the afternoon, they gave orders for all the 

 empty water casks to be landed, and tents to be set up 

 for the sail-makers, coopers, and others, whose business 

 made it necessary for them to be on shore. The next day, 

 they began to caulk the ship's sides arid decks, to overhaul 

 her rigging, repair the sails, cut wood for fuel, and set up 

 the smith's forge to repair the iron work ; all of which 

 were absolutely necessary. 



Here they saw the youngest of the two sows Captain 

 Furneaux had put on shore in Cannibal Cove, when they 

 were last here ; it was lame of one of its hind legs, other- 

 wise in good case, and very tame. If they understood 

 these people right, the boar and other sow were also taken 

 away and separated, but not killed. They were likewise 

 told, that the two goats they had put on shore up the sound, 

 had been killed. Thus, all their endeavours to stock this 

 country with useful animals were likely to be frustrated, 

 by the very people they meant to serve. The gardens 

 had fared somewhat better. Everything in them, except 

 the potatoes, they had left entirely to nature, who had 

 acted her part so well, that they found most articles in a 

 flourishing state ; a proof that the winter must have been 

 mild. The potatoes had most of them been dug up ; 

 some, however, still remained, and were growing ; and, 

 it is probable, they will never be out of the ground. 



Next morning, the Captain sent over to the cove, where 

 the natives resided, to haul the seine ; and took with him 

 a boar and a young sow, two cocks and two hens, which 

 they had brought from the isles. These he gave to the 

 natives, being persuaded they would take proper care of 

 them, by their keeping Captain Furneaux's sow near five 



