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 vre could make with our oars to keep ofTit, 

 Ourfaiiors, however, did not entirely aban- 

 don themfelves to defpair, but conlulted 

 whether it would be lefs dang' rous to yield 

 to the violenceof the waves, and endeavour to 

 run the bark on Ibme fand-bank joining to 

 the (hore; or, avoiding the ifland, to adven- 

 ture out to fea, and commit themfelves to 

 the mercy of the winds. 



In this defperate fituation, we perceived 

 five men haftily defcending from the emi- 

 nences of AUcuda, and approaching the 

 fliore, which they quickly reached ; vdien 

 one of them called to us in a voice which 

 might be diftindly heard notwithftanding 

 the noife of the waves, advifmg us not to 

 be terrified, but to endeavour to keep v^^here 

 we were, and he would exert his utmoH: 

 efforts to deliver us from the danger by 

 which we were threatened. 



This perfon, as I afteru^ards found, was 

 the parifh-prieft of Alicuda, who perceiv- 

 ing, from a diftance, the fituatioii in v/hich 



we 



