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a manner, that I was obliged to cut them off; and 

 upon the whole, thev were shoeking spectacles. I 

 immediately put them to bed, and gave them some 

 warm tea, with a little soft bread and butter; an 

 hour after I gave them a cup of warm, strong 

 grog; and some time after that, a basin of venison 

 broth. Fortunately, the night being mild, they 

 were not frost-burnt, except Tom, slightly, at the 

 end of one of his great toes; but that I did not 

 regard. At one o'clock. Crane returned; his 

 clothes were covered with ice, and he was slightly 

 bunit about his hams, which were bare by his 

 stockings slipping down; but he was not near so 

 much tired nor cold, as the others. At two o'clock 

 Mr. Collingham returned with information that 

 he found Alexander on North Harbour, asleep 

 upon the ice; that he knew him, and spoke once; 

 and with his assistance was able to walk a few 

 yards; when his leg failing, he and Tilsed earned 

 him on shore, laid him in the sun under some 

 bushes, and covered him with part of their own 

 clothes; luit that he died immediately after. 



Alexander Thompson formerly l)elonged to that 

 gang of fresh-water pirates, who conunitted so 

 many depredations u))oii the I'iver Tliames, and 

 was a niosl desixTatc and hai'deiied villain. Tie 

 frer|neiitly i-eeounted the various robberies in 

 which h<' li;t(l been concerned, .'iiid always con- 

 <"luded with e.\|)i'essiiig a delei'iiiined I'esolution 

 to return to liis fVu'iner eoui'se of life if ever he 

 saw England a<^aiii. As lu' talked of nuirch'ring 

 a Timn on the slightest provrteation, witli as little 



