114 HAULING OUE THINGS ASHOEE. [1693. 



Stones^ made our Feet all bloody. To add to our Misfortunes, 

 the Current ev'ry now and then carry'd away part of our 

 Baggage, nevertheless we sav'd most of our things the same 

 day, and put the heavy part of our Luggage out of the Bark 

 on the Land ; the Sea cou'd not sweep that away, and when 

 the Tide was qnite out, we might at our Leasure recover it, 

 which we intended to do next Day, and see if we cou'd hale 

 our poor Boat after us. We now ty'd it to a Bock, and at 

 last got to Land with much joy, and much Sorrow, having 

 made proof by a woful and bappy Experience, that evil and 

 good things are often mix'd together by Fortune. 



Tbe next Morning as soon as 'twas Light we went to the 

 Bark, which now lay a-shoar, to Befit her as well as we 

 cou'd. We Launch'd her when the Tide came in, put our 

 heavy Goods aboard, and got safe to a Blace where we cou'd 

 conveniently Land them.- Each of us lost something in this 

 Shipwreck, and what we had left was generally damag'd ; 

 but we had sav^d our Lives almost by a Miracle. We 

 return'd our most humble thanks to God, the Gracious and 

 Mighty Broteclor, who had assisted us in our extreme Beril. 



In the mean time one of us who seem'd to be the most 

 Strong and Vigorous Man in the Company, found himself 

 very much out of Order after so great a fatigue. As soon 

 as he got a-shoar naked and frozen,^ as he was, he laid him- 

 self all along upon the Sand, which the Sun had heated 

 extraordinarily. He thought at first he wanted only a little 

 Best, but a while after his Face turn'd as red as Scarlet ; 

 his Head grew very heavy, and his Distemper increas'd 



1 The upper surface of coral reefs always presents a series of sharp 

 and jagged edges most dangerous to tread on without protection to the 

 feet. 



2 "Boats land now at the upper end of the creek in Mathurin Bay, 

 at a small pier extending from the village, during high tide, but they 

 cannot get within 400 yards at low tide, and wading must be resorted 

 to." (Findlay, op. cit., p. 616.) 



3 In orig. : " transi," i.e., chilled. 



