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the boats. Indeed, there was considerable diffi- 

 culty in preserving his life from his comrades, who 

 begged to be allowed to kill him. He gradually 

 became better, but appeared depressed, fearing his 

 probable fate might be to be killed as soon as he 

 left the ship. On the tenth day he was allowed out 

 for two hours for exercise, and then again ironed, 

 but his comrades must have failed to tie him up 

 securely, for that night, the ship being becalmed, 

 and everybody asleep, he managed to get out of 

 the boat, and, ironed as he was, picked up a 9 lb. 

 hand lead, and struck Mr. Haynes on the forehead 

 whilst asleep in a chair on deck, leaving him sense- 

 less, covered with blood, and apparently dead, in 

 which state he remained for six hours. The mad- 

 man then attacked a Sooloo boy also asleep, but 

 was secured before doing much further harm. 



The mate then took charge, and the ship was 

 headed for Macassar, where she arrived four days 

 later. Here Mr. Haynes was most hospitably cared 

 for, and kindly tended by a Dutch gentleman for 

 six weeks, and gradually becoming stronger, he re- 

 covered his senses of taste and sight, which were 

 temporarily lost. The outer table of the frontal 

 bone was severely fractured, evidence of which will 

 remain visible throughout life ; he experiences now 

 but little inconvenience from the injury, beyond 



