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fome beads. They were totally at a lofs what to make of ^ ^j^ ^' 

 the gimblets, till I pointed out their ufe, and taught " — --— ' 

 them to bore a hole through a piece of wood, which at Auguii, 

 once difcovered their value; and they admired the gimblets 

 far beyond their other prefents. 



Tuefday 8r 



When my viiiters prepared to go on fhore, it came an 

 to blow very hard ; on which I gave them to underftand, 

 that if they would ftay on board till the gale was over, I 

 would haul their canoes upon deck ; to this propofal they 

 readily agreed, but an old furly man in one of the canoes 

 objedled to it, and iniifted on their leaving the fhip, which 

 they did, and after a good deal of difficulty got fafe on 

 fhore. At eight o'clock the gale increafed, and at nine it 

 came on to blow fo ftrong at South, that 1 judged it pru- 

 dent to have the topgallant-mafls got down upon deck, 

 the topmafts ftruck dole down to the rigging, and the 

 lower yards kept aloft, ready for making fome fail, fhould 

 we be forced from our anchors. The water, however, 

 continued more fmooth than could have been expelled ; 

 and the vefTel being made fnug, rode very eafy. At eleven 

 o'clock, when fhe tended to the flood, apprehending that 

 our prefent fcope of cable would be infufficient to ride her 

 againft both wind and tide, we wore away to one and a; 

 quarter cable on the beft bower. 



At eight o'clock next morning, the weather appearing Wednef. 9. 

 more fettled, we began to fway up the topmafts ; but whilft 

 we were engaged in this bufinefs, it came on to blow very 

 frefh, which determined me to keep all faft, as I did not 

 judge it prudent to quit our lituation till there was a pro^ 

 bability of our clearing the river^ 



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