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us had we been ignorant of this precaution; and 

 had it once broken into the boat nothing could have 

 saved us. The people that saw us from the shore 

 told us next day they conceived our vessel was a 

 schooner, as they never expected a boat could live 

 in such a sea: some time before this a sloop got into 

 this Boar and had her mast rolled out of her before 

 she could get out. In consequence of having been 

 drawn into this tideway we were carried nine or ten 

 miles to the northward of Stave, near Xunse Castle, 

 the place we intended to stop at, and by rowing to 

 get clear of the Boar, we had rowed twelve miles 

 out to sea; after this we set sail, steered south-west, 

 made the north end of Westra, and landed at Stave. 

 After all our fatigue we could not get lodgings, 

 not even for one night ; we were therefore recom- 

 mended to go to Pear a way, which was not far by 

 land but was six or seven miles by water. As we 

 were unacquainted with the route we got a man 

 who was fishing for lobsters to pilot us; and it was 

 very fortunate we did so, for it came on very thick 

 and dark, but we arrived safe at twelve o'clock at 

 night. This was by far the most fatiguing day I 

 ever experienced, and to add to our comforts, the 

 people where we lodged could not accommodate us 

 with a fire to warm or dry ourselves, but as there 

 was no inn to resort to for better accommodation, 



