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lower fort of people greatly againft you all. What is a day 
or two to you, now you are going at any rate? Be advifed ; 
go on board your fhip early in the afternoon, and make 
‘your captain haul out beyond the Diamond*, for mifchief 
is at hand.” My captain was as ready as 1; and we accord- 
ingly hauled out beyond the Diamond. The weather was 
fo clear, and the wind fo dire@tly fair, that, contrary to cu- 
ftom, we fet fail that very night, after being witneffes that 
the mifchief had begun, by the number of lights and re- 
peated firings of mufkets we heard from the town. 
Our veffel fprung a leak off Derna on the coaft, where I 
was once before fhipwrecked. The wind being contrary, 
_ we put about fhip, and ftood before it for Cyprus, our veiiel 
filled apace, and we were intending to put a cable round her 
waiit when the leak was found. A violent ftorm overtook 
us the night after. I apprehend our fhip was old, and the 
captain was again much alarmed, but the wind calmed next 
day. I was exceedingly diftrefled with the Guinea-worm 
in my leg, when the captain came and fat down by my bed- 
fide. ‘“ Now the matter is over, fays he, will you tell me 
one thing? it is mere curiofity; I will not let any one 
know.” ‘“ Before I tell you, faid I, I dare fay you will not; 
what isit?’. “ How many of thofe things, you know, fays. 
he, winking, have youon board?” “ Upon the word of a 
_ man, faid I, Ido not know what you mean.” “Ces morts! 
thefe dead men! how many have you in thefe trunks? for 
laft night the crew was going to throw all your boxes over- | 
board.” “I can tell you, captain, faid- 1, that you and they 
_ Vor, IV. | 4N 3 had 
* The Diamond is a fmall rock, juft without the harbour of Alexandria; when {hips are 
rive there, they are cleared out, and never molelted-further by the. cuftomhoufe. 
