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who âre very good natured Fellows ; we have fifty Sailors of 

 Rretagney a little mutinous, but ftrong and vigorous ; almoft all 

 have been at the Cod-Fifhery, and that is a good School. The 

 Seamen appear to be Men of Judgment and Experience. 



In Spite of all thefe Hindrances which I have mentioned, we 

 / anchored on the Outfide the Bar the 2d at Night; we paffed it 

 the 3d, and for Want of Wind we could go no farther. Yef- 

 terday'we were again ftopt all the Day, and this Night we have 

 had a Storm from the South, which made us give Thanks to 

 the Lord that we were not at Sea fo near the Coaft. I hope. 

 Madam, to write to you in a Ihort Time from St, Domingo, whi' 

 ther our Pink is bound to take in a Cargo of Sugar, which lays 

 there ready for us. I take the Advantage of a Sloop which is 

 going up to Ne^ Orleans, to fend this Letter to you by a Veffel 

 that is bound diredly for Frante. 



1 amy &c. 



LETTER XXXIII. 



Voyage to the Channd of Bahama. Shipwreck of the A dour : 

 Return to Louisiana along the Coajî of Florida : Defcription 

 of that Coaf. 



Madam^ At the BiLOxr, Juné 5, 



IPromifed to write to you imfnediately from St. Domingoi 

 But behold after two Months I am here, as far off as I was 

 then : The Recital of the fad Event that has brought me back 

 to this Colony, and which has but too well juftified my Appre- 

 henfioii^, with fome Obfervations on a Country which I did 

 not exped to fee, will make the Subjeél of this Letter. I 

 am not, however, fo much to be pitied as you may think. I 

 am very well recovered of my Fatigues. I have gone through 

 great Dangers, but have happily efcaped from them : The Evil 

 that is paft is but a Dream, and often a pleafant one. 



It was but half an Hour at moft, after I had clofed my Let* 

 q-L^ Arînnv /"y ^hcïi thc Wind coming to the North 



i t:?e Aaour jets prepared to fail. I thought that the 



Refpea: due to the facred Day of Eapr 

 would have engaged the Captain to have waited till the next 

 Day, efpecially as it was paft Noon; but he had few Provifi- 

 ©ns, and one Day's Delay might have bad Confe(juences. Our 

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