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to be inhabited. Neverthelefs, this Sight was a Pleafure to ws, 



îind gave us a little Courage. 



Then they confidered if there was no Likelihood of getting 



T.yr r 7.7 the Jdour afloat again, and becaufe it wag 

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they take to fa^e ^^^^ ^j^^^^j^^ ^.^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^^ 

 themiel<ves. yitzxi^ of getting out of fuch a bad Situa, 



tion, fuppoling it impofTible to recover the Ship. Then they 

 recollefted that they Ihipped a flat-bottom'd Boat, with De- 

 jign to ufe it at St. Domingo ^ to load the Sugars they were to 

 take in there. This was a very prudent Precaution of the Cap^. 

 tain, who had been told that in that Country the Loading ofteiî 

 detains Ships in the Road much longer than is convenient for 

 the Intereft of the Owners, and the Health of the Ship's Com^ 

 pany : But Providence had another View without Doubt in in- 

 . îpiring him with this Thought. This Boat faved us. 



I do not well know what pafTed the fame Day between the 

 Officers and the Pilot, but there was no more Talk of recover- 

 ing the Veffel. Many have faid, that all their Efforts for this 

 Purpofe would have been ufelefs ; but the Captain complained 

 to me more than once, that they would not fufFer him to make 

 this Attempt in the Way he chofe. They refolved therefore 

 the fame Day to carry all the People to Land, and they labour-r- 

 ed all the Morning to make a Raft, that they might not b^ 

 obliged to make feveral Trips. 



However, they did not think proper yet to forfake the Ship, 

 and there were none but the Paffengers that were embarked in 

 the Long-Boat, and on the Raft. At a Gun-Shot from the Ship 

 we found the Sea very high, and the Bifket vv'hich we were car^ 

 rying to Land was wetted : A little Pettiaugre that followed 

 . the Boat could with Difhculty keep above Water, and the 

 Raft, which carried twenty-^two Men, was carped fo far by th^ 

 Current, that we thought it loll. 



The Boat, in which I was, m.ade Hafte to Land, that 



Sa^va es of the "^^g^^^ g^ to alTift the others ; but as we 

 1(1 'ds of the Mar ^^^^ ready to go afhore, we perceived a prêt-. 

 J / large Company of Savages armed with. 



^' Bows and Arrows, which approached us. 



This Sight made us refleél, that we were without Arms, and 

 we ftopt fome Time v>^ithout daring to advance. We even 

 thought, all Things well confidered, that it would be impru- 

 dent to go any farther. The Savages perceived our Diflrefs, 

 and eafily conceived the Caufe of it. They came near us, and 

 cried out to us in Sfani/rj, that they were Friends, When they 

 faw this did not encourage us, they quitted their Arms, and 

 came to y?, being up to the Waill in Water, 



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