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<,his Agreement made us judge that it was not without Founda- 

 tion : Upon which it was refolved among us, that I fhould re- 

 turn with the Captain to the Ship, in order to prevent unjuil Re- 

 folutions, if they v/ere tempted to take any. 



I therefore declared to the Captain, that fince his Chaplain 

 refolved to ftay in the Ifland, it was not proper that I Ihould re- 

 main there alfo ; that it was better to feparate us, and that I was 

 refolved not to lay from on board the Ship, whilft any Perfon re- 

 mained on board. He feemed a little furprifed. at my Difcourfe, 

 but he made no Objeélion, and we fet off. I found on my Ar- 

 rival at the Ship, that they had fpread the* Sails, to fee, as they 

 faid, if it was poffible to difengage it. But there were many 

 other Manœuvres to make for this End, and they did not think 

 £t to try them. 



In half an Hour the Wind turned to the Eaft, and grew very 

 Several Paffe which obliged us to furl the Sails : 



per^'^^^^ d "^"^ ^^^^ Storm proved the Means of faving 



zood Pronjidence ^ ^^^^^ were upon the Float, and who 

 ^ had been carried a great Way out to Sea : 



The Billows drove them back again towards us, and as foon as 

 we perceived them, the Captain fent them his Long-Boat, which 

 took them in Tow, and brought them again to the" Ship. Thefe 

 unfortunate People, who were for the moft Part poor Paflengers, 

 expeded nothing but Death, and on our Side, we began to de- 

 fpair of faving them, when Providence raifed this little Storm to 

 fave them from perifhing at Sea. 



My Prefence was more necefTary in the Ship than I had ima- 

 gined. The Sailors, during the Captain's Abfence, were refolved 

 to drown in Wine their Sorrow and Cares. In Spite of the Lieu- 

 tenant, whom they did not much re;fpe6l, and whom many did 

 not love, they had broke open the Locker that fecured the Stores, 

 and we found them almoil all dead drunk. And I faw ibme 

 Symptoms amongft them of Mutiny and Defertion, from which 

 I judged there v/as every Thing to fear, if it was not remedied 

 betimes ; and the more, as the Captain, the' liked well enough 

 by the Sailors, knew not how to make himfelf obeyed by the 

 inferior 0£icers, the greateft Part of whom were much inclined 

 to mutiny, and who could not bear his Lieutenant. 



To encreafe our Uneafinefs, a Company of Savages followed 

 Trouble from the ^^'^ conceived, that if we had 



Sa^ao-es. Violence to fear from them, it would not 



. * be eafy to flum their Importunities, and par- 



ticularly, that we ought to guard well whatVe were not wHlino- 

 to lofe. The moa^diftinguifned called himfelf Don 

 and fpoke Spanijlj pretty well. He had learnt ftill better the 

 Sfani/h Gravity and Manners. If he fav/ any one well àïQKeà, 



2^ 2 . he 



