Travels in North America. 355 



The Captain fhewed on this Occafion a Prudence, a Steadi- 

 The Steadiner ^ Moderation, which one would not 



^ , ^ ^^v^ expedled froin his Age, his Want of 



$f the Ujficers. ^ Experience, and his pall Conduft : He knew 

 how to make himfelf beloved and feared by People, who fcarce 

 any longer hearkened to any Thing but their Fury and Caprice. 

 The Lieutenant, on his Part, confounded the moft mutinous 

 by his Intrepidity ; and having found Means to feparate and 

 employ them, he carried his Point, and reduced them to Obedi- 

 ence. They had at laft got from the Bottom of the Hold, the 

 Boat fo much promifed, and they had carried it to the Tfland. It 

 was neceffary to fit it up, and to lodge themfelves till it was 

 ready, and to get out of the Ship Provifions and Ammunition, 

 to fortify themfelves againft any Surprize of the Savages. The 

 Captain employed in thefe Works all thofe whom he moft 

 diftrufted ; and entreated of me to ftay on board, to affift the 

 Lieutenant in keeping the reft to their Duty. 



The 17th, at Day-break, there appeared a Sail two Leagues 

 ÂV V(\\^h'^ from us. We made Signals of Diftrefs with 

 , ^ . f our Flap- /'^ J, and fome Time after we ob- 

 to relie^ve th m Served that he Jay by to wait for us. Imme- 



Q ete^-ve em. diately the Lieutenant took the Canoe, and 

 went aboard to afk the Captain if he would take us all in. But 

 it was only a Brigantine of one hundred Tons, which had been 

 plundered by Pirates, and which for three Days had made many 

 Efforts to get out of this Bay; where the Currents, the Captain 

 faid, being ftronger this Year than had ever been known, had 

 drawn his Brigantine againft ail his Endeavours to the contrary, 

 though he made the Eaft-North-Eaft. It is true, that we had 

 this only from our Lieutenant, whom fome fufpefted of invent- 

 ing this Story, that he might attribute to the Strength and Irre- 



fularity of the Currents, the Misfortune in which his Obftinacy 

 ad engaged us. 



However that might be, the Englijh Captain confented to take 

 in twenty Perfons, if we would fupply him with Provifions and 

 Water, of which they were in great Want. The Condition 

 was accepted, and the Captain approached us in Fad, with Inten- 

 tion to drop an Anchor as near us as poffible ; but a ftrong 

 Wind from the South rifing on a fudden, he wa? obliged to 

 purfue his Route, that he might not expofe himfelf to the Dan- 

 ger of being loft, in endeavouring to fuccour us. The ïçth we 

 again faw three Ships under Sail. They went to make them the 

 fame Propofals as to the firft, but they could not perfuade them to 



(a} This is done by boifling the Flag to the Top of the Staff, and twiiting 

 it about it fo that it can't fly abroad. 



Z z 2 accept 



