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Havannah or St. Auguftin in Florida. Thefe fuf- 

 picions were ftrengthened in every one of us, when 

 we perceived that we were all in the fame way of 

 thinking, and this agreement made us imagine it 

 was not without foundation ; it was therefore re- 

 folved amongft ourfelves, that I mould return to 

 the vefTel with the captain, in order to prevent 

 fuch a violent refolution, mould they attempt it, 

 from taking effect. 



I therefore declared to the captain, that as his 

 chaplain v/as to remain on the ifland, it was not 

 proper I mould flay likewife that it would be bet- 

 ter to feparate us, and that I was refolved to deep 

 no where but aboard, whilft any one remained in 

 the fhip. He feemed a little furprized at what I 

 faid, but made no opposition, and fo fet out. I 

 found on getting aboard, that they had fet the 

 fails, to try as they faid, to get her off; but a great 

 many other things were to be done for that pur- 

 pofe, which however they^did not think proper to 

 attempt. 



Half an hour after, the wind turned to the 

 eaft and blew very hard, which obliged us to furl 

 the fails ^ this gale, however, was the fafety of thofe 

 who were on the raft, which had been carried out 

 very far in the offing. The waves drove her back 

 towards us, and as foon as we perceived her, the 

 captain lent the fhallop, which took her in tow, 

 and brought her along fide. Thefe unhappy men, 

 were for the mod part, poor pafTengers who looked 

 for nothing but death ; and we on our fide, began 

 to defpair of being able to fave them, when pro- 

 vidence raifed this little tempeft in order to pre- 

 ferve them from fhipwreck. 



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