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the beft Tailors in the (hip had taken their Tick. 

 Their quarrel was with the lieutenant, who, they 

 faid, had hitherto treated them with a great deal of 

 haughtinefs and feverity. The wine, which they 

 had at difcretion, had inflamed their pafiions in 

 fuch a manner, that it was fcarce poffible to make 

 them liften to reafon. 



The captain mewed on this occafion a wifdom, 

 firmnefs, and moderation, which could not well 

 have been expedted from his age, little experience 

 and pad conduct : he knew how to make himfelf 

 loved and feared by people who feemed to be guid- 

 ed by nothing but fury and caprice. The lieute- 

 nant on his part confounded the moft mutinous by 

 his intrepidity, and having found means to feparate 

 and employ them, in the end made himfelf obey- 

 ed. They had at laft drawn from the bottom 

 of the hold the boat that had been fo long pro- 

 rnifed, and had carried it to the ifland. This muft 

 now be equipped, lodgings muft be found till it 

 could be got ready, provifions and ammunition 

 muft be got from the fhip, and laftly, they muft 

 fortify themfelves againft any furprize of the In- 

 dians. The captain employed in this fervice all 

 fuch as he had moft need to make fure of, and 

 begged of me to remain on board to affift the lieu- 

 tenant in reftraining the reft within bounds. 



On thetwenty-feventh at day-break there appeared 

 a fail within two large leagues of us; wehungout the 

 fignal of diftrefs, and fome time afterwards we obferv- 

 ed that he had laid his fliip to, to wait for us. The 

 lieutenant immediately embarked on board a canoe, 

 and went on board to fee whether the captain would 

 jagree to receive all of us. But this was only a 



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