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ourfelves Tools of Wood, proper for the 

 Bufinefs. Our Oakum was the Outfides of 

 Coco Nuts. We were fixteen Days calking 

 this Velfel, which would carry twenty two 

 Mules crofs the River ; and there happened 

 iuch a Storm of Rain, that the Water rofe 

 above twenty Feet in one Night, and floated 

 our Veffel off the Stocks. 



When we had finifhed our Work, we 

 returned to our Mailer's Houfe ; but, ft range- 

 ly were we furprized at our Entrance, to 

 find there two of our Ship's Company, 

 whom we had left behind with the reft, at 

 St. 'Peter's SoBo y when we made our Efcape 

 from thence, little expe&ing ever to fee any 

 of them more. Thefe were our Carpenter 

 John Holland, who was fo grievoufly wound- 

 ed in the Engagement, that we had given 

 him over long fince as a dead Man, and 

 John BallmaWy who were moft pitiful Ob- 

 jefts of Compaflion, being almoft ftarved to 

 Death. They told us, that after we were 

 gone, they were very cruelly ufed, and had 

 fcarce any Thing allowed them to fubfift 

 on, but expe&ed every Day to be fent to 



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