1 7 o The jDt/lrefes and Adventures 

 Having roafted a fufficient Quantity of Beef 

 and Plantains, while on the Ifland, to be in 

 Readinefs to take with us, when the Wind 

 fhould ferve ; and on the fourth Day the 

 Wind proving fair, we fet fail in order to 

 crofs the Gulf, which is fourteen Leagues 

 broad. Every Man took care of his own 

 Provifion, and we had every one a Hide to 

 lie on ; but when it rain'd, we made a Tilt 

 of our Hides, and by that Means kept our- 

 felves dry. 



Now when we thought ourfelves in a 

 fair Way of getting out of our Misfortunes, 

 and were comparing the Happinefs of our 

 Condition, with that of our poor Country- 

 men we had left fick at jjlberoy^ an Acci- 

 dent befel us, which foon made us think 

 ourfelves the moft miferable Men in the 

 World. The very firft Night we left the 

 Ifland of Chira, began a Storm which lafted 

 five Days fucceffively ; we foon loft Sight 

 of the Piragua, and were all that while tol- 

 led about in our little Canoe, and could fee 

 no Land. Having no Compafs to fleer our 

 Courfe by, and at laft not a Drop of Water 

 left to drink., our Circumftance was truly de- 

 plorable j 



