174 The Diftnjfcs and Adventures 



and asked him, if he knew any Thing of 

 the three that were miffing ; He looked 

 about, and feeing their Bows, Arrows, Nets? 

 and Calabafties gone, cried out, that they 

 were houday, that is, run away. Then he 

 bewailed himfelf grievoufly, that now there 

 were but two Indians and we two Englijh- 

 men left, we fhould not be able to manage 

 the Canoe ; but I told him, we had no Way 

 left but to ufe our Endeavours, and that if 

 we got our Things fpeedily into the Canoe, 

 and beftirred ourfelves heartily, we might 

 poffibly come up with the Piragua. This 

 Advice was approved, and we went ftrait- 

 ways to Work, and filled up our little Vef- 

 fel, and then failed away as faft as the 

 Wind would carry us ; but inftead of com- 

 ing up with the Piragua, we fell foul of 

 Q tint a Mala again, and there our Projeft 

 ended, but not without our trying many 

 Experiments to weather it, which all proved 

 ineffe&ual ; fo that now we were forced to 

 get on Shore, at a Place called the Legator, 

 where we found a Range, but no People. 

 We ftaid here three Days, in which Time, 

 my Countryman Barnwell, and one of the 

 Indians, fell fick ; upon which, we found 



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