tio The jDiflveJfes and Jdwniures 

 began to think it high Time to depart, and 

 accordingly took up my Nets and fet for- 

 ward ; but here was terrible travelling, for 

 the Ground was very rocky, and fo full of 

 lharp Stones, that I could not fet one Foot 

 before another without being cut, 



I now began to draw near fome very 

 high Cliffs, and a Point of Rocks which ran 

 out a long Way into the Sea, which was 

 continually beating over it ; and about Sun-* 

 fet I came up clofe to it, but when I faw 

 the Sea breaking over it, as we fay, Moun* 

 tains high, I found it would be impoflible 

 for me ever to get round it, unlefs it were 

 in a ftark Calm ; however, by the Time it 

 was dark I made Ihift to fcramble up to the 

 Top of a very fteep Rock, where grew a 

 Tree. This feem'd a very convenient Situa- 

 tion for me to take up my Abode in; for 

 from hence, I could fee when an Opportu- 

 nity offered to get round the Point, and be 

 all the while ftielter'd in the Tree ; where- 

 fore, I mounted it diredly and there fat all 

 Night. At Sun-rife the next Morning, the 

 Weather proved fomewhat moderate, which 

 ifieouraged me to go down, and make an 



Attempt 



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