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own profit, rather countenanced than difcou- 

 raged his hopes. It required but little to aflure 

 him of what he fo ardently wifhed, and in full 

 certitude, under fevere fatigue, and without 

 food, did he continue failing about throughout 

 the greater part of the day — fupporting both 

 hunger and exertion by the animating hope of 

 fuccefs. 



Unluckily the boatmen who had flattered 

 his profpe&s, were afterwards feized with 

 doubts : The (hips were too far out at fea : the 

 tide was againft them : the wind was fhifting: 

 it was growing calm : they fhould not be 

 able to get back by night, and other difficulties 

 and obje&ions occurred to oppofe their pro- 

 ceeding further. Indeed the profpedt of 

 reaching the fleet, evidently grew lefs and lefs, 

 until at length Mac — himfelf acknowledged 

 it to be impoflible. 



His dilemma was now at the higheft : 

 what to do, or how to proceed he knew not. 

 The Lord Sheffield was gone ; his baggage was 



on board ; and he - left behind ! All 



his efforts had proved unfuccefsful— all his 

 hopes fallacious. He^ returned on fliore, ae- 



