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caufe of much inconvenience, but, fortunately, 

 it was foon remedied. The two long boats, 

 with all the neceffary implements for working 

 the guns, that were to be landed with the 

 troops, broke from their ladling, and had gone 

 adrift from the Chip. You will imagine that it 

 was not a late hour of the morning when the 

 accident was difcovered. Men were fent out, 

 immediately, in fearch of the boats, and they 

 were found drifted out to fea far down to lee- 

 ward, but with all the things fafe on board. 

 Luckily they were brought back in time to 

 accompany the troops, the tide not ferving 

 at an early hour, for attempting the di (em- 

 barkation. 



At length the little fleet of Hoops, fchoon- 

 ers,and other fmall veifels, calculated, as it was 

 believed, for the fhallow fea they had to pafs, 

 got under weigh, and flood diredt for the 

 fhore. The larger Ihips were unable to ap- 

 proach near enough to give any protedion to 

 the landing. 



The fmall light veifels into which the 

 troops and (lores were removed, were fome of 

 them brought with us from Barbadoes for the 



