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plated a fpeedy efcape from all the perils and 

 annoyances of the execrable Vokigeur. We 

 had been under fail during the whole of the 

 night, and it was no unreasonable flight of 

 fancy to expect that we approached near to 

 the end of the voyage. But the term of our 

 fuflferings was not thus foon to clofe. New 

 vexations arofe, and difappointment again pre- 

 fented its thorns. An old tailor, who had been 

 employed to take his watch at the helm, dur- 

 ing the night, had devoted to all fubduing 

 Morpheus, and fteered the veffbl a wrong 

 courfe ; from which accident we had now the 

 mortification to find ourfelves more diftant 

 from Berbifche, than we had been in the even- 

 ing. This was a cruel blow to my happier! 

 expectations ; and judging from the progrefs 

 hitherto made, the warm hope of being foon 

 on ftiore, was fuperfeded by the fear of being 

 detained another night on board. 



One of the pafiengers, who, it proved, 

 was the owner of the veflel, obferving my fo- 

 licitude, offered me confolation, by remarking 

 that we were not far diftant from an eftate of 

 his, upon the coaft, and affuririg me that if the 

 veflel Ihould not be able to reach Berbifche in 



