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greater facility than the other, and hence, hf 

 putting her round, ftie was foon fet afloat 

 again : but it was now neceflary to ftand 

 away, and make a long reach, from the more* 

 In order to get into deep water. This would 

 neceffafily delay our arrival, yet ftill the cap* 

 tain infifted that we fliould reach Berbifche 

 at night. But upon my next inquiry refpecl- 

 ing our progrefs I found that this was not 

 Tery probable, for we were then fix miles 

 further off than when the boat came to us i& 

 the morning. 



Soon afterwards all hands were fummonedj, 

 and " about , about" re-echoed throughout the 

 floop. But the vexatious Voltigeur again re- 

 filled. She had a fad antipathy to the Ber- 

 bifche river, and on their attempting to tack 

 for the more, Ihe refufed to turn her head that 

 way. The poor captain, who had carefully 

 Rationed every man at his poft, and prepared, 

 with all due care, for putting her about, grew 

 almoft frantic. He ftamped and raved, and 

 fwore with all the bitternefs of unbridled 

 wrath ; and, having gone through all his 

 volume of oaths, he threw himfelf down, 

 cxhaufted by his exertions and his fury, ex- 



