The veffel now flood dire&ly into the 

 mouth of the river, and, being careful to keep 

 the middle of the ftream, we again felt feeure 

 of our paffage. But the fates had not yet 

 fufficiently fehooled us in adverfity. Before 

 we had time to reach the fort the wind drop- 

 ped, and, from the veffel difobeying the helm, 

 we again drifted aground. This was worfe 

 than all; and the poor captain now fwore 

 that " the very devil himfelf mufi have Jet hi$ 

 fpell upon the vejfel /" 



We were again compelled to let go the 

 anchor, in order to wait the return of the 

 breeze. Being near to the ifland and the fort, 

 I might have gone on more in the boat, but 

 I could not venture to afk our angry com- 

 mander to fpare any of his men for that pur- 

 pofe. I had often, before, feen him expend 

 his wrath without prefuming to interrupt him. 

 It was now increafed to frenzy, and he loudly 

 vociferated — " There is fome daamm devil in 

 thejhip that's bringing us this paffage^ and we 

 mujl heave him overboard^ or we Jhant get in 

 this month" It was perilous to fpeak to hirn, 

 and, if any thing I might fay mould chance to 

 crpfs him, it was not certain but, in the over-? 



