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SUFFERINGS — DISASTERS. 



1830 



or two at night, though working all day, while they were so 

 hard pressed for food. 



" 22d. Launched the shallop, or rather, hauled her down at 

 low water, and let her float. 24th. Indians more troublesome 

 than ever ; obliged to fire at them repeatedly. 27th. Almost 

 starved, eating bullock's hide. 30th. Nothing to eat but bul- 

 lock^s hide and berries. Could not get the shallop over the 

 reef because of a heavy surf. 



" May 1st. Got out to sea ; found the shallop leak very much: 

 nothing to eat but hide. 2d. Lat. 54°. 00'. Long. east. 63°. 50'. 

 5th. Made Cape Meredith (in the Falklands), but could not 

 get near for want of wind. 6th. Two men gave out(c) for want 

 of food : they had gone six days with but one pound of hide. 7th. 

 A heavy gale; the shallop under bare poles, and almost sinking; 

 sea making a clear breach over her ; men quite worn out by 

 constant pumping and baling, and by want of food : we had a 

 very hard job to keep her from sinking : at dusk saw land 

 through the rain and spray, half a mile to leeward ; showed the 

 head of the jib, and bore away right before the wind for the 

 nearest part : saw a cove, ran into it, and anchored. Killed 

 numbers of geese ; thanked God for our safety. 11th. Many 

 of our men ill from the sudden change. 17th. Went ashore in 

 Pleasant Harbour; saw a great number of cattle; the dog 

 caught two of them, and held them for us to kill.(c?) 30th of 

 May. Anchored in Port Louis, landed, and hauled the shallop 

 ashore at high- water.*" 



The vessel in which Brisbane and Bray were wrecked, was 

 driven ashore in a northerly gale, while sealing near Policarpo 

 Cove. Their crew consisted of about twenty men, most of whom 

 had fire-arms, and plenty of ammunition. Though it will 

 swell yet more the catalogue of his disasters, I must add that 

 Brisbane was once wrecked on South Georgia, and escaped 

 thence to Monte Video in a shallop, which he and his compa- 

 nions in distress built out of the wreck of their sealing vessel. 



CcJ Could work no longer. R. F, 



(dj Seized them by the lip. He was a large, strong animal, between 

 a bull-dog and a mastiff. R. F. 



