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With this object in view^ they procured four 

 others^ adventurers like themselves^ and pur- 

 chased a whale-boat, with all other things requi- 

 site for such an undertaking ; they then freighted 

 a vessel, called the Valparaiso, commanded by a 

 Dane named L — s — n, for the purpose of carry- 

 ing them to their destination. When off the 

 island it fell calm, but being anxious to get on 

 shore, they left the vessel in order to prepare for 

 the reception of the venture which was to stock 

 their little kingdom, the captain promising to 

 land every thing as soon as he was close enough in. 

 Poor, unsuspecting fellows ! how little did they 

 dream of the disasters which awaited them. It 

 may easily be imagined, the golden prospects 

 they pictured to their imaginations on first 

 landing in those dominions, of which they were 

 the sole possessors, and the light hearts with 

 which they prepared to fix out a spot for the 

 reception of their goods, being their all in the 

 world. After working like horses all the day, 

 they lay down to rest under the canopy of 



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