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 cordingly ordered to divide the ta£b 

 equally between us. Yet, notwithftand- 

 ing our utmoft vigilance and care, fre- 

 quent robberies w^ere committed upon 

 our truft, the tent being acceffible in more 

 than one place. And one night, when 

 I had the watch, hearing a flir within, 

 I came unawares upon the thief, and 

 prefenting a piftol to his breaft, obliged 

 him to fubmit to be tied up to a poft, till 

 I had an opportunity of fecuring him 

 more effedlually. Depredations conti- 

 nued to be made on our referved ftock, 

 notwithftanding the great hazard attend- 

 ing fuch attempts ; for our common fafety 

 made it neceflary to punifti them with 

 the utmoft rigour. This will not be 

 wondered at, when it is known how 

 little the allowance which might confift- 

 ently be difpenfed from thence, was pro- 

 portionable to our common exigencies; 

 fo that our daily and nightly tafk of 

 roving after food, was not in the leaft 



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