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the ground fome days, with no other co- 

 vering than a bit of canvas thrown over 

 fome buflies, where he died. But to 

 return to our ftory : the captain, addref- 

 fing himfelf to the people thus aflem- 

 bled, told them, that it was his refolu- 

 tion to maintain his command over 

 them as ufual, which ftill remained in as 

 much force as ever ; and then ordered 

 them all to return to their refpedlive tents, 

 Vv'ith which order they inftantly com- 

 plied. Now we had favcd the long-boat 

 from the wreck, and got it in our pof- 

 feffion, there was nothing that feemcd 

 fo neceflary towards the advancing 

 our delivery from this defolate place, 

 as the new modelling this veflel fo as to 

 have room for all thofe who were inclined 

 to go off in her, and to put her in a con- 

 dition to bear the ftormy feas we muft of 

 courfe encounter. We therefore hauled 

 her up, and having placed her upon 

 blocks, fa wed her in two, in order to 



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