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 went afliore ; but the weather being very 

 rainy, and finding nothing to fubfift 

 upon, we pitched a bell tent, which we 

 had brought with us, in the wood oppo- 

 fite to where the barge lay. As this 

 tent was not large enough to con- 

 tain us all, I propofed to four of the 

 people, to go to the end of the bay, 

 about two miles diftant from the b^U 

 tent, to occupy the fkeleton of an old 

 Indian wigwam, which I had difcovered 

 in a walk that way upon our firft land- 

 ing. This we covered to windward 

 with fea-weed ; and lighting a fire, laid 

 ourfelves down, in hopes of finding a 

 remedy for our hunger in fleep ; but 

 we had not long compofed ourfelves ber 

 fore one of our company was dif- 

 turbed by the blowing of fome animal 

 at his face, and upon opening his eyes, 

 was not a little aftoniflied to fee, by the 

 glimmering of the fire, a large beafl: 

 ftanding over him. He had prefence of 



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