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ately after applied himfelf with his ufual 

 ferenity, to his duty, perfuaded it did 

 not become him to defert it as long as 

 the fliip kept together. Mr. Jones, 

 mate, who now furvives not only this 

 wreck, but that of the Litchfield man 

 of war upon the coaft of Barbary, at the 

 time when the fliip was in the moft 

 imminent danger, not only fliewed 

 himfelf undaunted, but endeavoured to 

 infpire the fame refolution in the men ; 

 faying, " My friends, let us not be dif- 

 couraged : did you never fee a fliip 

 amongft breakers before ? Let us try to 

 pufli her through them. Come, lend a 

 hand ; here is a flieet, and here is a 

 brace ; lay hold ; I don't doubt but we 

 may flick her yet near enough to the 

 land to fave our lives/' This had fo 

 good an efFed, that many who before 

 were half dead, feemed adlive again, and 

 now went to work in earneft. This Mr. 

 Jones did purely to keep up the fpirits of 



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