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 pended chiefly, which was the fhell-fifix, 

 were every where, along fliore, eat up ^ 

 and as to flock faved from the wreck, it 

 may be guefled what the amount of that 

 might be, when the fliare allotted to the 

 captain, lieutenant Hamilton, and the fur- 

 geon, was no more than fix pieces of beef, 

 as many of pork, and ninety pounds of 

 flour. As to myfelf, and thofe that left 

 the long-boat, it was the leaft revenge 

 they thought they could take of us to 

 with-hold our provifion from us, though 

 at the fame time it was hard and un- 

 juft. For a day or two after our return, 

 there was fome little pittance dealt out to 

 us, yet it was upon the foot of favour ; 

 and we were foon left to our ufual in- 

 duftry for a farther fupply. This was 

 now exerted to very little purpofe, for 

 the reafon before afligned ^ to which may 

 be added, the wreck was now blown 

 up, all her upper works gone, and no 

 hopes of any valuable driftage from her 

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