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 for the future* A weed called flaugh, 

 fried in the tallow of fome candles we 

 had faved, and wild fellery, were our 

 only fare ; by which our ftrength was fo 

 much impaired, that we could fcarcely 

 crawl. It was my misfortune too, to 

 labour under a fevere flux, by which I 

 Ijvas reduced to a very feeble flare ; fo 

 that in attempting to traverfe the rocks 

 in fearch of flielLfifli, I fell from one in- 

 to very deep water, and with difficulty 

 faved my life by fwimming. As the 

 captain was now freed, by the departure 

 of the long-boat, from the riotous appli- 

 cations, menaces, and difturbance of diti 

 unruly crew, and left at liberty to fo^ 

 low the plan he had refolved upon, of 

 going northward, he began to think 

 ferioufly of putting it in execution ; in 

 order to which, a meflfage was fent to 

 the deferters, who had feated themfelves 

 on the other fide of the neighbouring 

 Lagoon, to found them, whether they 



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