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from us y but before this latter part of 

 the fentence could be put in execution, 

 one of them fled ; but the other was put 

 alone upon a barren ifland, which af- 

 forded not the lead flicker however, we, 

 in compaffion, and contrary to order, 

 patched him up a bit of a hut, and 

 kindled him a fire, and then left the poor 

 wretch to fliift for himfelf. In two or 

 three days after, going to the ifland in our 

 boat with fome little refrefliment, fuch as 

 our miferable circumftances would admit 

 of, and with an intent of bringing him 

 back, we found him dead and ftifF. I was 

 now reduced to the loweft condition by my 

 illnefs, which was increafed by the vile 

 ftuflT I eat, when we were favoured by a 

 fair day, a thing very extraordinary in 

 this climate. We inftantly took the ad- 

 vantage of it, and once more vifited the 

 laft remains of the wreck, her bottom. 

 Here our pains were repaid with the 

 great good fortune of hooking up three 



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