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iFor this month paft, we had not known 

 what it was to have a dry thread about 

 us. 



The next day being foraething more 

 moderate, we ventured in with the barge 

 as near as we could to the fliore, and our 

 companions threw Us fome feals Hveri 

 which having eat greedily, we were 

 feized with exceffive ficknefs, which af- 

 feiled us fo much, that our Ikin peeled 

 off from head to foot. 



Whilfl the people were on fliore herie, 

 Mr. Hamilton met with a large feal, or 

 fea-lion, and fired a brace of balls into 

 him, upon which the animal turned 

 upon him open-mouthed ; but prefently 

 fixing his bayonet, he thruft it dow^n 

 its throat, with a good part of the barrel 

 of the gun, w^hich the creature bit in 

 two feemingly with as much eafe as if 

 it had been a twig. Notwithftanding 

 tiAC wounds it received, it eluded all far- 

 ther efforts to kill it, and got clear ofF. 



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