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ducing a large piece of boiled feal, fof- 

 fered no one to partake with him but 

 the furgeon, who was the only man in 

 favour at this time. We did not espedr, 

 indeed, any relief from him in our pre- 

 fent condition ; for we had a few fmall 

 mufcles and herbs to eat j but the men 

 could not help expreffing the greateft in- 

 dignation at his negleft of the deceafed ; 

 faying that he deferved to be deferted 

 by the reft for his favage behaviour. 



The endeavoring to pafs up this river 

 was for us, who had fo long ftruggled 

 with hunger, a moft unfeafonable at- 

 tempt ; by which we were harraffed to 

 a degree that threatened to be fatal to 

 more of us ; but our guide, without any 

 refped to the condition our hard (hips 

 had reduced us tOj was very foliicitous 

 for us to go that way, w^hich poffibly he 

 had gone before in light canoes y but for 

 fuch a boat as ours was imoradlicabl^. 

 We conceived, therefore, at that time, 



6 that 



