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tlie women func^, the child fqiieaked, the fire fmoked, 

 the rains poureddown, and the whole velTel ftunk to fach 

 a degree, that I hegan to think myfelf but little better 

 off than the unfortunate perfons who were confined in 

 the black hole at Calcutta. At fix o'clock the next 

 morning, however, the joyful fun broke through the 

 douds, and I dropped down with the Charon before De- 

 vil's Harwar. 



On the 29th, I delivered my fick officer and five fick 

 men, befides my other paiTengers, for whom 1 had done 

 all that was in my power, but that was very little ; and 

 having flowed the newly-arrived provifions in a proper 

 place, I once more returned to my dreadful flation, 

 where I came to an anchor on the firft of Auguft. 



The following day, between the fhowers, we faw great 

 numbers of monkies, of which I fliot one, and having 

 had no frefh meat for a long time, I ordered it to be 

 drelTed, and eat it with a good appetite. We were at 

 this time in a fliocking fituation, not only wanting re- 

 frefliment ; but the men's cloaths and hammocks were 

 rotting from day to day, not only from their being al- 

 mofl conilantly wet, but being alfo compofed of the very 

 worft materials fent from Holland. 



On the third, I received the account that Lieutenant 

 Stromer was dead at Devil's Harwar. 



On the fourth, we dropped down before the place, to 

 bury him dire6lly, in the hope of doing it v/ith decency, 

 but we were difappointed ; for having contrived to make 



X 2 a coffin 



