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out moistening them, causing them pain rather than satisfaction. 

 On the eighth night, the lieutenant passed ten hours at the 

 helm, not one of the remaining nine having the strength to 

 relieve him. It was not possible they could survive another 

 day. The dawn of the 3d of August brought with it the 

 blessed sight of land, and, collecting all their strength, to avoid 

 being wrecked by the currents, tides, and reefs, they landed in 

 safety late in the afternoon. The men rushed upon the beach, 

 and, in their joy, rolled in the sand, and mingled thanksgivings 

 with their shouts of joy. They no longer appeared like human 

 beings, suffering having rendered their faces frightful to behold 



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The place where the3r were was a Portuguese settlement, 

 and they were hospitably received by the colonists, who gave 

 them shirts and manioc in abundance. Proceeding to Per- 

 nambuco, where a Portuguese fleet was stationed, they were 

 welcomed with kindness by the officers, the lieutenant being 

 admitted to the admiral's mess, and the men being distributed 

 among the ships and placed on full pay. They were soon re- 

 stored to their country, and the lieutenant communicated to the 

 Government an official account of the disaster. 



