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severe. We therefore consulted in what 
manner we should dispose of ourselves 
until the morning, and we at length resolved 
that some of us should keep watch during 
the night, and the rest place themselves 
near the fire, and, if possible, obtain a little 
rest. 
The night passed without any of us en- 
joying a moment of repose* Our bodies 
on one side were heated by the fire ; but 
the cold chilled the other in such a manner 
as to render the pain hardly supportable. 
The sand, driven by the winds in prodi- 
gious quantities, filled our eyes, ears, and 
mouths, as we lay under the banks, and 
kept us in perpetual motion. We likewise 
entertained apprehensions respecting the 
natives. I had in the course of the day 
requested them to assist in preparing for 
our journey towards the colonies ; but they 
received these solicitations, as I thought, 
with coolness, and did not seem willing to 
part with us so soon. Perplexed with 
these suspicions, and suffering the most 
disagreeable inconveniences from our situ- 
ation, we waited the approach of morn 
with the most impatient solicitude. 
