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foiicitalionSj and I then commanded him tc^ 
leave me^ affiiring him at thie fame time, 
that unlefe he miade every exertion to en- 
courage the people in their duty, and im^ 
mediately go himifeif to the pumips, I would, 
hovv^ever painful to my feelings, have him 
thrown into the fea. He retired, and ex- 
erted himfelf afterwards with a manly per- 
feverance. 
I was immediately addreffed on the de- 
parture of the carpenter by miany of the 
failors, and on the fame fubjecl. — They 
were fo clamorous, and differed fo m.uch 
in their opinions, that I was nearly going 
to extremes with fome of them.. 
I mention thefe circumftances as a caution 
to future navigators, who are entrufted 
with a commiand. They too frequently lif- 
ten to the opinions of their people in time of 
danger, who are generally for quitting the 
£hip and taking to boats, mafts, yards and 
fpars fprmicd into rafts, or whatever tim- 
bers they can lafli together ; indeed, as the 
prejudices and fentimicnts of the common 
failors on thefe occalions arc fo various, i^ 
is not to be fuppofed that any thing can 
arife, from fuch a miiftaken conduft, but 
confufion and misfortune. 
A crew, fuch as mine, com.pofed of peo- 
ple of various nations, require indeed from 
their comm^ander a peculiar attention. It 
m.ay happen, that by humiOnring their reli^ 
gious prejudices at a particular momxcnt, an 
cll^ntial lervice may be obtained 5 and as 
