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The following day they crossed the river. Here their pro- 
visions being nearly exhausted, and the delay and fatigue oc- 
casioned by traveling with the women and children being 
very great, the sailors began to murmur, and each seemed 
resolved to shift for himself. Accordingly the captain, with 
Mr. Logie, the first mate, with his wife; the third mate, 
Colonel James and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Hosea, Mr. Newman, 
a passenger, the purser, the surgeon, and five of the children, 
agreed to keep together, and travel as before ; many of the 
sailors were also prevailed upon to attend them, by the liberal 
promises of the passengers. 
On the other hand, Mr. Shaw, the second mate, Mr. Trotter, 
the fourth, Mr. Harris, the fifth. Captain Talbot, Messrs. Wil- 
liams and Taylor, M. D'Espinette, several other gentlemen 
and their servants, together with a number of the seamen, in 
all forty-three persons, among whom was Hynes, from whom 
much information was aifterward obtained, resolved to hasten 
forward. A young gentleman of the name of Law, seven or 
eight years of age, crying after one of the passengers, they 
agreed to take him with them, and to carry him by turns when 
tired. 
This separation was equally fatal, cruel, and impolitic ; 
however, the second mate's party having been stopped by a 
river, they once more joined with great satisfaction, and tra- 
veled in company the whole of that day and part of the next. 
They now arrived at a large village, where they found 
Trout, who introduced his wife and child to them, and begged 
a piece of pork. He informed them that this was his resi- 
dence, and repeated his former declaration, that the natives 
would not suffer him to depart, even if he was inclined to re- 
turn to his own country. He however communicated various 
articles of 'information relative to their journey, for which they 
made due acknowledgments ; but it is to be lamented that he 
could not be induced to extend his services, or rather, that his 
crimes and character rendered, him dangerous to be trusted, 
and fearful of trusting himself among Christians. 
During their conversation with Trout, the natives surround- 
ed them in numbers, and continued to follow them till dusk. 
The two companies passed the night together, but that dis- 
tress which ought to have been the bond of unity, was un- 
fortunately perverted into an occasion for disaffection and 
complaint. 
Their provisions running very short, a party went down 
to the sea-side to seek for shell-fi&'h on the rocks, and found a 
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