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pofiible, in order to come at her leak, which we fuppofea to 
be fomewhere in that part ; for in all the joy of our unexpected 
deliverance, we had not forgot that at this time there was no- 
thing but a lock of wool between us and del tract ion. 1 he 
gale continuing, we kept our ftation ail the fifteenth. On the 
16th, it was fomewhat more moderate : and about fix o’clock 
in the morn ng, we hove the cable fhort, with a defign to get 
under fail, but were obliged to defift, and veer it cut again. 
It is remarkable that the fea bteeze, which blew frefh when 
we anchored, continued to do fo aimoil every day while we 
flayed here ; it was calm only while we were upon the rock, 
except once ; and even the gale that afterwards wafted us to 
the Ihore, would then certainly have beaten us to pieces. I11 
the evening of the preceding day, we' had obferved a fire near 
the beach over againft us ; and as it would be necefTary for us 
to flay fometime in this place, we were not without hope of 
making an acquaintance with the people. We law moie fires 
upon the hills to-day, and with our glades dif.overed four In- 
dians going along the fhore, who flopped, and made two fires; 
but for what purpole it was im pofiible we Ihould guefs. 
The fcurvy now began to make its appearance among us, 
with many formidable fymptoms. Our poor Indian, Tupia, 
who had fometime before complained that his gums were fore 
and fweiied, and who had taken plentifully of our lemon juice 
by the furgeon’s direction, had now livid fpots upon his legs, 
and other indubitable teftimonies that the difeafe had made a 
rapid progrefs, notwithflanding all our remedies, among 
which the bark had been liberally adminiflered. Mr. Green, 
our aflronomer, was alfo declining ; and thefe, among other 
circumftances, imbittered the delay which prevented our going 
all i ore. 
In the morning of the 17th, though the wind was ftill 
frefh, we ventured to weigh, and pufh in 'for the harbour; but 
in doing this we twice run the {hip aground : the full time fhe 
went off without any trouble, but the fecond time fhe fluck fall. 
We now got down the fore yard, fore top-mails and booms, 
ana taking them overboard, made a raft of them alongfide of 
the ihip. The tide was happily- riling, and about one o’clock 
in rhe afternoon fhe floated. We loon warped her into the 
harbour, and having moored her along-fiae of .1 fleep beach, 
to the fouth, we got the anchors, cables, and all the liawlers 
on Ihore before night. 
G H A P; 
