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hourly expected to go to pieces, and the utmoft difquie- 
tude was entertained for the fafety of the boats, not 
only on account of the natives, but alfo of the weather, 
it continuing to blow very hard.—But in the afternoon, 
they perceived with inexpreffible joy the boats coming off; 
a light the more welcome, as they were fearful from their 
long Hay, they might have met with fome difafter, either 
from the inhabitants, or the ftorm; they were however 
happily relieved from this anxiety by their getting fafe to 
the Hrip about four o’clock, having left the ftores and five 
men on Hi ore. They brought the welcome news that there 
was no appearance of inhabitants on the illand where they 
had landed; that they had found a fecure harbour well fliel- 
tered from the weather, and alfo fome frefir water. Every 
one now purfued their labour with renovated fpirits to 
complete the raft, which was in great forwardnefs when 
the boats returned; this being completed, they took a fe- 
cond refrelhment of bread and wine, each individual having 
ft richly conformed to the promife made to Captain Wilson, 
not to drink any ffrong liquor. We muff not omit here men¬ 
tioning a melancholy accident which happened among the 
events of this difaftrous morning; foon after day-break the 
mizen-maft being found near the Blip’s ftern, and fome 
of the rigging entangled in the mizen-chains, Godfry 
Minks went to cut it adrift, in doing which he unfortu¬ 
nately flipped and fell overboard, and although the boats, 
h which 
