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which were not then gone, went inftantly to his affiftance, 
he was unfortunately drowned, owing, as was fuppofed, to 
having encumbered himfelf with too many clothes, when 
he prepared himfelf, as before related, to be ready to quit 
the fhip. 
The raft being now completed, was loaded with as much 
provilion and ftores as it could carry, conftftently with the 
fafety of the people who were to go on it. The pinnace 
and jolly-boat were likewife filled with provifion, ammuni¬ 
tion, and fmall arms, in which was placed their greatefl 
fecurity. The people being fiill anxioufly employed in 
faving whatever they could, and the fhip beginning to 
have a little motion from the riling of the tide, there was 
great apprehenfion that the main-maft w'ould fall over 
the fide, in which cafe it muft have dropt on the raft, and 
deftroyed it, and have rendered all their labours fruitlefs* 
The raft and pinnace being ready to depart, and the 
evening advancing, the boatfwain was de fired to go 
into the fhip, and to wind his call, in order to alarm 
thofe who were bufily employed below (and whom Cap¬ 
tain Wilson had repeatedly entreated to defift) to go 
into the boats and raft, that they might endeavour to get 
on fiiore before night, and fecure what they had already- 
got out of the fhip. And here it may be worth noticing, 
the great care and attention of the carpenter, who was fo 
intent on faving what tools and ftores he could, that he re¬ 
mained below after the pinnace and raft were departed, and 
Captain 
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