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own carpenters, however afliduous and ready, would not have 
been equal to. The circumftance of the Antelope being 
fixed, and ftuck to the coral reef, by the rock having pierced 
through her bottom, gave all our people the moft flatter¬ 
ing hope, that many ufeful and valuable materials for the 
purpofe of the new veflel might yet be faved from her, be¬ 
fore any returning hard gales fhould drive her to pieces. 
The fpirits of all our people were renovated, nothing pre- 
fented itfelf to them but the future veflel which was to 
convey them home; defpondency was chafed from every 
mind, and each of the Engli/Jj being appointed to his diftinct 
ftation by their new matter, having dug up the tools which 
had been buried previoufly to the King’s vifit, as before 
mentioned, they all went to work with the utmoft alacrity ; 
each determined (unfkilled however he might be) to exert 
his abilities and perfonal ftrength to promote and aid the 
general plan.—Thofe who were appointed of the carpenter’s 
crew were defired by Captain Wilson to regard Mr. Barker 
as their director, and to receive from him fuch appoint¬ 
ments and directions in that department, as he fhould judge 
moft convenient, after he had experienced their feparate 
abilities. Mr. Sharp, the furgeon, and Mr. M. Wilson? 
were appointed to faw down trees, in which employment 
the Captain often worked himfelf. The boatfwain, who 
had formerly ferved part of an apprenticefhip to a black- 
fmith, now refumed his old avocation, aflifted by a mate. 
The 
