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mission to go with me. I spoke to the 
Lieutenant on the subject, and he read¬ 
ily consented. We then set sail, ac- 
companied by my master and his son,, 
We soon fell in with the 2d Lieutenant, 
in another boat, who informed that atf 
the survivors of the Globe’s crew were 
now rescued. The boats soon lost sight 
of each other, as night came on, and 
that in which I was arrived at the Isl¬ 
and about 9 o’clock in,the evening. We 
landed, cooked supper, and anchored 
our boat at a little distance from the 
shore for the night. 
The next morning, (30th,) we got 
under weigh, accompanied by the other 
boat, beat to the wind »yard, for the out¬ 
side passage, and then ran do wn to the 
schooner, and got along side at 9 o’¬ 
clock. I will leave it for the reader, to 
picture my feelings on entering once 
more on board of an American vessel, 
after having been among unmerciful 
savages 22 months. We soon had some 
breakfast, alter which my hair was cut, 
w,hich was of two year’s growth, and, I- 
