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trying an occafion was executed with a readinefs and obedience
hardly ever exceeded'.. The people all now- affembled
aft, the quarter-deck laying higheft out of tire water, the
quarter-boards, afforded feme: little iheltep from the,rfea- and
rain; here, after, contemplating a few moments their wretched
fituation, the Captain endeavoured to; revive their droep*.
ing fpirits, which began to fink through anxiety and fatigue*
by reminding them that fliipwreck was a misfortune to
which thofe who navigate the ocean were always liable.;,
that their fituation indeed was mom difficult, from happening
in an unknown andunftequenled fea, but that tliit, cqnr-
fideration ffiould roufe. their moft adlive. attentions as muclr
muff depend on themfelves to be extricated from their dif-
trefs; that when thefe misfortunes happened,> they yyere,
oftenrrendered more dreadful than they-other wife would be.
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by the defpair and difagreement of the crew; to a\oi<P
which, it was ftrongly recommended to every individual not
to drink any fpirituous liquor. A ready confent \vas giyeif
to this advice; but they being all wetland fatigued withex-
ceffive labour, it was thought advifable to, take feme re-
frefhment, and therefore a glafs of win? and feme bifcuit was
given to each perfon; after eating, a fecond glafs of wine
was given them, and they now waited with the utmoft anxiety
the return of day, in hope of feeing land, for as yet they
had not difcovered any; the third mate and one of the q u a r ter
mailers only-, in the momentary interval of a dreadful
flaih
mmgm
fiafh of l i g h t i n g , t h e ,-appearance
of |l.arjd a j hf o| ■ i#iip;■ Dxrirag^ ^ ^e*^xi|>^s | jnpV'
mife-nts, eja4efepffl|;e^9|* Gphjfple^ and$^e^rNone .another:,
andueaqlx to^c'ljthe^'and' pf^^^^.imfelf to
quits.-the ftup ^$bea necefey^fhoufd . retake.,. t^at itep in-
^erekvthe-, r%|mpft^g#||x ©r^lef lajidj r^^darity
■ wtas> 4bfp£ypdn ,£ak;<v-an,y ,t biri-g \b^t
ml^t truly jhj|ongfiji a.^y-.^|^hf them
erther aik-Tor,, orf; attempt, to take af dram, ;hi? complain of
the -j^g|j^eBe%;ior of.f ti^e^watch or ariy partieukr^
perfon, ..The d a ^ ;_of dfe;.^feo.ypihd^Gf^e|®|;yiew
a ; fmall ^ifland^fto' ther^’fcuthward,,jj -ab)au£ ti'thr^e:, 1ca;ij%|!f'
leagues diffanK^apd. .fopp|aff§p4jqmei ’otbuer i.flandsj Were fees
to the eaftward. They ,now. felt, appreheafiv^p^^c^unfc
of the inhabitants, to whoi^difppfitiqn^ they itwere ftran-
gers-; .however,, after manning-The'; bpa^Sytand loading
them in the belt, m.an.rre.r, they,' could < for. tjlie general
good> fuch of- thp crew as, departed from the fhip under
the care of Mr. Benger, were earpeftly requeued, |p
endeavour to obtain a- friendly intercourfe|; with the in<-
habitants if they found aiiy, and carefully to avoid- any
difagreement unlefs reduced to the laft neceffity, as the
fate of all might depend upon the firft interview*-- As-foon
as the boats were gone, thofe who remained went immediately
to work to -get the booms overboard, in order to
make a raft to fecure themfelves,. as the Aktxlope was
hourly
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