1783. hourly expected to go to pieces, and the iitmoft difquie-
:M G U S T i . ■ . V '
tude was entertained for the fafety of the boats,' not
only on account of the natiVê§ 'hü.t alfo ro f the weather,
it continuing to blow very hard.—-In the afternoon, they
perceived with* inexpreffible joy'the boats'
fight the more welcome, as they were fearful from their
'long ftay, they had met with föme difafteiy either from
the inhabitants, or the ffcorm; they were however happily
relieved from this anxiety by théir' géfting ïaêfe to
the ihip about four o’clock, having left fhe: ftores #nd ftvié
:men on ihoré. . They brought the welcomë'nëWs that’4iïëfê
was no appearance of inhabitants on the ifiand whert^hëf
Had landed f that they had found a fèeureharböur wëllfifèP
tered from the weather, and alio fome .frefla watfer.s EVety
one howpurfued his labour with renovated ! idTó-rnplete
the raft, which was in great forwardnefs Whehtht
boats returned; this being completed, they took a feébijd
refrefhment erf bread and wine, each individual having
ftrictly conformed .to the promife made to Captain Wilson,
-not to drink any ftrong liquor. We muft not omit here
.mentioning a melancholy accident which happened among
the events of this difaftrouS morning; foon after day-break
■ the mizen-maft being found near the fhip’s hern, and fome
o f the rigging entangled in the mizen-chains, Godfry
.Minks went to cut it adrift, in doing this he unfortunately
flipped and fell overboard, and although the boats,
which
which wefe hot then gone* •.wEAibft#Pttly tp.'his' affiftah,c^ »7*9*
A-y'-G u S H
hg „was iipfcftunpr^ly drowned-,. osyih]iXi$s wasTuppofed, to
having^jqnfiufed, himfelf, wijh too snai^y -clothes,when
he prepared himfelf, as before related, to be ready to quit
t^tf|fhip<
..■ * The raft being now completed, was; loaded with as much
provifion and ftores 'a^-'k-ppuldtha^Fyv cq^fill^tlyflxyith'hhe
^afet^^fifSh^^eq^. whf.;..gyqre
andrjofly^bpaEts ^Qre lik'qwdfe [fillpd* wi§hl,prpvifion,-
t^ein,'L^hd ■ #n^ll} arnas,Lin■ whiqhxway,|pbei;d?: thqiv; grfe'atOft
fecprity. Thd people being hill anxiouflyerp.ploytedl •, in
favihg whatever' they'couldv and the1 ■ flhp.fhegiahiog; to
have-# littleMnotiohfrom the riling
great, apprehenfion ■ that the mam-rnaft w°Rld Tall,spy
the*:fide, in which cafe it muft' have dropt on the,r and,it
by deflroy-iugi itj have rendered all their Jafbp^Srjs
The raft and pinnace being ready ro depart, and' the
evening advancing* the boatfwain Was* defired •>t6"g6<;iht'o
i the; fcip, and Wind his eall, in,.prder-ms alarm fh ^ t .whio'
were bufily employed below (and whom Captain WfL^
SON* had. repeatedly entreated' to---de lift)|to' go*'ihstOMthe
boats and raft, that they might endeave>urj.tja;^eh on, fliferre
before night, and fecure what they had alreadyftgutA out
of the ihip. And here it? may be Worth while to notice
the gre^je^re and .attention of the -carpenter, wh©.-*was-;fo
intent on Paving what tools and ftores he. could, that he re-
mained below after the pinnace-and raft had departed, and
. 5 *' < Captain