W i th o u t p ro v ifio n s , d eftitute o f w a te r , and almoft w ith o u t b o d ily
ftr en g th , it c an n o t b e d oubted that th e ir fufferings w e r e v e r y great
b e fo re th e y reached a p lace o f fa fe ty am) re lie f. T h e y le ft the ifland
on th e 3 d o f J u ly , th e d a y on w h ic h th é ir com pan ion s we re butchered.
O n th e 7 th , h a v in g the p re c ed in g d a y paffed a fan d -ban k covered w i th
b ird s , th e y p ro v id en tia lly , in th é m o rn in g , fo u n d tw o fmall birds in
th e b o a t, one o f w h ic h th e y im m e d ia te ly d iv id ed in to three parts-,
and. w e r e co n fid e ra b ly re lie v ed b y ea tin g it. O n the 8th th e y foun d
th em fe lv e s w i th lan d on bo th fides. T h r o u g h th e fe ftraits th e y
p a lfed , and con tin u ed th e ir cou r fe to th e w e ftw a rd . A l l that cou ld b e
d o ne w i th th e ir w o u n d s w a s to k e ep th em clean b y o p en in g them o c -
c a fio n a lly , and w a lh in g th em w ith fait w a te r . O n th e n t h th e y faw
la n d , and p u lh ed th e ir boat in to a b a y , all a g re e in g th a t th e y had
be tte r t ru ll to th e ch an ce o f b e in g w e ll re ce ived On Ihore, than to that
o f p e r ilh in g in th e cou rfe o f a d a y o r tw o m ore at fea. H e r e th e y
p rocu red fom e w a te r and a roafted y am from th e nativ e s, w h o a lfo
g a v e th em to un d e rftan d th a t T im o r w a s to th e fo u thw a rd o f them.
N o t th in k in g th em fe lv e s 'q u ite fo fafe he re as th e y w o u ld be at C o u -
p a n g , th e y ag a in embarked . T h e y fo o n a fte r fo u n d a p roa in cha ce
o f th em , w h ic h th e y eluded b y Handing w i th th e ir boat o v e r a r e e f
th a t th e p róa w o u ld no t en counter . O n th e m o rn in g o f th e 1 3 th th e y
faw a p o in t o f land a-he ad , w h ic h , w i th th e w in d as it then was,'
th e y .could n o t w ea th e r . T h e y th e re fo re ran in to a fm a ll b a y , w h e re
th e n ativ e s re c e iv ed th em , c a llin g ou t “ B l ig h ! B l ig h !” H e r e th e y
lan d ed , w e r e h o fp ita b ly re c e iv ed , and p ro v id en tia lly fav ed from th e
h o r ro r o f p e r ilh in g b y fam in e .
T h i s place w a s called b y th e nativ es Sa rre tt, and w a s diftindt from
T im o r L a n d , w h ic h w a s th e f ir l l place th e y re fre lh ed at. T h e y w e r e
alfo in fo rm ed , th a t the re w a s an o th e r fmall ifland to th e n o r thw a rd ,
called b y th em F ardatte, but -which in fom e charts w a s named'
T a -n a -b o r . T h e y alfo u n d e r fto od th a t a p roa came y e a r ly from
B an d a to. trade at T a n a b o r , and th a t h e r a r r iv al w a s e x p e c ted in the
courfe o f fe v en o r e ig h t month«.
T h e y
T h e y w e r e m u ch gra tified w ith this in fo rm a t io n , and fo on fo u n d
th a t th e y had fallen into the hands o f a h o fp itab le and hum an e race o f
peop le . :
O n the 2 3 th o f J u ly M r . Garter’ s w o u n d w a s en tir e ly h ealed , after
h a v in g had thir teen pieces o f the frad lured Ik u ll ta k en out. B u t th is ‘
g en tleman w a s fated no t lo n g to fu rv iv e h is fu ffe r in g s . H e rem ained
in perfedt health until the 1 7 th o f N o v em b e r , w h e n h e c a u g h t a fe v e r ,
o f w h ic h h e died on th e 10 th o f D e c em b e r , m u ch reg re tted b y his
tw o friend s ( fo r a d v e r li ty makes friend s o f th o fe w h o p e rh ap s, in
other fituations, w o u ld n e v e r h a v e lh a k en hand s ).
T h e tw o fu rv iv o r s w a ited in a n x io u s e x p e c ta tio n fo r th e a r r iv a l o f
th e annua l tr a d in g p ro a from B an d a. T o th e ir grea t j o y fli.e came on
th e 1 2th o f M a r ch 1 7 9 4 .
F o r B an d a th e y failed 01a th e 10 th o f A p r i l , and a r r iv ed the re on
th e i f f o f M a y fo llo w in g , w'here th e y w e r e re c e iv ed w i th th e greatefl:
h o fp ita li ty b y th e g o v e rn o r , w h o fu p p lied th em w i th e v e r y th in g n e - .
ce ffa ry fo r p eop le in th e ir fituation , and p ro v id ed th em w i th a p affage
o n board an In d iam an bou n d to B a ta v ia , w h e re th e y a r r iv ed o n th e
1 o th o f th e fo llo w in g O d lo b e r ; ad d in g another t o th e m a n y inftances
o f efcape from th e p erils w h ic h attend on th o fe w h o fe hard fa te h a v e
d r iv en th em to n a v ig a te th e ocean in an o pen bo at.
H a rd indeed w a s th e fate o f C ap tain H i l l and M r . C a rte r. T h e y
w e r e gen tlemen o f lib eral ed uca tion , q u a lified to ad o rn th e circles o f
l i f e in w h ic h th e ir ra n k in fo c ie ty placed them. H o w lamentable
th u s to p e r ilh , th e one b y the hand s and ru d e w e ap on s o f barbarous
fav a ge s , cu t o f f in th e p r im e o f life and m oft p erfedt e n jo ym e n t o f
h is facultie s , lo ft fo r e v e r to a m o th e r and fil le r w h om h e ten d e r ly
lo v e d , h is b o d y m an g led , ro afted , and d e v ou red b y c a n n ib a ls ; the
other, after e fc ap in g from th o fe canniba ls, to p e r ilh * in a c o u n t r y
w h e r e all w e r e ftrangers to h im , e x c e p t his tw o com pan ion s in m ife r y
S h aw and A fc o tt , to g iv e u p all his fu tu re p rofp ed ts in life , n e v e r
* It is evident, if this Account :be true, that Mr. Dell mult have been mihahen in his
opinion of having carried on board the Shah Hormuzear a hand which, from a certain
mark on it, he knew to have belonged to Mr. Carter.
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