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walked down the beach. every one 10 a silent

on board, quilted IL. and ran NJ the beach 70
cast the stern fast %, twiths'anuIn uhiie
they were hauling me out Of the water
i was no sooner In the boat than the ATTACK
began by about 200 men, the unfortunate LooI
,nsn Who had run M the beach was knocked
down. md the stones flew like u shower OF shot,
Many Indians got hold Of the stern rone ana
yprp near hauling US on shore, and would Ger
taInly have done Il II | had not had a knife In
my pocket, with which ! cut the rope, we then
hauled SI 70 'hs g gs,i t,me 'fs saw II i've Of he ma
tives about the poor man they had killed and
two Of them we're beating him about the head
WV 'baaSd no no time To- reflect. before, TO my
surprise. they filed their canoes with STONES
and twelve men came or atter US " renem lie
10 disable ali VI us. They padded round Us,
So that We were Obliged 10 sustain the attaek
without being able to return ,d lt' e aSd in Tfh|ss
| found We were very inferior 70 them AZ
dark thew gave over the attack and returned
toward the shore. leaving us to reflect on our
kfiaar mis- experience BllRh decided TO look
for assistance at the Island OF Tt,m0r' wheTo
distanc, OF /. 200 leagues. HIS boat was only
twenty-three feet long. lac had no chart ahI
only a general knowledge on tne sitnaiI inn sJill
tndes. The men agreed TO live on an ounce OF
bread and a quarter Of a Pin, OF Nh,fr " diary uS
Tor the few following days confines Itself to the,
details " sailing hs small boat, which proved
UNEXPECTEDLY seaworthy, and, his caTetul a.
toward the FccJre Islands and each biz o. land
which he passed, be- charted az well ~ he was
able He landed at none OF them Tor tsar OF
hostile natives. having no arms Tor ueiehoe.
Wednesday. MAY q, was notable because one
81 the men hooked n fish and was nl1eraDiy
disappointed by lis being lost IN puIahg !, h,0
the boat. Bllgh describes the conditions on
his boat in this fashion: r,h
Il now directed my course west by nortn
FOR the pig hn d ana Sedvf sre aS eS Snd n aaart 81
uf a pInt Of water for supper. II NAV readily
be- supposed that our lodgings were very mi-cr.
s ,6 rs @nS Goq ,Ro iait 9Ha d / 4S@ 0b By putting OUT:
solves M watch and watch; so that one-nqn
always sat up while the other lay down on the
boats bottom, or upon n chest, WIN nothlng
10 cover us but the heavens. our limbs we're
drcadfully cramped. for we could not stretch
them OUT. and the nights were so Goid ana e Sn
again discovered land from west southwest
hut little extent. and I could see the southern
land that l had passed IN the night being
and n morsei Of bread for breakfast"
Occasionally canoes filled with natives chased
his boat ~ long rs II was u sight bleh say
himself. He entertained his men by deScrirhinf
The situation of New Guinea and New Holand
so thnt i'm case any accident happened To him
they might know how to direct their course.
Dny after day they sailed or rowed. on. some
times nercely storm beaten Bieh, tonnd
To- one tWrnty-ffth Of a pound for each man
three times a day. After severe storms he
served n teaspoonful of rum TO each man
This l. n sample Of his diary during thl9 parton
saturday, MAY the 10th. Fresh gales from the
& f. and rainy weather In aiditl9n 70 cur
miserable allowance Of one twenty-hfth or a
Mount Of bread and a quarter Of a pint ot water
/ issued for dinner about an ounce OF SAT- pprk
10 each parson. I was often solicited for TINS
nork hut / considered II better 10 give II in
small quantities than 10 use all at. onceort twice,
which would have been done II ! had alioNsl
II. Atnoon 1 observed, in IL degrees 80 minutes
s. longitude made from Tofoa, ie degrees n
". course y - degrees " distance
iOi miles. The sun gave rs hopes OF drying our
SUNDAY. NAV the 18th. The sunshine was but
Of short duration. We had strong hreP1es NJ
s + by S md dark gloomy weather win storms
of thunder. lightning and rain. The night
was truly horrible and not a Srar 70 be seen
our situation was extremely miserable always
Without the least shelter from the weather.
Being constantly Obliged 10 bale. 20 keep the
boat from filling. was perhaps not 10 be reckoned
as an evil, as gave us exercise
BY this time every man wa suffering from
extreme hunger and BliRh says.
Thursday. May the 2lst; Fresh gales and
dIstresses were now very great. and We were
80 covered with rain and salt water that We
could sGG9rcely sec eo c6 sleep; t no mY % oSn I' nSff
| almost lived without It: we suffered extreme
cold, and every ono dreaded the approach OF
n Rsrs ove H1S SeImed WITH Si2GT a deluse Of of rain Il
feIi 40 heavy that we we're afraid IL would IN
the boat, and we were obliged 70 bale with all
oHG m,sht' NJ At rS dH~n T % aaS nS Ser'e The a 'G rnie
Hhated and the sun shone. but We were mis-
rrahly cold and wet, the sea breaking, 50 con
heavy rain, we had not been able TO add to our
stock Of fresh water. The usual allowance
Of one 2bth Of a pound Of bread and water was
$4,000 n AyrnnIn1 morning and Noon
-On MAY 20 he cautiously landed on an island
where he secured a few oysters and a fresh
supply OF w9,er He mn it kfestora't35n ion
natives had discovered his presence His
course led him through island channels and
tives. On Thursday, June I he steered out
into the open ocean for Timor. An occasional
small fish or q bird was caught To, add 70 Their
stores, Writing In his diary on june II bIlGh
II, however, hoped to fall in with Timor every
hour, for had great apprehensions that some
weakness, swelled legs. hollow and ghastly
countenances, great propensity &c, sleep, with
20 me melancholy presages OF their approach
ing dissolution. The surgeon and Iebogue.
In particular. were most miserable objects.
OF wine, out Of the little had saved'fo for this
dreadful stage, which no doubt greatly helped
to support them.
with the hopes Of being able to accomplish
the voyage. seemed TO be my principal sup
port: but the boatswain very innOcently told
me that he really thought ! looked worse than
any one In the boat. The simplicity with
which he uttered such an opinion diverted
me, and | had good humor enough to return
him a better compliment.
This indicates the kind Of a man this English
navigator was. He sighted the Island of Ttmor
on the following day and then began skirting
the shore to find the Dutch settlement. on
Sunday, June ~. he found a settlement Of
friendly natives and secured a guide and some
dried turtle. and two days later he reached
the Dutch settlement Of Coupang. The Cow
ernor did everything possible for his crew and
Bligh, now that his voyage was nded, INDUCES
In q little descriptive writing, painting the
condition of his men. who were ragged and
nearly dead. The inhabitants nursed them
back 70 life. with the exception OF David Nelson.
who died.
d~entially our lives were saved at Totoa by the
Indians delaying their attack, and that, with
scarce anything 20 support life, We crossed a
sea OF more than 200 leagues, WITHOUT shelter
from the inclenency of the weather; when /
reflect that in an open boat. with SO much
stormy weather, we escaped laundering. that
not any OF us were taken on by disease, that
we had the great good fortune TO pass the un-
friendly natives Of other countries without nc
Cident, and at last happily to meet with the
most friendly and best OF people TO relieve our
distresses, / say, when | reflect on all these
wonderful escapes, the remembrance Of such
great mercies enables me to bear, with reslgna-
ton and Cheerfulness. the failure OF an erpe-
ditiOn, the success of which ! had so much al
heart and which WAS frustrated AT n time when