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 for repentance; but we thought nothing of these things.

The hands all left her but myself and my son; we stuck fast by the hull, and that night we caught 25 large fish ; but by jury mads we worked her into Liverpool — we went on board another vessel and failed for Halifax; meanwhile capt. Foster repaired his schooner and proceeded to Halifax and there he found me; I bought his vessel an I by good fortune I was able to ply the whole purchase except eight pounds. I then took a freight and went to St. John's, and on our return to Halifax we were overtaken by a gale of wind and well nigh lost. all hands, vessel and cargo. We however made for Mount desert and obtained it; I was very uneasy about my property, but thought of nothing else. We repaired our vessel and returned to Halifax; this was the first of January, such a day I never saw before nor since; nothing but confusion; almost every sailor was in toxicated myself amongst the rest. After come to mysels I reflected a isle on such conduct; resolving to amend from such practices, but soon I forgot amidst the bustle of the world.

The next day I failed up the bay of Funday and wintered at Hawton there I made an agreerment to take thirty passangers on board (at eight dollars per head) and carried them to New London and brought them back again in