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 informed of my reprieve, the unexpected by made me immediately fall into a terrible swoon.

After this I was put on board in order for transportation with several other victims, as they called us, where we endured great hardships, as the first night lying upon the bare boards, but afterwards were allowed the liberty of little cabins if we had any clothes to lay on them. That night the ship fell down

into a place which they call Busty Hole, from whence I sent a letter by the boat- swain, who came on shore, to my