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 Thus I stayed till the water ebbed, when I placed my cargo safe on land.

The next day I resolved to make a second voyage. My raft being too unwieldy, I swam to the ship, and made another, on



which I placed two or three bags of nails and spikes, some hatehetshatchets [sic], a grindstone, two or tbreethree [sic] iron crows, seven muskets, and another fowling piece, two barrels of powder, a large bag of small shot, and all the men’s elothesclothes [sic] I eouldcould [sic] find, a square fore-topsail, a hammock and some bedding; all of which I brought safe to land.

I now went to work to make a little hut with the sails and some poles, which I eutcut [sic] for that purpose; and into it I brought every thing tbatthat [sic] I knew would spoil either with the sun or rain: I piled all the empty chests and easkscasks [sic] in a eirelecircle [sic] round the hut to fortify it from any sudden attempt from man or beast; I bloekedblocked [sic] up the door with boards; and spreading one of the beds upon the ground, laying my two pistols just at my head, and my gun by me, I went to bed, and slept very quietly all night.

Every day at low water I went on board, and brought away