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 Seventh Day. Their separation in the night gave great uneasiness. The sun rose in view for the second time since they quitted the ship. During the seven days they had been in their boats, they could take no observation of sun, moon, or stars, and could not dry their clothes. When the fog dispersed, they saw land at a mile distance, and at the same moment their jolly boat and a schooner in shore standing o towards them.

Their sensations were at that moment interesting and affecting, and joy discovered itself in various ways. All joined with great devotion in thanks to Heaven for their miraculous escape. The schooner, being now within hai took both the boats in tow, and landed the crew in the evening at Island Cove, in Conception Bay.

The men could with great difficulty be restrained at first from taking large and repeated draughts of water; in consequence of which several felt great incouvenience; but being afterwards more cautious, no other bad effects followed. Every attention and kindness were paid to these twenty-nine miserable objects.