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] provided with ome of it. With this tock of eatables, our mot neceary requiite was water, which we were obliged to end for to a ditance of 1000 toies. Such a upper as this certainly required a good appetite.

As we were even in number, we had not much to fear from the natives. We however ettled it that every one hould tand upon watch in his turn, that we might be informed of their motions in cae any of them hould come near us.

The everity of the cold obliged us to quit our hut and lie down to leep round the fire.

28th. As oon as it was day we went out with our guns, to endeavour to hoot omething for our breakfat. We oon killed a couple of rooks, which were immediately broiled and eaten, as if they had been the mot delicate food.

We had been obliged to reduce ourelves to a very moderate allowance on the preceding evening, that we might have means of ubitence for the following day; but we found, when it was too late, that the peron to whom we had intruted the care of our proviions, was not to be depended upon, for of the ix bicuits that had been committed to his charge, only four were left. Had he carried his breach of trut a little farther, we hould have been obliged to return to the hips immediately, with the mortification of be- ing