pear before that Being whom I had offended. I was going I thought I knew not whither, in a dismal gulph unknown, and as yet unperceived, never to behold my friends, nor the light of this world any more! I strove however to the last extremity, while all my companions were overpowered and entombed in the deep; and it was with great difficulty I kept my breath till the wave spent itself, and, retiring back, left me on the shore half dead with the water I had taken in. As soon as I got on my feet, I ran as fast as I could, lest another wave should pursue me, and carry me back again. But for all the haste I made, I could not avoid it, for the sea came after me like a high mountain, or a furious enemy; so that my business was to hold my breath, and by raising myself on the water, to save myself by swimming. The next dreadful wave buried me at once twenty or thirty feet deep, but at the same time, carried me with a mighty force and swiftness towards the shore, when raising myself, I held out as well as possible, till, at length, the water, having spent itself, began to return, at which I struck forward, and feeling ground again with my feet, I took to my heels. Thus being served twice more, I was at last dashed against a piece of rock, in such a manner, as left me senseless, but recovering a little before the return of the wave, which no doubt would then overwhelm me, I held fast by the rock till those succeeding waves abated; and then fetching another run, was overtaken by a small wave,

which was soon conquered. But before any more could overtake me, I reached the mainland, where clambering up the cliffs of the shore, tired and almost spent, I sat down on the grass, free from the danger of the foaming

ocean.

No tongue can express the transports that my soul felt at this happy deliverance. I was wrapt up in contemplation, and often lifted up my hands, with the profoundest humility, to the divine power for saving my life; when the rest of my companions were all drowned. And now I began to cast my eyes around, and to behold what place I was in, and what I had next to do. I could see no house nor people; I was wet, yet had no clothes to shift me; hungry and thirsty, yet had nothing to eat or drink, no weapon to destroy any creature for my sustenance, nor defend myself against devouring beasts; in short I had nothing but a knife, a tobacco pipe, and a box half filled with tobacco. The darksome night coming. upon me, increased my fears of being devoured by wild creatures, my mind was plunged in despair, and having no prospect, as I thought of life before me, I prepared for another kind of death than what I had lately escaped. I walked about a furlong to see if I could find any fresh water, which I did to my great joy; and taking a quid of tobacco to prevent hunger, I got up into a thick bushy tree, and seating myself so that I could not fall, a deep sleep overtook me, and for that night, buried my sorrows in quiet repose.

It was broad day, the next morning, before I awoke, when I not only perceived the tempest was ceased, but saw the ship driven almost as far as the rock before mentioned, which was about a mile from the place where I was.When I came down from my apartment in the tree, 1 perceived the ship's boat two miles distant on my right hand, lying on shore as the waves had cast her. I thought to have got to her; but there being an inlet of water about half a mile's breadth between it and me, I returned again towards the ship, as hoping to find something for my more immediate subsistence. About noon, when the sea was so calm that I could come within a quarter of a mile of her, it was to my grief I perceived, that if we had kept on board, all our lives would have been saved. These thoughts and my solitude drew tears from my eyes, though all in vain. So resolving to get to the ship, I stripped and waded as far as I could find depth; after which, swimming round her, I was afraid I could not get any thing to lay hold of; but it was my good fortune to espy a small piece of rope hanging down so low, that, by the help of it, though with great difficulty, I got into the ship. Here I found that the ship was bilged, and had a great deal of water in her, her stern was lifted up against a bank, and her head almost in the water. All her quarter, and what was there, were free and dry. The provisions I found in good order, and, losing no time, ate while I was doing other things. I also found some

rum, of which I took a little; and now I wanted for nothing except a boat, which indeed was all, to carry away what was needful for me.

Necessity occasions a quickness of thought. We had several spare yards, a spare top mast or two, and two or three large spars of wood, With these I fell to work, and slung as many of them over board as I could manage, tying every one of them with a rope, that they might not drive away. This done, I went down the ship's side, and tied four of them fast together at both ends, in form of a raft, and laying two or three short pieces of plank upon them crossways, I found it would bear me, but not any considerable weight. Upon which I went to work again, cutting a spare top-mast into three lengths, adding them to my raft, with a great deal of labour and pains, I then, first laying upon it all the planks and boards I could get, next lowered down three of the seamen's chests, after I had filled them with bread, rice, three Dutch cheeses, five pieces of dried goats flesh," and some European corn, what little the rats had spared; and for liquors, I found several cases of bottles, in which were some cordial waters, and four or five gallons of arrack. By this time, the tide beginning to flow, I perceived my coat, waistcoat, and shirt swim away, which I had left on shore; as for my linen, breeches, and stockings, I swam with them to the ship; but I soon found clothes enough, though I took no more than I wanted for the present, My eyes were chiefly on tools to