Iceland off of tortuga we set sail from have de Grace in France from whence we set

sail in the ship called at, John, may, our vessel was equipped with twenty eight
guns, twent mariners, and two hundred and twenty passengers, including those whom
the company sent as free passengers soon afte we came to UN anchor under the cape
of borfleur, there to join seven other ship of the same West India company, which
were two came from dieppe, under convey of a man of war mounte with thirty seven
guns,and two hundred and fifty men, of these ships two were found for snegal, five
for the Caribbee iceland's and ours for lortuga,here gathered to us about
lwenltsail of other ships, bound for New Found land with some dutch vessel going
for nantz,rochet, and at marlins so that in all we made thirty sail here we put
ourselves in a posture of defence, having noticed that four English frigates of
sixty guns each waited for us near oldernay, our admiral the chevalier sourdis
having given necessary orders we sailed dense with a favourable gale and some mists
arising totaly impeded the english frigates from discovering fleet,we steered our
course as near as we could to the coast of france,for fear of the enemy as we
sailed along,we met a vessel of astend who complaimed to our admiral that a french
privateer had robbed him that verym arising where upon we endeavourade around to
persue that said pirate;but our labour was in vain not being able to over take him
as we sailed caused no smell fear and alarms toi the inhabitants of the coast of
france these joudging us to be english and that we shoout some convinent place for
landing to a alloy there freet we hang out our colors but they would not trust us
after this we come to an anchor in the boy of conquit in brillany near a sand there
to take in the water having stored ourselves with fresh provisionrs here we
prosecuted our voyage designng to mpass by the raise of fontain and not expose
ourselves to the sorlingues fearing so found of cleaning scrubbing and taking them
to pieces that in a short time the looks become loose the screw are injured and
they are soon rendered entirely usless to the great surprise and dismay of their
owners who are constantly pestering the europeans by bringing them sick muskerls as
they call thyem to look at and put to right and arte quite surprised that we cannot
make them well again they cannot be made to comprihent that every while man does
not know how to make a musket or at these two repair it chapter xix entertain by
maari women on the novem we took our departure from the boy as we had to return
hakiianga where we had left out brain and it was only under a promise of making a
speedly return and reaining longer with thwm that our savage frnds would suffer us
to leave them wew expected to reach the kery kery river before night but in this we
were dissappointed it at length become quiter an dthe ebblaod making against us
renderd furthur advance impossible we had to sick some place of shleter for the
night not a hut was visible while we wewre debatiung on whgat was best to be done
we observe the light from the shour and made for it but it being low water our boat
stuck fast in the slim long before we reach the bvanks we were constantlky oblised
to wade knee deep through the slippery mud we should discover a party of woman
silling arounds a fire made in the middest of the swamp they had come here for the
purpose of procuring selfish and as they had doctor every one else stand back the
next minute chir and ned stood anxiously watching the light of the lanthorn which
was madde to run alonmg theww rope and the ground till it played only upon the two
kegs which flooked dull and indistanced by the shadowy figure which could be dimly
seen look cuts a theres one shouted griggs out of the gloom and the lanthor seemed
to make a sudden jumo so chir heart at the though to the danger to which his father
might be exposed the next movement the boys polsations seem to have ceased but only
for a heavy lhobbing to set in before he gave vent to a law gasp of relief or the
doctors voice come dearlyh to them in the greateful ward crused its all right sir
ave griggs loudly then we cut through it twice and he has dropped off haul away
there and pull him closer the order obyed by hand and the keys illumined by the
light cast upon them ny lanthhorn were drawn right up to thr haling place dont
cheer said doctor anlicipaling a short heregriggs he continued lets have a little
sand over the chair where you out