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SICILY AND MALTA. 51
However, this was all we had for it, as there
were none other within many miles. Ac-
cordingly we tacked about, and plying both
oars and sail, with great care not to come
amongst the rocks and breakers, in about
two hours we spied the light-house; by
which we directed our course, and got safely
into port, betwixt one and two in the
morning: we lay down on our mattrass,
and ssept sound till ten, when finding the
falsity of our hypothesis, that there could
be no bad weather in the Mediterranean at
this season, we unanimoussy agreed to have
nothing more to do with Sparonaros, and
sent immediately to engage mules to carry
us over the mountains to Palermo. The
storm continued with violence the whole
day, and made us often thank heaven that
We had got safely back. It was not till sive
in the afternoon that we had mules, guides*
and guards provided us; when we set off,
pretty much in the same order, and in the
same equipage as we had done about three
E 2 week 5
However, this was all we had for it, as there
were none other within many miles. Ac-
cordingly we tacked about, and plying both
oars and sail, with great care not to come
amongst the rocks and breakers, in about
two hours we spied the light-house; by
which we directed our course, and got safely
into port, betwixt one and two in the
morning: we lay down on our mattrass,
and ssept sound till ten, when finding the
falsity of our hypothesis, that there could
be no bad weather in the Mediterranean at
this season, we unanimoussy agreed to have
nothing more to do with Sparonaros, and
sent immediately to engage mules to carry
us over the mountains to Palermo. The
storm continued with violence the whole
day, and made us often thank heaven that
We had got safely back. It was not till sive
in the afternoon that we had mules, guides*
and guards provided us; when we set off,
pretty much in the same order, and in the
same equipage as we had done about three
E 2 week 5