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S94 kirby’s wonderful museum,
shortly afterwards struck on the beach., where she continued
six days, to beat the whole time very much; they at last got
her off, and were in hopes of getting her into a place of
safety, but she again struck, and was upset, and continued
underwater, the sea beating over her, for 21 days; but the
crew at last, with the greatest perseverance and difficulty,
righted her. While they were in this situation they were
joined by one of the boats’crews they had been in search of;
and having refitted the vessel in the best manner they could,
they proceeded to Port Jackson. They had between 12 and
1300 skins on board, but had been obliged to throw a great
number overboard. In 1809, on the 4th of December,
they were refitted at Port Jackson, and went to sea again, to
complete the object of their voyage. They arrived off New
Zealand, and there found a great quantity, of seals. The
shore at times seemed covered with them. In consequence
of finding such abundance of seals at this place, he and se-
ven other men were put on shore in a boat, upon two small
islands, near New Zealand. These islands had no name in
their charts, and they were now named the Active Islands,
after the name of the ship : that on which he was put, was
about three quarters of a mile long, and some 150 fathoms
broad, clear of the rock : the ship went away on the 3d of
January, upon discoveries for more seals: the coast was
then unexplored : she came back again on the 9th of Fe-
bruary : she then landed ail the salt she had, with two men
more, and a quantity of provisions, and left him and the
eight others to work on shore, and she went to Port Jack-
son for more provisions and salt; at that time the party sup-
posed she would return immediately, which she might have
done by an ordinary passage, in three weeks ; but she never
came back, and .the witness with nine companions, eight be-
longing to the ship, and one, a prisoner from Port Jackson,
Botany Bay, remained on the island, and the adjacent one
ef New Zealand, three years and ten months : where, after
shortly afterwards struck on the beach., where she continued
six days, to beat the whole time very much; they at last got
her off, and were in hopes of getting her into a place of
safety, but she again struck, and was upset, and continued
underwater, the sea beating over her, for 21 days; but the
crew at last, with the greatest perseverance and difficulty,
righted her. While they were in this situation they were
joined by one of the boats’crews they had been in search of;
and having refitted the vessel in the best manner they could,
they proceeded to Port Jackson. They had between 12 and
1300 skins on board, but had been obliged to throw a great
number overboard. In 1809, on the 4th of December,
they were refitted at Port Jackson, and went to sea again, to
complete the object of their voyage. They arrived off New
Zealand, and there found a great quantity, of seals. The
shore at times seemed covered with them. In consequence
of finding such abundance of seals at this place, he and se-
ven other men were put on shore in a boat, upon two small
islands, near New Zealand. These islands had no name in
their charts, and they were now named the Active Islands,
after the name of the ship : that on which he was put, was
about three quarters of a mile long, and some 150 fathoms
broad, clear of the rock : the ship went away on the 3d of
January, upon discoveries for more seals: the coast was
then unexplored : she came back again on the 9th of Fe-
bruary : she then landed ail the salt she had, with two men
more, and a quantity of provisions, and left him and the
eight others to work on shore, and she went to Port Jack-
son for more provisions and salt; at that time the party sup-
posed she would return immediately, which she might have
done by an ordinary passage, in three weeks ; but she never
came back, and .the witness with nine companions, eight be-
longing to the ship, and one, a prisoner from Port Jackson,
Botany Bay, remained on the island, and the adjacent one
ef New Zealand, three years and ten months : where, after