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324 kirby’s wonderful museum.
pleased God, and we had fine calm weather; and on the 3d
of July, about six A. M. went ashore at Howard’s Bay, on
the N. E. end of Jamaica, where we got some little refresh-
ment, and again made sail. Soon after, it began to blow
very hard from the southward, with a very heavy sea, which
made it impossible for our little bark to get round Morant
Point, and we stood in for Manchonel harbour, where we
got safe ashore once more, about five P. M. We then sepa-
rated—being determined to hazard our lives no more on the
turbulent ocean, in so small a boat; accordingly, six of our
party set out for Kingston, being eighty-five miles distant;
our route lay over a high and rugged mountainous country,
and the whole of us in the most deplorable state, being
literally almost naked; I had only a pair of ragged trowsers,
a flannel waistcoat, and a handkerchief about my head ; but
the thoughts of soon seeing our friends, made our difficulties
seem easy. On the 6th of July, about four P. M. we
reached Rock Fort, where the commanding officer pressed
the whole of us for his Majesty’s service, and sent us under
a strong guard to Kingston. Here (on making myself
known) I soon found friends who obtained my release ; and
after five months and fifteen days of severe hardships, it
pleased God to return me to my surprised friends in King-
ston, in Jamaica, the 6th of July, 1757, saving only out of
3500/. which I carried out with me, the small sum of 5/. 6s.
in the foot of my stocking.
On the 14th of July, I purchased at vendue (a sale) a
vessel called The Rover, late Captain Stoddart, from Liver-
pool, which had been drove on shore in a hurricane, at Sa-
vanna la Mar; she now lay in three feet water and sand. On
the 16th, we hired four seamen, and took our passage in a
sugar dogger; on the 18th, arrived at Savanna ; and on the
23d, I got her afloat. (N. B. This vessel had been pur-
chased twice before, but given up by reason of its being
supposed impossible to get her afloat.)
On the 28th I got a slight repair made on her, and sailed
pleased God, and we had fine calm weather; and on the 3d
of July, about six A. M. went ashore at Howard’s Bay, on
the N. E. end of Jamaica, where we got some little refresh-
ment, and again made sail. Soon after, it began to blow
very hard from the southward, with a very heavy sea, which
made it impossible for our little bark to get round Morant
Point, and we stood in for Manchonel harbour, where we
got safe ashore once more, about five P. M. We then sepa-
rated—being determined to hazard our lives no more on the
turbulent ocean, in so small a boat; accordingly, six of our
party set out for Kingston, being eighty-five miles distant;
our route lay over a high and rugged mountainous country,
and the whole of us in the most deplorable state, being
literally almost naked; I had only a pair of ragged trowsers,
a flannel waistcoat, and a handkerchief about my head ; but
the thoughts of soon seeing our friends, made our difficulties
seem easy. On the 6th of July, about four P. M. we
reached Rock Fort, where the commanding officer pressed
the whole of us for his Majesty’s service, and sent us under
a strong guard to Kingston. Here (on making myself
known) I soon found friends who obtained my release ; and
after five months and fifteen days of severe hardships, it
pleased God to return me to my surprised friends in King-
ston, in Jamaica, the 6th of July, 1757, saving only out of
3500/. which I carried out with me, the small sum of 5/. 6s.
in the foot of my stocking.
On the 14th of July, I purchased at vendue (a sale) a
vessel called The Rover, late Captain Stoddart, from Liver-
pool, which had been drove on shore in a hurricane, at Sa-
vanna la Mar; she now lay in three feet water and sand. On
the 16th, we hired four seamen, and took our passage in a
sugar dogger; on the 18th, arrived at Savanna ; and on the
23d, I got her afloat. (N. B. This vessel had been pur-
chased twice before, but given up by reason of its being
supposed impossible to get her afloat.)
On the 28th I got a slight repair made on her, and sailed