(    4*    )
Î arrived fafe at the fhip, where tlid
fea, having fubfided after the florm,
had left fome part of the deck unco-
vered. I moored the boat, and got into
the veffel, with fome difficulty. It was
deep in water, and Iwas obliged fome-
times to wade up to my breaft. I could
not eafily find the articles I was in quell
of; for every thing had been over-
turned, and drove out of its place, by
the many fhocks the veffel had under-
gone during the florm.
I had the good fortune, however, to
lay my hands on a fmall barrel of gun-
powder, about twenty-five pounds
weight. It happened to lye in a place
above the water ; befides, the cafk was
ftaunch enough to have kept the pow-
der dry, as it had been before ufed for
brandy, and afterwards applied to this
purpofe by Monfieur la Couture, when
he was fitting out for this unhap-
py voyage. I recovered alfo fix fu-
fils,