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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1902.
they got in the Surf the Boat Filla & he was Drown'd. The Other two, Just got on Shore with Life [their Lives). The Boat was on Shore as soon as they Were, but without their Provisions & [the] things they had for to Trade with. The first thing they Endeavoured to do was to get the Boat up from the Water Side in order to Oversett her, & Sleep under her [that]33 Night; but being so tire'a (fatigued) with Rowing & Swiming was (were] not Able Stirr her to do it]. By this time it was Dark. Therefore Took their Lodgings under a Tree, and by what they Told me After was (were] Surprizd they were not Devour'd by the Wild Beasts.34 As soon as it was Day light, they went to the Place Where they Left the Boat, but to their great Sorprize Found She was Gone, but Walking a little way [farther] Upon the Sand they found her. She had been Taken off by the Surf & (was] washed on Shore Again. In looking round them they saw a Man which they Walked towards. He no sooner perceived [them] than he ran into the Woods, which are (were] Very thick there. However, they went to the place Where they saw the Man nim), & there Found Part of Bothwells Body.36 This frightned them much, (especially) as They Saw the print of the feet of a Great Many Beasts. They then would have Gladly Return'd, without seeking (making] any Farther Discovery, & Attempted to do it, but Blowing' fresh and (having) a Large Sea Against them the Boat Over Sett a Second Time with them. Being Drove on Shore together (again they] hauld her up & assoon as they Gathere'd a Little Graes to Ent, Over sett the Boat [her] in order to Shelter them from The Wild Beasts. [In looking about]3 They found a Root as Big as a large Apple & not much Unlike a potatoe, Which Was Very Wetry & (not so well] Tasted. However, they were Glad of that, Bad As it was, having Nothing Else to Subsist One [On]. They Saw Neither Man nor [or) Benst all this day, and at Night got under y Boat, but did not sleep much, for they Heard the Beasts Close to the Boat all [by them the whole) Night, which by the description, they give of them, must bo (have been] Tygers. As soon as they Perceiyd day Light, they haul'a Some of the Sand from Under the Boat's Gunnell to See if the Tygers were [still] About them for they had not heard them for some time before and tho they Saw None was Nothing of them, were Afraid to Venture out, till a while After. But upon Seeing Mans Foot they Lifted the Boat & Gott out [got] from under. The man (soon ran]" to two Others & a Boy at Some distance. At First they made a Sign for Our people to go away, which they Complyed With Immediately by going Cendeavouring] to Launch the Boat, tho' it Blew Very hard at The Same Time.1 The Natives (they say then) Ran to our people (them) with their Launces in their hands & Rosenburry Imprudently took up a pistol (which Was Washed Out of the Boat when first Oversett, & found on the Sand Afterwards with the best (Boat's] Mast) and advanced towards them thinking to Frighten Them away, But was Mistaken; for they Spread them selve and Immediatly Surrounded them Both Whetting their Lances, Rosenburry Ran into the Sea, and Taylor fell on his Knees & Beggd for Mercy. But they began beating him about the Back & Head With a Short Stick and Beat him till he Lay down for Dead. Then They pulld of His Shirt and Waistcoat and was were] pulling of his Trousers, brit being recovered from a Blow that Stune'd him, would not let them Take his Trousers, crying (making Signs for Mercy. They at last desisted. Rosenburry Was all this Time in the Water. They now made Signs for Him to Come on Shore, which he Refused Signifying to them that they Would kill him; on which they Pointed to Taylor as Much as to Say, They had not kill'd bim. He then Throwd (them) the pistol, [his] waiscoat & & (sic) Trousers, and Every thing but his Shirt, and then came to them. They did not Touch him, but Took the Bonts Mast & pistol & Show'd him how he Ran after them, & Laugh'a, Seemingly well pleased with Their Clothes, which they put ono In uediately, Bome [snatching) one thing & Some Another. They Took Every bit of Rope they found in the Boat. They seemed very fond of the Iron Work & Took * &.... that written over words erased.
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