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Chapter XXVI. A Little Remnant
Wewerefifteenhundredmilesawayfromthenearestland,andwinterwasamonthold!
Hurliguerlyhimselfwasobligedtoacknowledgethelastfortunatechanceuponwhichhehadcountedfailedus.
Onthe6thofAprilwewereattheendofourresources;theseabegantothreaten,theboatseemedlikelytobeswallowedupintheangrywaves.
“Aship!”criedtheboatswain,andontheinstantwemadeoutavesselaboutfourmilestothenorth-east,beneaththemistwhichhadsuddenlyrisen.
Signalsweremade,signalswereperceived;theshiploweredherlargestboatandsentittoourrescue.
ThisshipwastheTasman,anAmericanthree-master,fromCharlestown,wherewewerereceivedwitheagerwelcomeandcordiality.Thecaptaintreatedmycompanionsasthoughtheyhadbeenhisowncountrymen.
TheTasmanhadcomefromtheFalklandIslandswherethecaptainhadlearnedthatsevenmonthspreviouslytheAmericanschoonerHalbranehadgonetothesouthernseasinsearchoftheshipwreckedpeopleoftheJane.Butastheseasonadvanced,theschoonernothavingreappeared,shewasgivenupforlostintheAntarcticregions.
FifteendaysafterourrescuetheTasmandisembarkedthesurvivorsofthecrewofthetwoschoonersatMelbourne,anditwastherethatourmenwerepaidthesumstheyhadsohardlyearned,andsowelldeserved.
WethenlearnedfrommapsthattheParacutahaddebouchedintothePacificfromthelandcalledClariebyDumontd’Urville,andthelandcalledFabricia,whichwasdiscoveredin1838byBellenny
