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The Ship Recovered

           Theyseemedverythankfulforit,saidtheywouldmuchratherventuretostaytherethantobecarriedtoEnglandtobehanged;soIleftitonthatissue. 

           However,thecaptainseemedtomakesomedifficultyofit,asifhedurstnotleavethemthere. UponthisIseemedalittleangrywiththecaptain,andtoldhimthattheyweremyprisoners,nothis; andthatseeingIhadofferedthemsomuchfavor,Iwouldbeasgoodasmyword; andthatifhedidnotthinkfittoconsenttoit,Iwouldsetthematliberty,asIfoundthem;andifhedidnotlikeit,hemighttakethemagainifhecouldcatchthem. 

           Uponthistheyappearedverythankful,andIaccordinglysetthematliberty,andbadethemretireintothewoodstotheplacewhencetheycame,andIwouldleavethemsomefire-arms,someammunition,andsomedirectionshowtheyshouldliveverywill,iftheythoughtfit. 

           UponthisIpreparedtogoonboardtheship,buttoldthecaptainthatIwouldstaythatnighttopreparemythings,anddesiredhimtogoonboardinthemeantime,andkeepallrightintheship,andsendtheboatonshorethenextdayforme; orderinghim,inthemeantime,tocausethenewcaptain,whowaskilled,tobehangedattheyard-arm,thatthesemenmightseehim. 

           Whenthecaptainwasgone,Isentforthemenuptometomyapartment,andenteredseriouslyintodiscoursewiththemoftheircircumstances. ItoldthemIthoughttheyhadmadearightchoice;thatifthecaptaincarriedthemaway,theywouldcertainlybehanged. Ishowedthemthenewcaptainhangingattheyard-armoftheship,andtoldthemtheyhadnothinglesstoexpect. 

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