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The Ship Recovered

           Whentheyhadalldeclaredtheirwillingnesstostay,IthentoldthemIwouldletthemintothestoryofmylivingthere,andputthemintothewayofmakingiteasytothem. AccordinglyIgavethemthewholehistoryoftheplace,andofmycomingtoit,showedthemmyfortifications,thewayImademybread,plantedmycorn,curedmygrapes; andinaword,allthatwasnecessarytomakethemeasy. ItoldthemthestoryalsoofthesixteenSpaniardsthatweretobeexpected,forwhomIleftaletter,andmadethempromisetotreatthemincommonwiththemselves. 

           Ileftthemmyfire-arms,viz.,fivemuskets,threefowling-pieces,andthreeswords. Ihadaboveabarrelandhalfofpowderleft;forafterthefirstyearortwoIusedbutlittle,andwastednone. IgavethemadescriptionofthewayImanagedthegoats,anddirectionstomilkandfattenthem,andtomakebothbutterandcheese. 

           Inaword,Igavethemeverypartofmyownstory,andItoldthemIwouldprevailwiththecaptaintoleavethemtwobarrelsofgunpowdermore,andsomegardenseeds,whichItoldthemIwouldhavebeenverygladof. AlsoIgavethemthebagofpeaswhichthecaptainhadbroughtmetoeat,andbadethembesuretosowandincreasethem. 

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