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First Weeks on the Island

           Butthatwhichcomfortedmemorestillwas,thatatlastofall,afterIhadmadefiveorsixsuchvoyagesasthese,andthoughtIhadnothingmoretoexpectfromtheshipthatwasworthmymeddlingwith; Isay,afterallthis,Ifoundagreathogsheadofbread,andthreelargerunletsofrumorspirits,andaboxofsugar,andabarreloffineflour; thiswassurprisingtome,becauseIhadgivenoverexpectinganymoreprovisions,exceptwhatwasspoiltbythewater. Isoonemptiedthehogsheadofthatbread,andwrappeditupparcelbyparcelinpiecesofthesails,whichIcutout; and,inaword,Igotallthissafeonshorealso. 

           ThenextdayImadeanothervoyage. Andnow,havingplunderedtheshipofwhatwasportableandfittohandout,Ibeganwiththecables; andcuttingthegreatcableintopieces,suchasIcouldmove,Igottwocablesandahawseronshore,withalltheiron-workIcouldget; andhavingcutdownthespritsail-yard,andthemizzen-yard,andeverythingIcouldtomakealargeraft,Iloadeditwithallthoseheavygoods,andcameaway. Butmygoodluckbegannowtoleaveme; forthisraftwassounwieldy,andsooverladen,thatafterIwasenteredthelittlecovewhereIhadlandedtherestofmygoods,notbeingabletoguideitsohandilyasIdidtheother,itoverset,and,threwmeandallmycargointothewater. Asformyself,itwasnogreatharm,forIwasneartheshore;butastomycargo,itwasgreatpartofitlost,especiallytheiron,whichIexpectedwouldhavebeengreatusetome. However,whenthetidewasoutIgotmostofthepiecesofcableashore,andsomeoftheiron,thoughwithinfinitelabor; forIwasfaintodipforitintothewater,aworkwhichfatiguedmeverymuch. AfterthisIwenteverydayonboard,andbroughtawaywhatIcouldget. 

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