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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

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