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Decr. 1769.  Motuaro

hoisted out in an instant to take the ship in tow Every man in her was I beleive sensible of the danger we were in so no one spard to do his best to get her out fast  the event however shewd how liable such situations must be to Confusion  they lowerd down too soon & she stuck upon a gun  from this she must be thrust by main force  in doing which they had almost oveset her which would have tumbled out her oars  no man thought of running in the gun  at last that was done & she was afloat  her crew was soon in her & she went to her duty  a faint breeze of wind now sprung up off the land & with that and towing she to our great Joy got head way again  at a time when she was so near the shore that Tupia who was not sensible of our danger was conversing with the Indians ashore  who made themselves very distinctly heard notwithstanding the roaring of the breakers

We were all happy in our breeze & fine clear moonlight  myself went down to bed & sat upon my cott undressing myself when I

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