Rev Dr Belknaps Biographies of the Early Discoverers of America
Rev Dr Belknaps Biographies of the Early Discoverers of America
Jeremy Belknap
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" Such being the character of the people, there could not have been any great hope of success, if the whole fleet had arrived in safety. The Admiral s ship had on board a great quantity of provision. She was sepa rated from the fleet in the storm, and sprang aleak at sea, so that with constant pumping and baling they could scarcely keep her above water for three days and four nights ; during which time Sir George Somers did not once leave the quarter deck. The crew, worn out with fatigue and de...spairing of life, broached the strong liquors, and took leave of each other with an inebriating draught, till many of them fell asleep. In this dreadful extremity Sir George discovered land ; the news of which awoke and revived them, and every man exerted himself to do his duty. At length the ship struck ground in such a position between two rocks, at the distance of half a mile from the shore, that the people and a great part of the cargo were safely landed. The Bermuda Islands were uninhabited, and had the reputation of being en chanted.
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