as I could, and then swam on board: This day alfo continued raining, though with no wind at all.

From the ist of October to the 24th. All these days entirely spent in making several voyages to get all I could out of the ship, which I brought on shore every tide of flood, upon rafts. Much rain also on these days, though with fome intervals of fair weather. But it seems this was the rainy season.

Oct. 24. I overset my raft, and all the goods I had got upon it; but being in shoal water, and the things being chiefly heavy, I recovered many of them when the tide was out.

Oct. 25. It rained all night and all day, with fome gusts of wind, during which time the ship broke in pieces, the wind blowing a little harder than before, and was no more to be teen, except the wreck of her, and that only at low water. I spent this day in covering and fecuring the goods which I had faved, that the rain might not spoil them.

Oct. 26. 1 walked about the shore almost all day, to find out a place to fix my habitation, greatly concerned to fecure myself from any attack in the night, either from wild beafts or men. Towards night I fixed upon a proper place under a rock, and marked out a femicircle for my encampment, which I refolved to strengthen with a work, wall, or fortification, made of double piles, lined within with cable, and without with turf.

From the 26th to the 30th, I worked very hard in carrying all my goods to my new habitation, though forme part of the time it rained exceeding hard.

The 31st, in the morning, I went out into the island with my gun to fee for fome food, and discover the country, when I killed a she geat, and her kid followed me home, which I afterwards killed also, because it would not feed.

November 1. I set up my tent under a rock, and lay there for the first night, making it as large as I could, with stakes driven in to swing my hammock upon.

Nov. 2. I set up all my chests and boards, and the pieces of timber which made my raft, and with them formed a fence round me, a little within the place I had marked out for my fortification.

Nov. 3. I went out with my gun, and killed two fowls like ducks, which were very good food. In the afternoon went to work to make me a table.

Nov. 4. This morning I began to order my times of work, of going out with my gun, time of fleep, and time of diversion, viz. Every morning I walked out with my gan for two or three hours, if it did not rain; then employed myself at work till about eleven o'clock; then eat what I had to live on; and from twelve to two I lay down to fleep, the weather being excessive hot, and then in the evening to work again. The working part of this day and the next were wholly employed in making this table, for I was but yet a very forry workman, tho' time and necessity made me a complete natural mechanic foon after, as I believe it would do any one elfe.

Nov. 5. This day I went abroad with my gun and dog, and killed a wild cat, her skin pretty foft, but her fleth good for nothing. Every creature I killed I took off the skins and preserved them. Coming back by the fea-shore I saw many forts of fea-fowls which I did not underitand; but was surprised, and almost afflighted, with two or three feals, which, while I was gazing at, not well knowing what they were, got into the fea, and escaped me for that time.

Nov. 6. After my morning walk, I went to work with my table again, and finished it, tho' not to my liking; nor was it long before I learned to mend it.

Nov. 7. Now it began to be settled fair weather. The 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and part of the 12th (or the 11th was Sunday according to my reckoning) I took wholly up to make me a chair, and with much ado brought it to a tolerable shape but never to please me; and even in the making I pulled it to pieces several times. Note, I foon neglected keeping Sundays; for omitting my mark for them on my post, I forgot which was which.

Nov. 13. This day it rained, which refreshed me exceedingly, and cooled the earth; but it was accompanied with terrible thunder and lightning, which frightened me dreadfully for fear of my powder. As soon as it was over, I resolved to separate my stock of powder into as many little parcels as possible, that it might not be in danger.

Nov. 14, 15, 16. These three days I spent in making little square chests or boxes, which might hold about a pound, or two pounds at most, of powder; and so putting the powder in, I stowed it in places as fecure and remote from one another as possible. On one of these three days I killed a large bird that was good to eat, but I knew not what to call it.

Nov. 17. This day I began to dig behind my tent into the rock, to make room for my farther conveniency. Note, Three things I wanted exceedingly for this work, viz. A pick-axe, a shovel, and a wheel-barrow, or basket; so I desisted from my work, and began to confider how to supply that want, and make me fome tools. As for the pick axe, I made use of the ironcrows, which were proper enough, though heavy; but the next thing was a shovel, or spade; this was fo absolutely neceffary, that indeed I could do nothing effectally without it, but what kind of one to make I knew

not.

Nov. 18. The next day, in searching the woods, I found a tree of that wood, or like it, which in the Brafils they call the iron tree, for its exceeding hardness; of this, with great labour, and almost spoiling my axe, I cut a piece, and brought it home with difficulty. enough, for it was exceeding heavy.

The excessive hardness of the wood, and having no other way, made me a long while upon this machine; for I worked it effectually, by little and little, into the form of a shovel or spade, the haddle exactly snaped like ours in England, only that the broad part having no iron shod upon it at bottom, it would not laft me fo long; however, it served well enough for the uses which I had occafion to put it to; but never was a shovel, I believe, made after that fashion, or so long a making.

I was still deficient, for I wanted a basket or wheel. barrow: a basket I could not make by any means, having no such things as twigs that would bend to make wicker-ware, at least none yet found out; and as to the wheel-barrow, I fancied I could make all but the wheel; but that I had no notion of, neither did I know how to go about it; befides, I had no possible way to make iron gudgeons for the spindle, or axis, of the wheel to

run

run in.; so I gave it over; and so, for carrying away the earth, which I dug out of the cave, I made me a thing like an hod, which the labourers carry mortar in when they serve the bricklayers.

This was not so difficult to me as the making of the shovel; and yet this, and the shovel, and the attempt which I made in vain to make a wheel-barrow, took mé up no less than four days; I mean always, excepting my morning's walk with my gun, which I seldom failed; and very feldom failed also of bringing home fomething fit to eat.

Nov. 23. My other work having stood still, because of my making these tools, when they were finished, I went on, and working every day as my ftrength and time allowed, I spent eighteen days entirely in widening and deepening my cave, that it might hold my goods commodioufly.

Note.-During all this time I worked to make this room or cave spacious enough to accommodate me as a warehouse or magazine, a kitchen, a dining-room, and a cellar; as for a lodging, I kept to the tent, except that sometimes, in the wet season of the year, it rained fo hard, that I could not keep myself dry; which caused me afterwards to cover all my place within my pale with long poles, in the form of rafters, leaning againft the rock, and load them with flags, and large leaves of trees, like thatch.

Dec. 10. I began now to think my cave or vault finished, when on a sudden (it seems I had made it too large) a great quantity of earth fell down from the top and one fide, fo much, that in short, it frightened me, and not without reason to; for if I had been under it, I had never wanted a grave-digger. Upon this disaster I had a great deal of work to do over again; for I had the loose earth to carry out, and, which was of more importance, I had the cieling to prop up, so that I might be sure no more would come down.

Dec. 11. This day I went to work with it accordingly, and got two shoars, or posts, pitched upright to the top, with two pieces of board across over each poit; this I finished the next day; and fetting up more pofts with boards, in a about a week more I had the roof secured, and the posts standing in rows, served me for partitions to part off the house.

Dec. 17. From this day to the 20th, I placed shelves, and knocked up nails in the posts, to hang every thing on that could be hung up-and now I begun to be in some order within doors

Dec. 20. Now I carried every thing into the cave, and began to furnish my house, and fet up some pieces of board like a dresser, to order my victuals upon; but board began to be very scarce with me I also made me another table.

Dec. 24. Much rain all night and all day; no ftirring out.

Dec. 25. Rain all day.

Dec. 26. No rain, and the earth much cooler than before, and pleasanter.

Dec. 27. Killed a young goat and lamed another, fo that I catched, and led it home in a string; when I had it home, I bound and splintered up its leg which was broke. N. B. I took such care of it that it lived, and the leg grew well and as strong as ever; but by nurfing it fo long it grew tame, and fed upon the little green at my door, and would not go away. This was the first time that I entertained a thought of breeding up some tame creatures, that I might have food when my powder and shot was all spent.

Dec. 28, 29, 30. Great heats and no breeze; so that there was no stirring abroad, except in the evening, for food. This time I spent in putting all my things in order within doors.

January 1. Very hot still, but I went abroad early and late, with my gun, and lay still in the middle of the day. This evening, going further into the valleys, which lay towards the center of the island, I found there was plenty of goats, tho' exceedingly shy, and hard to come at; however, I resolved to try if I could not bring my dog to hunt them down.

Jan. 2. Accordingly the next day I went out with my dog, and set him at the goats; but I was mistaken, for they all faced about upon the dog, and he knew his danger too well, for he would not go near them.

Jan. 3. I began my fence, or wall, which, being ftill jealous of my being attacked by somebody, I refolved to

make very thick and strong. VOL. I.

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