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This propofal was unanimously af fented to; but when we came to think how it was to be put in exe cution, a new difficulty ftarted ittelf, namely, that of repairing the bout, which had been beat in fuch a manner by the fea upon the beach, that every feam was open. We fir attempted to flop them with dry oak. um, but foon found that it would not anfwer the intended purpofe, and having faved no pitch from on board the wreck, we began to defpair of the poffibility of repairing them. I, at Jength, thought of making a kind of fuccedaneum for pitch of the Canadian balsam, which, as I before men. tioned, had been thipped for apples, and had been by us brought on thore under that deception. We accordingly went to work in making the experiment, and boiled a quantity of the balfam in the iron kettle we had faved, and frequently taking it off the fire to cool, we foon brought it to a proper confitence. A fufficient quantity of it being prepared, we turned up the boat, and having cleaned her bottom, gave her a coat of the balfam, which effectually flop. ped up all crevices for the prefent. This done, we got a fmall fail rigged 'to a maft, which fhipped and unthip. ped occafionally, and then pitched upon the perfons who were to go with me in the boat.

By the 1ft of January, with much difficulty and fatigue, we got our boat in tolerable condition, fo that she could fwim without making much water; likewite our maft and fail rigged, in cafe we should happen to get a fair wind, which we could not often expect on this coat at the prefont feafon of the year; for, during the winter months, it blows almoit conGautly from we to north weft, which is immediately on the land. "We could not expect therefore to -have much occafion for our fail; nevertheless it might fometimes be ferviceable, and afford fome relief to the rowers. We had agreed to take fix in the boat, viz. the captain and nate, two failors, myself and fervant: of the others none were fo far reco-vered as to be judged equal to the sfatigues we might expert in this expedida. Our faces being all nearly

worn out, my employment, during the whole of the next day, was to make a kind of mowkifins, or Indian fhocs, of canvas. My Heedle was nothing more than the handle of a pewter (poon, which I had fashione as well as I could for the purpose, and the fame canvas fupplied me with thread. As foon as I had made twelve pair, which was two for each man in our party, we divided the provifions that remained into fourteen equal parts, which amounted only to a quarter of a pound of beef per day for fix weeks; thofe who were to ftay behind, sharing as much as we who were to go in the boat, notwithftanding the great fatigue which we had every realon to expect. Every neceffary preliminary being adjusted, we propofed fetting off the next day; but the wind blowing freth at north-weft, we were obliged to remain where we were till the 4th. By this time the ice, floating in pro digious quantities on the coaft, and in fome places collecting, and blocking up the bays, rendered our undertaking extremely hazardous; yet we thought it more advifeable to face any danger, and to encounter any hardship, than to remain in our prefent fituation with a certainty of farving.

In the afternoon of the 4th, the wind moderating, we got our provi fons, and whatever little matters might be of fervice to us, into the boat; and, having taken leave of our companions, (et off on our expedi tion. Having got about eight miles from the place of our fhipwreck, the wind began to increafe and blow very hard at fouth-ea,which was immediately off the fhore. The boat, as well as the oars, being none of the beft, we were on the point of being blown out to fea, but by dint of rowing made fhift to get into a deep by about a mile a head,where we thought we might pass the night with fafety. Having got every thing on thore, we hauled our boat up as high as our ftrength would permit, fo as to prevent the fea from doing her any more damage. This done, we fat to work in lighting out fire, and cutting our wood for the night: we likewife cut fome pine branches, the fmailer of

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which ferved us to lie on, and the larger, in the form of a wigwam, to fhelter us from the inclemency of the weather.

The place we had landed on was a fine fandy beach, with little or no fnow on it. Having obferved fome fmall pieces of wood caft on fhore by the tide, that had formerly been cut with an axe, and a number of long poles fcattered along the edge of the bank, which had likewife been cut in the fame manner, I thought it Likely there might be fome inhabitants near at hand; and propofed, as soon as we had taken a little refreshment, to go along the beach to a high point of land at about two miles diftance, which was clear of wood, and appeared to be cultivated; thinking from thence we might make fome ufeful discoveries. I accordingly fet out foon after with two of the men; and, before we had proceeded a mile, faw the remains of a fhallop, or New❤ foundland fhing-boat, almoft covered with fand, which feemed to have been fet on fire. This gave us hopes of difcovering fomething elfe to our fatisfaction, and we proceeded as faft as we could to the point of land. Having gained the top of it we def cried, to our nexpreffible joy, a few houfes about half a mile diftant, towards which we directed our course, having no doubt but that we should now meet with fome relief; but on coming up to them, found they were only the remains of fome old ftorehoules, which had been built there for the curing of cod-fifh, and to all appearance had been abandoned fome years before.

This was a mortifying difappointment to us. We determined however to make the most of our difcovery; and obferving a number of old cafks lying about in different parts, we fearched them, as well as the houses, very minutely, in hopes of finding fome provisions; but to no purpose. As we walked along the point, we gathered about a quart of cranberries, fome of which we eat, preferving the remainder for our companions. Having reconnoitred every part of this point, without any further fuccefs, we returned to our boat, and communicating the disco

veries we made to our companions, give them their fhare of the berries we had gathered. Even these dis. coveries gave us much fatisfaction, as they tended to confirm our hopes of finding fome inhabitants in the course of our voyage along the coaft.

In the mean time, the wind came round to the north-weft, and blew with fuch violence as to prevent us from proceeding on our voyage. It continued fo for two days, when, happening to get up in the middle of the night, I was aftonifhed on obferving, while the wind continued blowing as hard as ever, that the fea was entirely without agitation. I imme, diately awoke the mate, to inform him of this extraordinary phænomenon; and going down to the beach together to know the cause, we found the fea all covered with ice, nothing but a large theet of it being to be feen for leagues around. This was an alarming circumftance, as it feem. ed to preclude all poffibility of proceeding any farther, and might give us caufe even to regret having left our habitations : for, though we were fo near, it was impoffible to return by land, befides other impediments, on account of the depth of fnow, which was impaffable unless with fnowfhoes.

The wind continued to blow from the fame quarter for two days longer; and at length, on the 9th, it became perfectly calm. Next morning the wind came round to the fouth eaft, which was directly off the land, and in a fhort time blew extremely hard, fo that by four o'clock in the afternoon, there was not a piece of ice to be feen along the coaft, the whole of it being blown out to fea. This was a very pleasing fight to us, as it gave us a prospect of being extricated from our prefent dreary fituation. However, the violence of the wind prevented us from moving till the 11th of January, when the weather being moderate, and a fine light breeze blowing along the coaft, we launched our boat with much difficulty, being greatly reduced in ftrength for want of a due degree of nourishment. Having got round the clear point of the land, we ho fled our fail 2nd put before the wind.

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The weather being very moderate, and little or no fea running, we made tolerable way, and had not proceed. ed far before we defcr ed an extremely high point, about feven leigues a head, with a continued precipice along the coaft, fo that it was impoffible for us to land on any part of it, before we came to that head land. This made it very dangerous to attempt the paffage; for if the wind should happen to coine round to the north weft, we must infallibly have perished among the rocks. But dan ger was no longer an object to be Confdered by us; fo we got out two oars, not being able to use any more, as the boat had been fo much dam aged, that two men were conftantly employed in keeping her clear of wa ter, and with the affiftance of a fair wind made the point about eleven o'clock at night; but finding no place that we could poffibly land on, we were obliged to keep along the coaft till two in the morning, when the wind increafing, and a fony beach appearing, on which we fhould not have thought it expedient to land had the wind been moderate, we were obliged to put afhore, and im mediately got our provifions out of the boat. The beach was of fome height from the furface of the water, the fea having beat the gravel up in to a kind of bank; which rendered it impoffible for us to haul our boat up. We were therefore obliged to leave her to the mercy of the fea.

The place where we landed was a beach of about four hundred yards in length, bounded at the dir tance of about fifty yards from the water's edge by a precipice of at least one hundred feet in height, which inclofed it on all fides. If the wind fhould come round to the north-weff, we knew that we fhould be entirely deprived of fhelter, yet, as it blew too freth for us to attempt putting to fea again, we were obliged to remain there, notwithstanding these inconveniencies.

On the 13th the wind came round to the north-weft, and blowing very hard, the fea beat with fuch violence again the fhore, as to drive our boat twenty yards higher than fre was, and to beat feveral holes in her

bottom. Now was the time for us fo fect all the mifer:es of our prefent fituation; for being furrounded by precipices, which prevented us from theltering ourselves in the woods, and having fo httle covering, and no firing but what we collected from fome pieces of timber, which floated accidentally upon the fhore, we could but just keep ourfelves from abfolute freezing. The fame weather continued for eight days, with a prod:gious fall of fnow, a circumftasce that added to our other inconveniencies. At length, on the 21ft, the weather became more moderate, and the fnow ceafed, having in the courfe of this laft week fallen to the depth of three feet perpendicular. gave us an opportunity of cooking our provifions, which we had done but once fince our landing. Even this was a great lofs to us, as the water that the meat was boiled in afforded us almoft as much nourishment as the meat itself.

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Next day we contrived with much labour to turn our boat half way over, in order to examine the dam: ge the had received, which we found confiderable; the coat of balfam being entirely rubbed off, and feverat holes made in her bottom. We expetted the ice would go to fez, as it had done once before, when ever the wind thould come round to the fouthward; and therefore thought, if we could but get our boat repaired, that we might ftill have fome chance of meeting with inhabitants. But the great difficulty was how to repair it ; for we had no pitch or ballam left, and but little dry oakum, which was of no fervice to us without the former. After trying various methods, we at laft gave it up as a thing entirely mpracticable, and began to turn our thoughts towards fome other means of getting out of this bleak and barren place, to fearch for relief in an inhabited country.

Though it was impoffible for us fo climb the precipice by which we were encompaffed, yet, if we were determined to abandon our boat, we imagined, that we might eafily get into the woods, by walking along fhore upon the ice, which fill covered the fea, and had ftrength fufficient

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to bear any weight. In fact the mate. and I proposed walking a few miles on it, in order to make the experiment. We accordingly fat out, and had not proceeded far before we came to the entrance of a river, and a fine fandy beach, where, had our good, fortune directed us to land, we might. have lived more comfortably, and have preserved our boat. But what was to be done now that we could get into the woods? We could not Think of walking across them in fearch of a cultivated country: befides that we should be entirely ignorant how to direct our course, the depth of fnow, which had by this time increased to fix feet in the woods, rendered it impoffible for us to travel without foowThoes. After confulting together, we at laft came to a refolution of taking the next day what provifions we had upon our backs, and coafting along the ice, till we could difcover fome inhabitants, expecting, from its prefent appearance of frength, that it would remain for fome time longer : and the wind having drifted the greateft part of the fnow off it, we computed that we fhould be able to walk about ten miles a day, even in our present weak and reduced con. dition.

This being fully refolved, we were to fet out the morning of the 24th; but on the night preceding it, the wind came round to the fouth eaft, and blew hard, attended with fnow and rain; fo that in the morning, as I already apprehended would be the cafe, that whole fheet of ice, which the night before looked fo firm, was de. molished, or driven out to fea. Thus were all our schemes fruftrated --neither ice to walk on, nor boat to carry us through the water; not even a poffibility of moving from this place, where we were embayed, and furrounded by infurmountable precipices. Thus circumftanced, we were again obliged to turn our thoughts towards fome fcheme for repairing our boat: upon that our only hope depended. We had plenty of oak. um to flop up the holes and feams, but nothing to fubftitute in the room of pitch, to prevent the water from penetrating. I at length thought of a

plan, which I imagined might have the wished for effect, namely, that of throwing water over the oakum, and letting it freeze into a cake of ice. As foon as day appeared, I refolved to put this fcheme to the left, and hav ing cleared the boat of fnow and gra, vel, immediately went to work. The men in general made ight of my undertaking, and affifted with much relu&ance, thinking that they were throwing away their labour. However, I foon convinced them to the Contrary; for by four o'clock in the afternoon, by continually throwing water over the oakum, we froze up every feam and hole in fuch a manner, that not a drop of water could enter, as long as the weather continued freezing, as at prefent.

(To be continued.)

To the Editors of the BOSTON MAGAZINE.

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Gentlemen,

S the clergy of this country, allow the laity the ufe of the fcriptures, they will not deem it too officious or impertinent in me, to endeavour to enlighten them with the knowledge of the truth.

I have often thought it very ftrange, whilft we are favoured with a great variety of fcriptural benedictory forms, that one only fhould be commonly used, as if this were the only orthodox one to be found; and I have thought it more frange, whilft we are alfo favoured with a variety of fcripturai doxologies, that very few of the clergy ever ufe any of thefe, but fubftitute in the place of them a doxology of pop thinvention, unknown to all the prophets and apofiles, as if we were still under the head of myftical Babylon, in league with him against the kingdom of Chrift.

I, farther, obferve, that the variety of forms which the fcriptures furnifh, fufficiently declare to us, that we should ufe a variety. The ufefulnefs of fuch a variety is, also, very evident to me. And, I really think, that it would tend much to the plea fure and edification of our congrega

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fions, to be accuftomed to all this variety, because it would help to remove their fuperftitious reverence of fyftems, and to fix their attention upon the good word of truth. I have, therefore, for the benefit of your readers, furnished you with a collection of all the New Teftament benedictions and doxologies, and prefume that you will give them a place in your next Magazine.

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I fhall, first, lay before you the NEW TESTAMENT BENEDICTIONS

Grace he to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift. Rom. i. 7. The fame form is to be found, Col. i. 2. 1 Theff. i. 1. 2 Theff. i. 2. Phil. i. 3.

Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jefus Chrift. Gal. i. 3. This is the fame in fubftance, with the former.

Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jefus Chrift. Eph. i. 2. This is literally the fame with the firft, except that the word FROM is here added by our tranflators, which is, however, neceffarily implied in the first. We have the fame forms in Phil. i. 2. 1 Cor. i. 3. 2 Cor. i. 2. Which is a proof, that it was a favourite one, with our apofle.

The following forms, which men tion only the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, were evidently intended to convey every fentiment contained in the preceeding ones.

The grace of our Lord Jefus be with you all. Amen. Rom. xvi. 24. 2 Theff. 18. Eph. iv. 23. Rev. xxii. 21.

The grace our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you. 1 Cor. vi. 23. The grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you. Amen. I Theff. v. 28. Grace be with you. Amen. Col. iv. 18. I Tim. vi. 21. 2 Tim. iv.

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Grace with you all. Amen. Tit. iii 15. Heb. xi. 25.

Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, be with your (pirits. Amen. Gal. vi. 18. Phil. 25.

Grace be with all them, who love our Lord Jefus Chrift in fincerity. Amen. Eph. vi. 24.

Grace, mercy, and peace, from

God our Father, and Jefus Chrift our' Lord. 1 Tim. 2. The word MERCY, which is introduced in this, and fome following forms, is clearly implied in the former./

Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and Chrift Jelus our Lord. 2 Tim. i. 2.

Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift, our Saviour. Tit. i. 4.

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift, the Son of the Fther, in truth and in love. 2 John 3.

Grace, and peace, be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jefus Chrift our Lord, according as his divine power hath given to us all things, that pertain to life and godlinefs, through the knowledge of him, who hath called us to glory, and virtue. 2 Pet. i. 2, 3.

Peace be upon you, and mercy, and upon the Ifrael of God. Gal. vi. 16.

Peace be to you, and love, with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jefus Chrift. Eph. vi. 23.

Peace be with you all, who are in Chrift Jefus. Amen. 1 Pet. v. 24.. Peace be to you. 3 John. 14.

Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him, who is, and who was, and who is to come,and from the (even (pi. rits before his throne, and from Jesus Chrift, who is the taithful witness, and the firft begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Rev. i. 4. 5.

Now, the God of peace, fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Rom.

XV. 13.

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Now, the God of peace, be with you all. Amen. Rom. xv. 33.

The grace of the Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14.

The very God of peace fan&ify you wholly, and preferve you blame. lefs unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. 1 Theff. v. 23.

Now, the Lord of peace himself, give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. Amen. 2 Tim. iv. 22. Grace

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