State of the BAROMETER in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER in the open air, taken in the morning before fun-rife, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from July 1ft to 31ft, within one mile of the Caftle of Edinburgh. [3] THE. EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, OR LITERARY MISCELLANY, SIR, PLEASE To the EDITOR of the EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. LEASE to infert in your Magazine the following Lift of German Words which exift in great purity in the vulgar Scotch dialect, and oblige your constant reader, Georgius Regiomontanus. Butt and Benn,-Buthe und Binne, vulgar German, outwards and inwards. Hoft,-Hufte, a cough. a Baker; Bact, bake, to which is Rock,-Rocten, a distaff. Paddock,-Padd, a Frog, the termination ock is the Scotch diminutive. Luckenbooths, a range of buildings on the high street of Edinburgh fo called; Lacten Buden, cloth fhops.-This place ftill answers its original denomination. Cræmes; a narrow lane in Edin. burgh, compofed of petty shops.Krahm, a retail fhop, the termination es is only added to make the English plural. This place is ftill the fame as it must have been from its first inftitution. Tolbooth; the name given to the prifon of Edinburgh, and to moft prifons in Scotland.-Goll-Bude, formerly wrote Toll-Bude, a cuftomhoufe. The original inftitution of this building must have been for the exaction of a revenue of fome kind it has become the general name for a prifon in Scotland; the fame as Newgate, which was built over the New Gate of London, has become the general name for a prifon in England. Weig, a fpecies of Tea Bread fo called; Weg, in Germany, means a loaf of bread of a longish shape, pointed at each end. Cucky, a fweet kind of Tea-Bread Bicker,-Becher, a goblet, or drink- ACCOUNT OF THE DELIVERANCE OF MESSRS CARTER, HASKET, AND SHAW, FROM THE SAVAGES OF TATE'S ISLAND, AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT DISLRESSES. ON Continued from Vol. IX, p. 453 N the morning of the 9th, Mr to be under the neceffity of drinking Carter was fo much reduced as his own urine, which example was A 2 followed followed by the other two, and not withstanding its being difagreeable, they found great relief from it. A bout nine at night Mr Shaw and Mr Halkett found themfelves fo weak and overcome by fleep, that not being longer able to ftand to the fteer oar, they lashed the oar, and found the boat went along very fleadily After joining in a prayer of thankf, giving to the Almighty, in whofe protection they committed them felves, they lay down and had a refreshing fleep; occafionally, however, they could not refrain from starting up to look out for land or danger. They refumed their labours at the oar on the morning of the roth,which were rather increased by its blowing fresh, and by a heavy fwell, which obliged them to reef the fail. It was with the greatest difficulty Mr Carter's wound could be dreffed. Mr Shaw's wound in the throat was by this time nearly closed up. They stood on this day without any thing material occurring; Mr Shaw ftill ufing all his powers to cheer them with the affurances of seeing land in a day or two, although at the fame time he had hardly. ftrength to haul the fheet aft, while Mr Hafkett lashed the oar. knocked out of the boat, which required all the exertions of Mr Shaw to get him in again, and which he could have accomplished by no other mode than that of putting an oar under his arm, and lifting him up as by a lever. On the 11th they felt themselves much relieved by getting clear of the hoals and launching once more into the ocean; on which occafion, as often before, they addreffed themfelves to that Power to which they trufted for deliverance. Mr Carter's wound was again washed, and four pieces more taken from the skull, when they clearly difcovered, that from the blow being given flantways down the back of the head, it had been given by a hatchet, which they had no doubt was the one which had been stolen from the ship. They still however affured him of its looking well and being about to heal. They were now in greater diftrefs than ever for water: even the last miferable refource they had confiderably failing them. This threw such a damp on their spirits that they grew difconfolate, and were making up their minds to meet death with becoming fortitude, having given up every hope of furviving another day, when Mr Haskett eagerly exclaimed Mr Shaw likewife perceiving it, they were in an inftant revived. Once more putting their hopes in Providence, they stood in for the fouthern extremity of the land, which they made no doubt was Timor, and foon got in a few miles to the leeward of the extreme, where they discovered a bay, at the head of which were cocoa-nut trees. At ten P. M. they found very hoal water, with breakers all round," he faw land." on which Mr Hafkett took the oar, while Mr Shaw kept a look out for a channel; in which manner they ran on for the distance of three or four miles in not more than three or four feet water; the fea frequently breaking over them, which rendered Mr Carter's fituation truly deplorable, as, from extreme weakness, he could not ftir from the bottom of the boat, which was fo full of water that it was with the greateft difficulty he could keep his head above it. To add to their diftrefs, no fooner had they got clear of one (hoal, than from the violence of the oar beating against another, Mr Haskett was They shortly after perceived the natives on fhore. Recent circumflances, however, made them fearful of landing; but Mr Shaw obferved, that they might as fafely truft to the chance of being well received on fhore as perish at fea, which they muft muft inevitably have done in another day. Having refolved, therefore, they ran into the bay, when it was proposed that Mr Haskett fhould remain in the boat, while Mr Carter and Mr Shaw went in fearch of water. But on Mr Carter's being helped out of the boat it was found he could not ftand; he was therefore helped in again, and Mr Hafkett with Mr Shaw advanced towards the natives, Mr Shaw having a water keg and Mr Haskett a mufquet, when they were overjoyed by hearing the natives call out, Bligh! Bligh! recollecting that Captain Bligh was very humanely treated at Timor; and they had now no doubt left but they had the good fortune to touch at the fame place. They made motions to the patives for cocoa nuts, who gave them to understand that they did not belong to them; one of them howe. ver gave Mr Shaw a baked yam, which he found it impoffible to eat on account of his throat being fo exceedingly parched. Having made figns for water, the natives led them to a spring where they quenched their thirft; when, having filled the keg, they ran to Mr Carter, who was calling out for water, after which they devoured the yam with the greatest eagerness, the natives looking at them the whole of the time in aftonishment. After their flender repaft they mentioned the word Timor to the natives, who repeated it very diftinctly, and pointed towards the point to the fouthward, and then to a prow on the beach, intimating that they would conduct them there; in confequence of which Mr Shaw gave them two mufquets and a number of knives and fciffars which remained in the boat. The natives made figns to go farther up the bar, which they acquief ced in; but finding they wished to lead them up a very narrow inlet, Mr Shaw refused to go in with the boat, reprefenting that it would be highly imprudent, and, as they wished to get to Cupang as foon as poffble, thought it adviseable to make the best of their way there. This being agreed to, the boat was pushed off, and two oars got out in order to row round the point, expecting, after that, to have a fair wind to Cupang. Finding, however, a prow in chace of them, they lay on their oars, hoifted their fail, and put away before the wind, in order to escape from flavery, which they made no doubt of experiencing if taken by the prow in chace of them. The prow continued chafing them along the fhore, between a reef and the beach, which extends the whole length of the island. Finding the prow ftill in chafe they flood over the reef, which is a continued chain of breakers, and the prow not thinking it proper to follow them, they efcaped and coafted it down the island. Night approaching, and finding themfelves much fatigued, they hauled the fheet aft, and lafhed the oar as before, and found the boat went along fhore very fteadily. They then lay down to fleep, and on waking in the morning were refreshed with the fmell of fpices, which was conveyed by the land wind, and which fo revived Mr. Carter that he several times exclaimed, "Keep up your hearts, my boys, we fhall dine with the Governor of Cupang to-day." Their hopes were however fruftrated by the numerous difficulties they had yet to encounter, owing to the innumerable fhoals and points. The water they had drank tended likewife to increase their appetites. They were forced at night, notwithftanding, to purfue the fame method they had formerly adopted in order to obtain fufficient reft to enable them to go through the fatigues of the enfuing day. On the morning of the 13th, Mr Shaw took the fteer oar; but the wind wind being fresh, and the boat going with great velocity through the water, he was, from weakness, unable to ftand the force of the oar and fell overboard; luckily, however, he held by the gunnel until Mr Hafkett came to his affiftance, when with great exertions he was got into the boat again. Shortly after this they faw a point a-head, which they found it impoffible to weather while the wind remained the fame way. They, therefore, once more, determined to land, and accordingly ran into a small bay; when the natives came running towards them, beckoning them to come afhore, and calling out, Bligh! Bligh! They immediately ran the boat on fhore, and Mr Haskett being helped out of the boat by the natives, they fat him down on the beach, and went immediately to the affiftance of his companions. When they had brought them on fhore, they prefented them with a couple of cocoa nuts, yams, and Indian corn, which they received with unfeigned gratitude. The natives gazed on thefe three famished fufferers in filent aftonifh ment: nor is it to be wondered at; for their cheeks were thrivelled, their eyes funk almoft into their heads, their beards long, and their whole frames totally emaciated. The natives, far from disturbing them, made figns for them to eat and drink, which they did with the greateft eagerness Mr Carter then begged to have his wound dreffed, which was done with fresh water. Mr Shaw having unbound his wound found it nearly bealed. The natives appearing to exprefs fome curiofity as to the manner in which those wounds were received, Mr Shaw explained it in the best manner he could, at which they made figns of being much shocked, which did not however fully fatisfy the three Gentlemen of their pacific in tentions; but as they beckoned to proceed on towards their huts, they complied, which gave the natives, apparently, great fatisfaction. They then attempted to get up and walk, but found they could not accomplish it without fupport, which the natives very kindly afforded them, and led them to their town, which is fituated at the top of a steep hill, acceffible only by two perpendicular ladders, up which they were lifted by their guides. When they arrived they were taken to the Chief's houfe, where were affembled an immenfe concourse, who came to view the ftrangers. Here they were again prefented with corn, yams, and tod dy to drink; after which the Chiefs preffed them to take reft. Mr Carter and Mr Shaw accordingly laid themselves down there, but Mr Haf kett was removed to another house, there not being fufficient room for all. They were a little alarmed at feeing two men watching at the door; notwithstanding that the Chief placed himself between them and the men, and had a fpear by his fide. Mr Shaw got up in the night and went out of the door, in order to try if they would prevent him going far ther, but was agreeably furprised to find they waited only left any thing should be wanted by the strangers. On the morning of the 14th of July, when they again met together, the natives prefented them with Indian corn, yam, and toddy; which when they had taken they made enquiry into the name of the land, and found that it was called Sarret, and was feparate from the Timor Land, which was the first place they refreshed at. They were alfo informed that there was another small island to the northward called Fardette by them, but which is in our charts called Ternabor. They also understood that a prow came yearly to trade to Ternabor, and that he would arrive in feven or eight months. |