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A long silence followed the gloomy recital, broken at length by Hatteras, who said   "Johnson, I thank you; you did all you could to save my ship, but single handed you could not resist. Again I thank you, and now let the subject be dropped. Let us unite efforts for our common salvation. A LONG SILENCE FOLLOWED THE GLOOMY RECITAL BROKEN AT LENGTH BY HATTERAS WHO SAID JOHNSON I THANK YOU YOU DID ALL YOU COULD TO SAVE MY SHIP BUT SINGLE HANDED YOU COULD NOT RESIST AGAIN I THANK YOU AND NOW LET THE SUBJECT BE DROPPED LET US UNITE EFFORTS FOR OUR COMMON SALVATION
remonstrating and reasoning with them, and pointing out the dangers they would encounter, and also the cowardice of leaving you, but it was a mere waste of words; not even the best among them would listen to me. Shandon was impatient to be off, and fixed the 22nd of February for starting. The sledge and the boat were packed as closely as possible with provisions and spirits, and heaps of wood, to obtain which they had hewed the brig down to her water-line. The last day the men ran riot. They completely sacked the ship, and in a drunken paroxysm Pen and two or three others set it on fire. I fought and struggled against them, but they threw me down and assailed me with blows, and then the wretches, headed by Shandon, went off towards the east and were soon out of sight. I found myself alone on the burning ship, and what could I do? The fire-hole was completely blocked up with ice. I had not a single drop of water! For two days the Forward struggled with the flames, and you know the rest. E SEPARATELY REMONSTRATING AND REASONING WITH THEM AND POINTING OUT THE DANGERS THEY WOULD ENCOUNTER AND ALSO THE COWARDICE OF LEAVING YOU BUT IT WAS A MERE WASTE OF WORDS NOT EVEN THE BEST AMONG THEM WOULD LISTEN TO ME SHANDON WAS IMPATIENT TO BE OFF AND FIXED THE TWENTY SECOND OF FEBRUARY FOR STARTING THE SLEDGE AND THE BOAT WERE PACKED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH PROVISIONS AND SPIRITS AND HEAPS OF WOOD TO OBTAIN WHICH THEY HAD HEWED THE BRIG DOWN TO HER WATER LINE THE LAST DAY THE MEN RAN RIOT THEY COMPLETELY SACKED THE SHIP AND IN A DRUNKEN PAROXYSM PENN AND TWO OR THREE OTHERS SET IT ON FIRE I FOUGHT AND STRUGGLED AGAINST THEM BUT THEY THREW ME DOWN AND ASSAILED ME WITH BLOWS AND THEN THE WRETCHES HEADED BY SHANDON WENT OFF TOWARDS THE EAST AND WERE SOON OUT OF SIGHT I FOUND MYSELF ALONE ON THE BURNING SHIP AND WHAT COULD I DO THE FIRE HOLE WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED UP WITH ICE I HAD NOT A SINGLE DROP OF WATER FOR TWO DAYS THE FOREWARD STRUGGLED WITH THE FLAMES AND YOU KNOW THE REST
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