234 . ‘THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES

sea, and swam with all his might off to those who were left in the
vanoe; which three in the canoe, with one wounded, who we knew not
whether he died or no, were all that escaped our hands of one-and-
twenty. The account of the rest is as follows :—

8 Killed at our shot from the tree.

2 Killed at the next shot.

2 Killed by Friday in the boat.

2 Killed by ditto, of those at first wounded.

“1 Killed by ditto in the wood.

3 Killed by the Spaniard.

4 Killed, being found dropped here and there of their wounds or
killed by Friday in his chase of them.

4 Escaped in the boat, whereof one wounded if not dead.

21 in all.

Those that were in the canoe worked hard to get out of gunshot ;
and though Friday made two or three shot at them, I did not find
that he hit any of them. Friday would fain have had me take one of
their canoes, and pursue them; and indeed I was very anxious about
their escape; lest, carrying the news home to their people, they
should come back, perhaps, with two or three hundred of their canoes,
and devour us by mere multitudes; so I consented to pursue them by
sea; and running to one of their canoes, I jumped in and bade Fri-
day follow me; but when I was in the canoe, I was surprised to find
another poor creature lie there alive, bound hand and foot, as the
Spaniard was, for the slaughter, and almost dead with fear, not know-
ing what the matter was; for he had not been able to look up over
the side of the boat: he was tied so hard, neck and heels, and had
been tied so long, that he had really little life in him.

I immediately cut the twisted flags, or rushes, which they had bound
him with, and would have helped him up; but he could not stand or
speak, but groaned most piteously, believing, it seems, still that he
was only unbvund in order to be killed.

When Friday came to him, I bade him speak to him, and tell him
of his deliverance ; and pulling out my bottle, made him give the poor
wretch a dram, which, with the news of his being delivered, revived
him, and he sat up in the boat; but when Friday came to hear him
speak, and looked in his face, it would have moved any one to tears,
to have seen how Friday kissed him, embraced him, hugged him, cried,
laughed, halloed, jumped about, danced, sung, then cried again, wrung