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the Shore: However, we got well in again, tho' with a great deal of Labour, and some Danger; for the Wind began to blow pretty fresh in the Morning; but particularly we were all very hungry.
But our Patron, warn'd by this Disaster, resolved to take more Care of himself for the future; and having lying by him the Long-Boat of our English Ship they had taken, he resolved he would not go a fishing any more without a Compass and some Provision; so he ordered the Carpenter of his Ship, who also was an English Slave, to build a little State-Room or Cabin in the middle of the Long-Boat, like that of a Barge, with a Place to stand behind it to steer and hale home the Main-sheet; and Room before for a Hand or two to stand and work the Sails? She sail'd with that we call a Shoulder of Mutton Sail; and the Boom gib'd over the Top of the Cabin, which lay very snug and low, and had in it Room for him to lie, with a Slave or two, and a Table to eat on, with some small Lockers to put in some Bottles of such Liquor as he thought fit to drink; particularly his Bread, Rice and Coffee.
We went frequently out with this Boat a fishing, and as I was most dextrous to catch Fish for him, he never went without me: It happen'd that he had appointed to go out in this Boat, either for Pleasure or for Fish, with two or three Moors of some Distinction in that Place, and for whom he had provided extraordinarily; and had therefore sent on Board the Boat over Nights, a larger Store of Provisions than ordinary; and had order'd me to get ready three Fuzees with Powder and Shot, which were on Board his Ship; for that they design'd some Sport of Fowling as well as Fishing.
I got all Things ready as he had directed, and waited the next Morning with the Boat, washedclean,
