without Intermiffion, hoping fome Eye or other on Board her would difcover thefe Signals of Diftrefs; and how rejoiced were we, when we could fee a Boat put off, full of Men, who rowed with all their Might towards the Island, and foon came within Hale of us; when, lying on their Oars, they asked us, in Portugueze, Who we were? I answered for the reft in that Language, That we were the Remains of the Crew of an English Ship, who had been shipwrecked here a great while ago; and beg-. ged them, for God's Sake, to take us on Board, which they immediately consented to; but would not touch the Company's Silver, without first obtaining their Captain's Leave. We were overcome with Transport at this Change of our Condition, and returned fincere Thanks to God for our Deliverance, and that we had fallen into the Hands of Friends and Allies to our Nation; and, indeed, we met with the nobleft Ufage from the Captain, Don Francifco de Zuniga, who, at my Request, sent his Boat again to Shore for the Treasure I was so fond of faving for my Owners Benefit. This Ship was bound from Goa, on a trading Voyage to China and Japan, and was a very large Veffel, and better manned than most of the Portugueze Ships generally are in thefe Parts of the World; and the good Captain agreed to put us afhore at Canton> which was the first Place he defigned to touch at. Nothing could happen better than this; nor could

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we be carried to a more defirable Place; but, tho' we experienced all the Goodness and Generosity imaginable from this noble Portugueze, we experienced the utmoft Brutality, and fuperftitious Hatred from the common Sailors, poffible; and could not help acknowledging, that, in their Ships, they are the most nafty and lazy Wretches, that ever the World produced; and fuch bad Seamen in general, that, in a hard Gale of Wind, they, instead of beftirring themselves with Briskness and Alacrity, are conftantly fupplicating their St. Antonio to do their Bufinefs for them; fo that their Commanders are forced to exert their Authority over them, as over a Pack of Slaves, to bring them to any Thing. They are, however, well acquainted with the East-Indian Seas, and are good Pilots; and from them we learned, that the Ifland we were upon was called Affogon; which they themselves had been driven to the Sight of alfo by a Storm, which proved to us so propitious and fortunate. Don Francifco was as good as his Word, and fet us fafely on Shore at Canton, refufing to take any Satisfaction for the Service he had done us; and we once more got amongst our Countrymen, after a Series of such Perils, Miffortunes, and Dangers; and foon aftert ook Passage in another of the Company's Ships for England, where, when we arrived, and had given the Directors an Account of our Behaviour and Hard

ships,

ships, they treated us very kindly, made us handfome Prefents, and gave Capt. Friendly a Ship for Coast and Bay, and provided me with my present Voyage, to my old Station, Canton, whence I am arrived here, Homeward-bound, happy in having recovered a Friend I fo dearly love, and who has been conftantly uppermoft in my Thoughts.

We fympathifed with each other, in the va rious Difficulties and Misfortunes we had met with, and congratulated, mutually, one another, on our good Success, which was likely now to raise us to a State of uninterrupted Happiness, if a Mortal can ever be said to participate of it. He heard Prim's Adventures with Pleasure and Surprise, and conceived an high Opinion and Regard for Mr. Saris. When he talked of his dear Bellair, he perceived the Tears ftart in my Eyes; and I could not help making a mournful Comparison between his happy State and my Mifery, deprived, for ever, of my adorable and adored Louifa. He faw my Pain; and, taking me in his Arms, kindly said all he could to diffipate my Uneafiness, and blamed himself for mentioning a Name which could not fail reviving my Ideas of the Charmer of my Soul. He would fain have perfuaded us to leave the Dutch Ship, and go Paffengers in his; but we had contracted fuch a Friendship for Capt. Beeckman, and he had done fo many Things, kindly to accommodate us in the Voyage, that at length my

Friend agreed, it would be almost a Crime to leave him, and especially as their Ship was fo full, that he could not promife us near fo good Entertainment there. He invited the Captain with us, to a genteel Treat he gave us on Board his Ship; and, all the Time we lay at the Cape, the Intercourfe of Civilities from Ship to Ship was great and noble; and like Men who fincerely delighted to oblige each other. The friendly Behaviour between Mr. Diaper, myself, and Mr. Saris, spread a Complacency everywhere, and infpired Love and Humanity into every Breaft. When we had got all on Board that was necessary for our Voyage, my dear Friend took a tender Farewel of us, hoping we should arrive safe to the defired, the deftined Spot, from which we had been fo long abfent, in these uncomfortable, fultry Climates. Capt. Beeckman, by the Defire of the other Captains, took the Command as Commodore, and delivered his Orders accordingly; refolving, if poffible, to keep Company with each other to Europe. We weighed, and fet fail in Concert, and continued fo till we came the Length of the Canaries; when a violent Storm arofe, that put us in the utmost Pain for each other. Our Ship rode it well; but Capt. Friendly's, and that wherein my Friend was, feemed to labour very hard, amidst the impetuous Winds, and boiling Waves, which rofe even to the Clouds; and, in a Day afterwards, the Storm ftill continuing, we loft

Sight of our whole Fleet, to our great Uneafinefs. I fent Petitions for their Safety, and prayed that up the Almighty would still the raging Main, and protect my poor Friend and his Companions. We drove thus for feveral Days; but at length the Tempeft abated, and a ftill Calm fucceeded this War of the Elements.

CHAP. LIII.

They put into Madeira. —An extraordinary Adventure. He faves an old Friend from a Gang of Bravoes.-They are wounded in the Conflict.—Their mutual Joy at the Sight of each other.-Mr. Archer's Account of the Accident. He embarks with Captain Beeckman.-They arrive at Amfterdam.

HE Winds hanging contrary to us, and

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fome of our Men being very ill, our Captain refolved to touch at the Madeira's; and accordingly we anchored in the Road of Fial; and foon after the Captain, Mr. Saris, and myself, went on Shore, and dined at the Dutch Conful's, where we were elegantly entertained; and the next Day paid our Compliments to the English Conful, who received us with that Politenefs fo ufual to that Gentleman, and ftaid us to Dinner; and feveral

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