boats, and not ships, they will not venture to follow you far out to sea, especially if it blows.” — ”Well,” said I, “you have been very kind in this: what shall I do to make you amends?” — “Sir,” says he, “you may not be willing to make me any amends, because you may not be convinced of the truth of it.

I will make an offer to you: I have nineteen months’ pay due to me on board the ship -, which I came out of England in; and the Dutchman that is with me has seven months’ pay due to him. If you will make good our pay to us we will go along with you; if you find nothing more in it we will desire no more; but if we do convince you that we have saved your lives, and the ship, and the lives of all the men in her, we will leave the rest to you.”