strength and spirits were wonderfully refreshed, and our work was vigorously renewed.  Leaving our fears behind us, we began to gather hope, and, about noon, discovered, or thought that we discovered, land.  It is impossible to describe our joy and triumph on this occasion.  It was new life to us; it brought fresh blood into our veins, and fresh vigor into our pale cheeks:  we looked like persons raised from the dead.  After further exertion, becoming more confident, we were at last fully satisfied that it was land.  Now, like distracted persons, we all leapt into the sea, and, being good swimmers, cooled our parched bodies, never considering that we might become a ready prey to the sharks.  But we presently returned to our boat, and from being wearied with the exertion, and somewhat cooled by the sea, lay down to sleep with as much security as if it had been in our beds.  It was fortunately of such short duration that the leaking of the boat occasioned no danger.

Refreshed by sleep, we found new strength for our work, and tugged hard at the oar, in hopes of reaching a more stable element before night.  But our progress was very slow.  Towards evening an island was discovered, which was Fromentere, having already seen Majorca; at least, some of our company, who had navigated these seas, declared that it was so.  We debated long to which of the two our course should be directed; and, because the last discovered was much infested with venomous serpents, we all resolved to make for Majorca.  The whole of that night we rowed very hard, and also the next, being the sixth from our putting to sea.  The island was in sight all day, and about ten at night we came under the land, but it consisted of rocks so steep and craggy that we could not climb up.

Whilst under these rocks a vessel approached very near.  Let the reader conceive our apprehensions, after all our toil and labor, of being seized by some Turkish privateer, such as are never off the seas.  Thus we were obliged to lie close; and, when the vessel had passed, we crept gently along the coast, as near as we durst to the shore, until finding a suitable place to receive our weather-beaten boat.

We were not insensible of our deliverance on reaching land; though, like men just awakened from a dream, we could not duly appreciate the greatness of it.  Having had no food since we got the tortoise, John Anthony and myself set out in search of fresh water, and three remained with the boat.  Before proceeding far, we found ourselves in a wood, which created great embarrassment.  My comrade wished to go one way, and I wished to go another.  How frail and impotent a being is man!  That we, whom common dangers by sea had united, should now fall out about our own inclinations at land.  Yet so we did.  He gave me reproachful words; and it is well that we did not come to blows, but I went my way, and he, seeing me resolute, followed.  The path led to one of those watchtowers which the Spaniards keep on the coast