two peculiarities, one relative to its appearance, and the other to its properties of action, which distinguish it from those described by him.  Those I saw were without that snout or trunk hanging below the end of the upper jaw; but then the males were furnished with a large shaggy mane, which gave them a most formidable appearance.  And, whereas, he says those he saw were unwieldy and easily destroyed, we found some, on the contrary, that lay at a mile’s distance from the water, which came down upon us when disturbed with such impetuosity, that it was as much as we could do to get out of their way; and, when attacked, would turn upon us with, great agility.

Having lost the yawl, and being too many for the barge to carry off, we were compelled to leave four of our men behind.  They were all marines, who seemed to have no great objection to the determination made with regard to them, so exceedingly disheartened and worn out were they with the distresses and dangers they had already gone through.  And, indeed, I believe it would have been a matter of indifference to the greatest part of the rest, whether they should embark or take their chance.  The captain distributed to these poor fellows arms and ammunition, and some other necessaries.  When we parted, they stood upon the beach, giving us three cheers, and called out, God bless the King!  We saw them a little after setting out upon their forlorn hope, and helping one another over a hideous tract of rocks; but considering the difficulties attending this only way of travelling left them, for the woods are impracticable, from their thickness and the deep swamps every where to be met in them; considering too that the coast here is rendered so inhospitable by the heavy seas that are constantly tumbling upon it, as not to afford even a little shell-fish, it is probable that all met with a miserable end.

We rowed along shore to the westward in order to make one more attempt to double the cape; when abreast of the first head-land, there ran such a sea that we expected every moment the boat would go down.  But as the preservation of life had now in a great measure lost its actuating principle upon us, we still kept pushing through it, till we opened a bay to the northward.  In all my life I never saw so dreadful a sea as drove in here; it began to break at more than half a mile from the shore.  Perceiving now that it was impossible for any boat to get round, the men lay upon their oars till the boat was very near the breakers, the mountainous swell that then ran heaving her in at a great rate.  I thought it was their intention to put an end to their lives and misery at once, but nobody spoke for some time.  At last Captain Cheap told them they must either perish immediately, or pull stoutly for it to get off the shore, but they might do as they pleased.  They chose, however, to exert themselves a little, and after infinite difficulty got round the head-land again, giving up all thoughts