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with water, and which afterwards proved their (illegible text)eatest supply.
Captain Fellowes, three ladies, captain Thomas of the navy, and fourteen others, (illegible text)ked in the cutter, twenty feet long, and two (illegible text) six inches deep, and brought her gunwale (illegible text) within six or seven inches of the water. The master, lieutenant-colonel Cooke of the (illegible text)ards, and nine others, took to the jolly-boat, (illegible text)rteen feet long, five feet three inches deep.
Their provisions, &c., consisted of between (illegible text)ty and fifty pounds of biscuit; the demi-jean (illegible text)th five gallons of water, a small jug of the (illegible text)e, part of a small barrel of spruce beer, a (illegible text)mi-jean of rum, a few bottles of port wine; (illegible text) compasses, a quadrant, and spy glass; a (illegible text)all tin mug, and a wine glass; a tinder-box, (illegible text) deck lanthorn, and candles, and some matches, (illegible text)t in a bladder (by which they were enabled (illegible text) steer by night), and a few nails and tools. (illegible text) one was permitted to take more than a great (illegible text)t or a blanket, with the clothes on his back.
It was agreed that their allowances should be (illegible text)ed out with the greatest economy, at the rate (illegible text) half a biscuit and a glass of wine each per (illegible text)nty-four hours; and that the water should be (illegible text)t in reserve. The trapawling of the main (illegible text)chway, which had been thrown into the boat, (illegible text) cut into lengths to form a bulwark against (illegible text) waves, and proved of great service to them. (illegible text)yers were regularly said by one of the ladies.
Their bag of biscuit got damaged by salt-water, (illegible text)ch made it necessary to curtail their allowance
