2.
ship
was
lost. The Captain was
much frightened, and each sought to save his life. Ste directed us convicts seven in
number, to jump into a small boat, and thus to save ourselves. The storm however was very fierce, and the waves were tremendous, so that two of us were drowned, when getting into the boat. We, the remaining five, then clambered again up the ship's side, holding fast at the mast, and constructing subsequently raft, and whilst taking with few bottles of fresh water and broken biscuit, we floated about, at the
ris a
winds for
a
the
mercy more than ten days,
and then reaching the land,
Ive
found on inquiry, that it
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was Cochin China, where three
that had been driven about
the sea
with
us on
died of
starvation, so that only two remained alive. We two were begging along the road, until reaching Cowloon, when one, returned to his home, and I alone
to this colony, having sworn, that I would turn from wickedness and do good, and seek to obtain an honest livelihood._
au ese
@ame
Being however recognized by Your Honorable Police as
escaped criminal, I was brought before Your Honours who examined into the - affairs and then sent me
to
prison-
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