I had perhaps not known this part, if my curiosity had not led me,the weather being fair and the wind abated, to go on board theship. The second mate, who upon this occasion commanded the ship,had been on board our ship, and he told me they had threepassengers in the great cabin that were in a deplorable condition."Nay," says he, "I believe they are dead, for I have heard nothingof them for above two days; and I was afraid to inquire afterthem," said he, "for I had nothing to relieve them with." Weimmediately applied ourselves to give them what relief we couldspare; and indeed I had so far overruled things with my nephew,that I would have victualled them though we had gone away toVirginia, or any other part of the coast of America, to havesupplied ourselves; but there was no necessity for that.