much as lay
in his power; he therefore pricked his arms and breast with a needle, and
then rubbed it with bay salt and gunpowder, which made it appear like the
small-pox coming out; in the night-time he groaned very dismally, till at
length the captain called to him to know the reason of his groaning so in
his sleep. Alas! Sir, replied he, I have been dreaming my poor wife was
dead, and that she died of the small-pox. Be of good cheer, man, says
the captain, dreams are but fables; and, for your comfort, I believe we
shall quickly make land: however, they did not do this as soon as the
captain expected; for, towards the next evening, the wind springing up a
fresh gale, the captain ordered to stand out to sea again: during all the
day, Mr. Carew did not stir out of his hammock, pretending to be very
ill. Towards the morning, the wind was somewhat laid, and they stood in
before it; but it being very hazy weather, the captain ordered a good
look-out, crying, my brave boys, take care we don't run foul of some
ship, for we are now in the channel. The men replied, all is well.

Now the cocks began to crow on board, and Sol took his last embrace of
Thetis, to begin his daily stage; for, indeed, already had his equipage
waited near an hour for him. Reader, if thou art acquainted with the
inimitable history of Tom Jones, thou mayest perhaps know what is meant
by this; but, lest thou shouldest not, we think it not improper to inform
thee, that we mean no more than what we might have told thee in three
words, that it was broad day-light. The captain called out, how goes the
glass, my brave boys? Eight glasses are just run, replied the men; then
look out sharp for land. Soon after, the cabin boy hallooing out, land,
land! the captain ran nimbly to see if it was so, saying, I am afraid we
are embayed. No, replied the mate, I will be bound for it, it is
Lundy-island. The captain ran up immediately to the main-topmast head,
to look out for other lands to the right and left, and found it to be
indeed Lundy-island; upon which several sailors ran up the rigging, and,
among the rest, Mr. Carew creeps out with nothing but a blanket upon his
shoulders, and makes an attempt to run up the rigging; which the captain
seeing, he hastily cries out, where is old John going? take care of the
old man, he is light-headed: upon which, some of the sailors took him
down, and carried him back to his hammock. They then crowded all the
sail they