a great many canoes and small boats
lying along-side the vessel, thought it not impossible to make himself
master of one them, and by that means reach the shore, where he supposed
he might conceal himself till he found an opportunity of getting off;
though this was a very hazardous attempt, and, if unsuccessful, would
expose him to a great deal of hard usage, and probably put it out of his
power of ever regaining his liberty, yet he was resolved to venture. He
now recollected the common maxim, that 'fortune favours the bold,' and
therefore took an opportunity, just as it grew dark, of slipping nimbly
down the ship's side into one of the canoes, which he paddled with as
much silence and expedition as possible towards the shore: but he had not
gone far before the noise he made gave the alarm, that one of the
prisoners had escaped. Harrison immediately called out to inquire which
of them, and where Carew was; and, being told that he was gone off, swore
that he would much rather have lost half of the prisoners than him.

All hands were then called upon to pursue; the captain and planters left
their bowl; the river was soon covered with canoes, and every thing was
in confusion. Mr. Carew was within hearing of this, but, by plying his
canoe well, had the good fortune to get on shore before any of them; he
immediately took himself to the woods as soon as he landed, and climbed
up into a great tree, where he had not been many minutes before he heard
the captain, sailors, and planters, all in pursuit of him; the captain
fretted and stormed, the sailors d---d their blood, and the planters
endeavoured to pacify every thing, by telling the captain not to fear his
getting off. He heard all this, though not unmoved, yet without taking
notice of it: at last, finding their search fruitless, the captain,
sailors, and planters returned; the planters still assuring the captain
they would have him in the morning.

As soon as they were gone he began to reflect upon his present situation,
which, indeed, was melancholy enough, for he had no provisions, was beset
on every side, quite incapable of judging what to undertake, or what
course to steer: however, he at last resolved to steer farther into the
woods, which he accordingly did, and got up into another tree: here he
sat all the succeeding day, without a morsel of food; but was diverted
with a great multitude of squirrels he saw skipping from tree to tree;
and had he had a gun, he coul