Accidents > Dangers of the deep, or, Narratives of shipwreck and adventure at sea

24 WRECK AND ESCAPE
hope of our deliverance rested on their safety;
but we did not long remain in suspense, for
before night their security was announced by
several yawls rowing towards us. They
brought provisions likewise, which we little
regarded, from our eagerness to get on shore.
The rock where we were now situated was
called Amscare; and by God’s goodness, hav¬
ing embarked we reached an island in Norway,
named Waller Island by its inhabitants. This
island is so inconsiderable, that Ortelius over¬
looks it in his maps, but, although unworthy
to be remembered by him, it ought not to be
forgotten by us. There was but one house
where we landed, belonging to the parson, an
honest Lutheran, whose family consisted of
many individuals, all of whom showed us no
little kindness. They spoke the Norse
language, which I think resembles the Dutch,
for those of us who spoke Dutch could partly
understand them, and make ourselves under¬
stood.
“ When we made a shift to explain our mis¬
fortunes to the people of the house, the rela¬
tion drew tears from their eyes; and what¬
ever provisions they had being now set before
us, the seamen soon repaired their long fast-