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

'308 BURNlffG OF THE PRINCE,
draughts of it to allay their thirst. Afterwards
frequent bathing proved one of the best res¬
toratives of health, to which all resorted.
The chief man of the place next came, and
conducted Lieutenant de la Fond and his
companions to his house, about half a league
distant from the spot where they had landed,
lie charitably supplied them with linen
shirts and trousers, and boiled some fish, the
water of which was relished as delicious
broth. Though sleep was equally necessary
as this frugal fare, the survivors having
learned that there was a church within half
a league, dedicated to St. Michael, repaired
thither to render thanks to heaven for their
miraculous preservation. The badness of
the road induced such fatigue as compelled
them to rest in the village where it stood,
and there the narrative of their misfortunes,
added to the piety which they exhibited, at¬
tracted the notice of the inhabitants, all ol
whom hastened to minister something to then-
necessities. After remaining a short interval,
they returned to their host, who at night
kindly contributed another repast of fish.
Something more invigorating, however, being
required by people who had endured so much,