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

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they purchased an ox for a quantity of the
brandy that had been saved from the wreck.
Paraibo was distant fifteen leagues, and
they had to set out barefoot, and with little
chance of finding suitable provisions on the
journey. . Thus they smoke-dried their pre¬
sent store, and added a little flour to it. In
three days they began to march, and, under
an escort of three soldiers, advanced seven
leagues the first day, when they were hospi¬
tably received by a person, and passed the
night in his house. On the following even¬
ing, a sergeant and twenty-nine men arrived
to conduct them to the commandant of the
fortress, who gave them a friendly reception,
affording them supplies, and provided a boat
to carry them to Paraibo. About midnight
they reached the town, where a Portuguese
captain attended to present them to the go¬
vernor, from whom also they experienced tho
like attention. Being anxious to reach Fer-
nambuc, to take advantage of a Portuguese
fleet, daily expected to sail for Europe, the
governor, in three days more, ordered a cor¬
poral to conduct the party thither. But at
this time Lieutenant de la Fond’s feet were
so cruelly wounded, he was scarce able to