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

326 WRECK OP THE DODDINGTOV
the highest part of the rock as a signal to
them.
While waiting the return of the boat, they
were all thrown into the utmost consterna¬
tion by an accident which befell the carpenter.
He unluckily cut his leg in such a manner
with an adze, that he was in great danger of
bleeding to death, as they had no surgeon
among them, nor anything fit for applying to
the wound. At length the blood was staunched,
though with much difficulty, and the wound
healed, without the intervention of any bad
symptom.
The weather having been fair for forty
hours, the return of the boat was impatiently
expected on Saturday the 6th of September.
As nothing was seen of her against noon, the
people became very uneasy; but just as they
were sittting down to dinner, they were agree¬
ably surprised by two of their number, who
came running over the rocks, to announce her
approach. All starting up, overjoyed at the
intelligence, ran to see her come in, entertain¬
ing great hopes that the excursion had suc¬
ceeded. But they soon distinguished that
she was rowed by only one man, who plied
both oars, and thence concluded that the