A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.

CHAPTER V.

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Departure from Alexandria--Boat forced into a bay by the weather, and hauled on shore--Obliged, by want of provisions, to leave the bay--A snow storm--The boat springs aleak--Is run on shore, and goes to pieces upon the rocks--A hut discovered, in which the crew pass the night. 58