It was a dismal sight to look at; the ship, which by its building was Spanish, stuck fast, jammed in between two rocks.

All the stern and quarter of her were beaten to pieces by the sea; and as her forecastle, which stuck in the rocks, had run on with great violence, her mainmast and foremast were brought by the board--that is to say, broken short off; but her bowsprit was sound, and the head and bow appeared firm.

When I came close to her, a dog appeared upon her, who, seeing me coming, yelped and cried; and as soon as I called him, jumped into the sea to come to me.

I took him into the boat, but found him almost dead with hunger and thirst.

I gave him a cake of my bread, and he devoured it like a ravenous wolf that had been starving a fortnight in the snow; I then gave the poor creature some fresh water, with which, if I would have let him, he would have burst himself.