I crawled upon the deck as well as I could and Hudson, seeing me, called to me to come to the hatchway and speak to him.
"I entreated the men, on my knees, for the love of God, to remember their duty.

But they only told me to go back to my berth, and would not allow me to have any communication with Hudson.

After the captain was put in the boat, the carpenter was set at liberty; but he refused to remain in the ship unless they forced him.

So they told him he might go in the boat and allowed him to take his chest with him.

Before he got into the boat, he told me that he believed they would soon be taken on board again, as there was no one left who knew enough to bring the ship home.