Of course, I don't know exactly what their language meant, but I do know that they treated us shamefully, and struck us from time to time.

I gathered that they were jealous of the attention shown to us by the big chief.
"We afterwards learnt that the island on which the terrible tragedy took place was not really inhabited, but the blacks on the coast had, it appeared, seen our boat far out at sea, and watched it until we landed for water.

They waited a little while in order to lull the crew into a sense of fancied security, and then, without another moment's delay, crossed over to the island and descended upon us.
"We passed a most wretched night.

Never--never can I hope to describe our awful feelings.

We suffered intensely from the cold, being perfectly naked.