He then attempted to navigate the canoe himself, but found his strength incompetent to brave the impetuous current.

The good feelings of Ben Jones, the Kentuckian, at length overcame his fears, and he ventured over.

The supply he brought was received with trembling avidity.

A poor Canadian, however, named Jean Baptiste Prevost, whom famine had rendered wild and desperate, ran frantically about the bank, after Jones had returned, crying out to Mr.Hunt to send the canoe for him, and take him from that horrible region of famine, declaring that otherwise he would never march another step, but would lie down there and die.
The canoe was shortly sent over again, under the management of Joseph Delaunay, with further supplies.

Prevost immediately pressed forward to embark.