such things afterwards, it was some Arabian vessel, which had been trading
to the coast of Mozambique, or Zanzibar, the same place where we afterwards
went, as you shall hear.

I kept no journal of this voyage, nor indeed did I all this while
understand anything of navigation, more than the common business of a
foremast-man; so I can say nothing to the latitudes or distances of any
places we were at, how long we were going, or how far we sailed in a day;
but this I remember, that being now come round the island, we sailed up the
eastern shore due south, as we had done down the western shore due north
before.

Nor do I remember that the natives differed much from one another, either
in stature or complexion, or in their manners, their habits, their weapons,
or indeed in anything; and yet we could not perceive that they had any
intelligence one with another; but they were extremely kind and civil to us
on this side, as well as on the other.

We continued our voyage south for many weeks, though with several intervals
of going on shore to get provisions and water. At length, coming round a
point of land which lay about a league further than ordinary into the sea,
we were agreeably surprised with a sight which, no doubt, had been as
disagreeable to those concerned, as it was pleasant to us. This was the
wreck of an European ship, which had been cast away upon the rocks, which
in that place run a great way into the sea.

We could see plainly, at low water, a great deal of the ship lay dry; even
at high water, she was not entirely covered; and that at most she did not
lie above a league from the shore. It will easily be believed that our
curiosity led us, the wind and weather also permitting, to go directly to