d have wished it had been otherwise, he could not
well refuse to receive Krantz, under the circumstances of the case. He
was very partial to him, and to save his life, which certainly was in
danger, he would have done much more. He desired that the boat's crew
should return; but when Krantz had stated to him what had occurred on
board the Lion, and the crew earnestly begged him not to send them back
to almost certain death, which their having effected the escape of
Krantz would have assured, Philip reluctantly allowed them to remain.

The night was tempestuous, but the wind being now off shore, the water
was not rough. The crew of the Dort, under the directions of Philip and
Krantz, succeeded in lightening the vessel so much during the night,
that the next morning they were able to haul her off, and found that her
bottom had received no serious injury. It was fortunate for them that
they had not discontinued their exertions, for the wind shifted a few
hours before sunrise, and by the time that they had shipped their
rudder, it came on to blow fresh down the Straits, the wind being
accompanied with a heavy swell.

The admiral's ship still lay aground, and apparently no exertions were
used to get her off. Philip was much puzzled how to act: leave the crew
of the Lion he could not; nor indeed could he refuse, or did he wish to
refuse the admiral, if he proposed coming on board; but he now made up
his mind that it should only be as a passenger, and that he would
himself retain the command. At present he contented himself with
dropping his anchor outside, clear of the reef, where he was sheltered
by a bluff cape, under which the water was smooth, about a mile distant
from where the admiral's ship lay on shore; and he employed his crew in
replenishing his water-casks from a rivulet close to where the ship was
anchored. He waited to see if the other vessel got off, being convinced
that if she did not, some communication must soon take place. As soon
as the water was complete, he sent one of his boats to the place where
the commodore had been landed, having resolved to take him on board, if
they could find him; but the boat returned without having seen anything
of him, although the men had clambered over the hills to a considerable
distance.

On the second morning after Philip had hauled his vessel off, they
observed that the boats of the admiral's ship were passing and repassing
from the shore, landing her stores and