As the wind was moderate, and the weather tolerably fair, we shortened sail, and stood on and off, with a view of taking some on board on the return of light.
But when we found this could not be accomplished, we shortened sail, and spent the night standing off and on.
At eight o'clock in the evening, drawing near the strait, we shortened sail, and hauled the wind.
At eight o'clock, shortened sail, and hauled the wind to the S.
At eight o'clock in the evening, shortened sail, and at eleven hauled the wind to the N.
At this time we shortened Sail, and hauld off shore East-North-East and North-East by East, close upon a Wind.
At ten o'clock, being the length of the isle which lies off the head, we shortened sail, and spent the night in making short boards.
Cape Noir, eighteen leagues distant, we shortened sail, and spent the night standing off and on.
Approaching it just at nightfall, we shortened sail, and lay off and on during the night.
Reaching the blazed road, of which I spoke in the last chapter, I shortened sail, at the crossing mentioned, that I might waylay such of the passengers as chanced to be enemies.
About six in the evening, we were within two or three leagues of it, upon which I shortened sail, and stood off and on all night; the next morning stood in for the land.
At six in the evening we shortened sail, and at ten brought-to, at the distance of about five leagues from the shore, where we had 115 fathom.
We shortened sail as the gale increased, until we come down to close reefed main-top-sail, scudding the ship for four days.
We shortened sail, hauled our wind, and according to our own reckoning stood across the bay to the rock known as the Old Proprietor, feeling our way along, we were nearing the Nova Scotia shore.
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