Six of the crew , of whom I was one , letting down the boat , got clear of the ship , and we rowed about three leagues , till we could work no longer . We therefore trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves ; and in about half an hour the boat was upset by a sudden squall . What became of my companions in the boat , or those who escaped on the rock or were left in the vessel , I can not tell ; but I conclude they were all lost . For my part , I swam as fortune directed me , and was pushed forward by wind and tide ; but when I was able to struggle no longer I found myself within my depth . By this time the storm was much abated . I reached the shore at last , about eight o'clock in the evening , and advanced nearly half a mile inland , but could not discover any sign of inhabitants . I was extremely tired , and with the heat of the weather I found myself much inclined to sleep . I lay down on the grass , which was very short and soft , and slept sounder than ever I did in my life for about nine hours . When I woke , it was just daylight . I attempted to rise , but could not ; for as I happened to be lying on my back , I found my arms and legs were fastened on each side to the ground ; and my hair , which was long and thick , tied down in the same manner . I could only look upward . The sun began to grow hot , and the light hurt my eyes . I heard a confused noise about me , but could see nothing except the sky . In a little time I felt something alive and moving on my left leg , which , advancing gently over my breast , came almost up to my chin , when , bending my eyes downward , I perceived it to be a human creature , not six inches high , with a bow and arrow in his hands , and a quiver at his back . In the meantime I felt at least forty more following the first . I was in the utmost astonishment , and roared so loud that they all ran back in a fright ; and some of them were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground . However , they soon returned , and one of them , who ventured so far as to get a full sight of my face , lifted up his hands in admiration . I lay all this while in great uneasiness ; but at length , struggling to get loose , I succeeded in breaking the strings that fastened my left arm to the ground ; and at the same time , with a violent pull that gave me extreme pain , I a little loosened the strings that tied down my hair , so that I was just able to turn my head about two inches . But the creatures ran off a second time before I could seize them , whereupon there was a great shout , and in an instant I felt above a hundred arrows discharged on my left hand , which pricked me like so many needles . Moreover , they shot another flight into the air , of which some fell on my face , which I immediately covered with my left hand .
When this shower of arrows was over I groaned with grief and pain , and then , striving again to get loose , they discharged another flight of arrows larger than the first , and some of them tried XXXXX stab me with their spears ; but by good luck I had on a leather jacket , which they could not pierce .
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