They had left two men in the boat, who, as I found afterwards, having drunk a little too much brandy, fell asleep; however, one of them waking a little sooner than the other and finding the boat too fast aground for him to stir it, hallooed out for the rest, who were straggling about: upon which they all soon came to the boat: but it was past all their strength to launch her, the boat being very heavy, and the shore on that side being a soft oozy sand, almost like a quicksand.
Aussitôt ils accoururent; mais touts leurs efforts pour la mettre à flot furent inutiles: elle était trop pesante, et le rivage de ce côté était une grève molle et vaseuse, presque comme un sable mouvant. Voyant cela, en vrais marins, ce sont peut-être les moins prévoyants de touts les hommes, ils passèrent outre, et se remirent à trôler çà et là dans le pays.