As for myself, it was no great harm, for I was near the shore; but as to my cargo, it was a great part of it lost, especially the iron, which I expected would have been of great use to me; however, when the tide was out, I got most of the pieces of the cable ashore, and some of the iron, though with infinite labour; for I was fain to dip for it into the water, a work which fatigued me very much.
Quant à moi-même, le mal ne fut pas grand, car j'étais proche du rivage; mais ma cargaison fut perdue en grande partie, surtout le fer, que je comptais devoir m'être d'un si grand usage. Néanmoins, quand la marée se fut retirée, je portai à terre la plupart des morceaux de câble, et quelque peu du fer, mais avec une peine infinie, car pour cela je fus obligé de plonger dans l'eau, travail qui me fatiguait extrêmement.