They had to profit by the low tide to cross the Channel, and it was agreed that they would construct, for this purpose, as well as they could, a boat which would render communication so much easier, and would also permit them to ascend the Mercy, at the time of their grand exploration of the southwest of the island, which was put off till the first fine days.
Il fallut encore profiter de la marée basse pour franchir à gué le canal, et, à ce propos, il fut convenu que l'on construirait, tant bien que mal, un canot qui rendrait les communications plus faciles, et permettrait aussi de remonter la Mercy, lors de la grande exploration du sud-ouest de l'île, qui était remise aux premiers beaux jours.