noon
Such a discovery as this wine among a set of unsteady men would have been fatal , but to the present crew of the prize it was a most valuable acquisition . A bundle of salt fish and a cask of pork were next hauled out ; a cask of bread was also discovered , though much damaged by salt water . Altogether they were well satisfied with the provisions they had discovered . At noon an observation True Blue took showed that they had drifted a considerable way to the southward , and that it might still take them a long time to reach Jamaica . The rudder also was found to be much injured , the rudder-head being split through the centre , as low down as the upper pintle . It was with the greatest difficulty that it could be kept together , or the tiller held in its place . It was therefore very evident that it would be necessary to husband the provisions and water with the greatest care , as they could not expect to avoid having a long voyage , and might be reduced to very short commons before the end of it .