one o’clock
At half-past twelve , they embarked provisions enough for a couple of days . The remainder was left with the wagon and the tent . Mulrady was doing well enough to be carried over ; his convalescence was rapid . At one o'clock , they all seated themselves on the raft , still moored to the shore . John Mangles had installed himself at the starboard , and entrusted to Wilson a sort of oar to steady the raft against the current , and lessen the leeway . He took his own stand at the back , to steer by means of a large scull ; but , notwithstanding their efforts , Wilson and John Mangles soon found themselves in an inverse position , which made the action of the oars impossible . There was no help for it ; they could do nothing to arrest the gyratory movement of the raft ; it turned round with dizzying rapidity , and drifted out of its course .