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he thought that I had done a great deal for him and his companions , forgetting that perhaps I owed my own life to them . The men were tired : but when they heard that they could reach a city in the afternoon , they made preparation for departure with great alacrity . We pulled slowly along the coast , for the heat was intense , and the rowers fast losing their strength . At one o'clock I landed at my former encampment . The Padre had , of course , left the oars , sail , and blankets . My skiff was rigged in a moment ; and out of the blankets , those in the long-boat managed to make a sail , an oar and a long pole tied together answering for a mast . In doubling the northern point of the bay , I perceived the Mexican schooner and many boats , pretty far at sea .