Captain Thrupp, his officers, and crew appear to have behaved
admirably. The Captain tried hard to proceed on his voyage by repairing the damaged plate, and when this was evidently hope- less acted with decision, ran the ship ashore, prepared condensing- machines, and ran hose 860 feet up the crater to some fresh- water wells at the top. The boats appear to have been as old as the vessel, but the captain succeeded in landing his stores, built houses, made roads, organized fishing parties which caught 160 lb. of fish a day, and by expending now canvas in a- way which he evidently thinks will bring censure kept his men in fair health and cheerfulness. The rations were small, but there were 3,000 lbs. of rice found on the island, vegetables, and plenty of water, so that it is not likely the crew have suffered. Only one man was insubordinate, and received 48 lashes, and an idea that he is himself a kind of Robinson Cruses evidently underlies Captain Thrupp's carefully minute report.
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