The happy man scarcely believes in misfortune, and often accuses him whose distresses he has caused. Four men resolved not to leave the Medusa, alledging that they preferred dying on board, to braving new dangers which it seemed impossible for them to surmount. These unhappy men occupied each a separate place, and never left it but to fetch provisions, which in the last days consisted only of life and adventures of santa claus little brandy, tallow, and salt pork. When they met, they ran upon each other brandishing their knifes. But far from it.