Let no Man despise the secret Hints and Notices of Danger，which sometimes are given him，when he may think there is no Possibility of its being real. That such Hints and Notices are given us，I believe few that have made any Observations of things，can deny；that they are certain Discoveries' of an invisible World，and a Converse of Spirits，we cannot doubt；and if the Tendency of them seems to be to warn us of Danger，why should we not suppose they are from some friendly Agent，whether supreme，or inferior，and subordinate，is not the Question；and that they are given for our Good？
The present Question abundantly confirms me in the Justice of this Reasoning；for had I not been made cautious by this secret Admonition，come it from whence it will，I had been undone inevitably，and in a far worse Condition than before，as you will see presently.
I had not kept my self long in this Posture，but I saw the Boat draw near the Shore，as if they look'd for a Creek to thrust in at for the Convenience of Landing；however，as they did not come quite far enough，they did not see the little Inlet where I formerly landed my Rafts；but run their Boat on Shore upon the Beach，at about half a Mile from me，which was very happy for me；for otherwise they would have landed just as I may say at my Door，and would soon have beaten me out of my Castle，and perhaps have plunder'd me of all I had.
When they were on Shore，I was fully satisfy'd that they were English Men；at least，most of them；one or two I thought were Dutch；but it did not prove so：There were in all eleven Men，whereof three of them I found were unarm'd，and as I thought，bound；and when the first four or five of them were jump'd on Shore，they took those three out of the Boat as Prisoners：One of the three I could perceive using the most passionate Gestures of Entreaty，Affliction and Despair，even to a kind of Extravagance；the other two I could perceive lifted up their Hands sometimes，and appear'd concern'd indeed，but not to such a Degree as the first.