Gulliver's ship is dashed against a rock, and he, along with five other members of the crew, escape in a lifeboat and get clear of the sinking ship and the rocks. They row for a while but become exhausted and are obliged to allow themselves to drift on the waves. Suddenly, a storm comes upon them, and Gulliver swims for his life. He does not know what becomes of his crewmen, either on the ship or from the lifeboat; he assumes they did not survive. Eventually, he finds himself in water in which he can stand, and he continues to walk through the water until he makes it to shore. With night quickly approaching, Gulliver cannot find any inhabitants of the land, and he "was in so weak a condition" that he finds himself "much inclined to sleep." Gulliver says that the "heat" and the "half a pint of brandy" he drank before leaving the ship have made him especially sleepy. He lies down and falls into a "sounder" sleep than any he can recollect. Because of his total exhaustion, resulting from the experiences I've related, the Lilliputians are able to tie him without his noticing.
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