The other men were variously burthened; some carrying picks and shovels - for that had been the very first necessary they brought ashore from the Hispaniola - others laden with pork, bread, and brandy for the midday meal.
Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.
the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months.