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carried away, pumps attended to, but no extra water
making.
" Nov. 12.—Still a strong gale, and heavy sea running
3.20 p.m., Fasent Rock Lighthouse bearing N E by NI N.
" Nov. 13.—Strong gales and tremendous squalls ; wind
from the E to SE ; very heavy sea running ; ship labouring
most violently ; p.m., gale decreasing but appearance of the
weather very threatening.
":Nov. 14.—Increasing gale ; thick cloudy weather.
"Nov. 15.—The same weather. At midnight split the
new maintopsail, which was close reefed at the time. Or-
dered the hands aloft to secure it, but they refused to
attempt the undertaking from the violence of the weather,
and the ship's rolling. Things remained in this state till
" Nov. 16, two o'clock in the afternoon, when the second
mate, Mr. Petherick, attempted to get the men aloft to
secure the split maintopsail. He went aloft, but not the
men. On their still refusing the matter was reported to
the captain, and at his persuasion they consented, the chief
mate undertaking to lead them. While the hands were
aloft at 2.10 p.m. furling the sail, the ship was struck by a
tremendous sea causing her to lurch so fearfully as to roll
the main and mizenmasts away by the board, throwing all
hands aloft, 19 in number, overboard. Every possible
effort was made to save the people, but 11 of the hands were
thrown into the sea ana drowned, together with the chief
mate. The other seven hands were on the wreck; one of
them was killed, and the remaining six were rescued : one
of them had his thigh broken. All the small boats were
stoned and rendered useless bythe fall of the rigging.
44 Nov. 17.—Decreasing gale, the ship labouring very
heavily. Pumps constantly attended to. All hands em-
ployed securing riggingand saving as much of it'as possible
Noon, strong breeze, and the sea gradually going down; 5
p.m., carried away the jib-boom at the cap; 9 p.m., putting
preventive tackle to the foretopmast backstays.
" Nov. 18.—A.m., diminished breeze and less sea, the
ship not rolling so heavily. Noon squally, with thick
cloudy weather. 4.30, barque Port of Glasgow, of Goole,
bore down upon us, and offered what assistance he could
render if we required it.
"Nov. 19.—Moderate breeze, with passing squalN
thick rain; 5 a.m., attempted to haul the ship to the wind,
but found she laboured so violently bore up again ; 9 a.m.,
employed sending down foretopgallantmast, and clearing
the rigging forward ; noon, moderate breeze, and squally ;
1 p.m., light, variable winds and cloudy. Midnight, light
variable airs and calm.

" Nov: 20.—One a.m., calm, and fine, clear weather.
Three hands employed setting up fore rigging; and fitting
new trussel to foreyard ; carpenters making trussel trees for
jury masts. Sailmaker altering foretopgallantmast. Noon,
light variable airs, with heavy swell; p.m.. light variable
airs, with calms, and fine weather ; 6 p.m., wore ship ; 8,
light breeze, and fine; midnight, light winds and fine
weather. _ _

21.—Light breeze with passing squalls and heavy
swell. Spoke Bothnia, from Quebec to London. Asked her
to report us, lat 49 45 N., and long 19 22 W. P.m., fresh
breeze and squally, ship labouring violently. Four. p.m.,
carried away the ringbolts in the deck by which the spar
lashings were made fast, and shifted all the spars to lee-
ward. Kept the ship away before the wind. By the shift-
ing of the spars, our two remaining boats, the launch and
the pinnace, were destroyed.
" Nov 22.—At 8 o'clock hauled ship to the wind again,
the stays being partly secured ; wind S.S.E. ; kept the ship
to the wind on the starboard tack.
" Nov. 23.—Si-rong breeze and tremendous swell; 7.30
a.m., ship rolling so violently sent foremast over the side,
taken the topmast and foreyard over with it ; cut the
rigging away from the ship's side, saving as much of the
rigging as possible; stepped the jury mainmast, and set a
a topmast studdingsaikon it; p.m., cleared away some of the
spars.

" Nov. 24.—Strong gale ; ship labouring so violently,
obliged to keep before the wind to steady her. Four p.m ,
spoke the American barque Alice Provost. She offered to
stay by us during the night •
"Nov. 25.—Strong breeze and cloudy.
"Nov. 26.—More cloudy weather, with passing squalls.
Standing on still; p.m., wind shifted to the northward and
eastward.

"Nov. 27.—Wind still shifting to the northward. Rig-
ging the shears for stepping jury foremast; p.m., stepping
jury foremast. • Wind to the northward. Midnight, spoke
the ship Pilgrim, from St. John's to Liverpool.
" Nov. 28.—Increasing strong breeze, heavy squalls.
Wind N.W.

" Nov. 29.-Strong breeze and squally.
" Nov. 30.-Wind N.W., moderate breeze and fine. Got
shears ready for stepping the mizenmast.
" Dec. 1.-Increasmg breeze, with heavy swell ; ship roll-
ing very violently ; wind S.W.
"Dec. 2.-Got the shears over and stepped the temporary
jurymast. Whilst employed about it, hoisting the mast,
Quartermaster Joseph Alcock was knocked overboard ;
having no boats we were unable to rescue him (the poor
fellow swam strong for a short time).
" Dec. 3.-Strong gale from the west and cloudy, with a
heavy sea running ; ship labouring tremendous. In the
afternoon sighted her Majesty's ship the Argus, and at-
tempted to pass a hawser that night, but failed.
"Dec. 4.-Passed the hawser, and was taken in tow and
arrived at Plymouth, Dec. 5, at 3.15 a.m."
The followmg are the ship's logs of her whereabouts :-
Nov. 16 Lat. 50.12 Long. 14.15 W.
Nov, 17 „ 50.4 „ 15.5
Nov. 18 .... „ 49.50 „ 15.56
No 19 .... „ 49.38 „ 17.18
Nov. 20 .... „ 49.14 19.21
Nov. 21 .... „ 49.45 .... „ 19.12
Nov. 22 .... „ 50.50 .... 7, 18.32"--
Nov. 23 .... „ 51.53 .... „ 19.14
Nov. 24 .... „ 62.30 .... „ 19.14
Nov. 25 „ 52.34 .... „ 20.40
Nov. 26 .... „ 52.26 .... „ 20..56
Nov. 27 .... 52. 6 •.. 20.40
Nov. 28 „ 51.50 .... „ 18.48
Nov. 29 .... „ 51.35 .... „ 16.57
Nov. 30 .... „ 50.45 .... „ 14.25
Dec. 1 „ 50.16 „ 11.51
Dec. 2 .... „ 50.50 .... „ 9.17
Dec. 3 .... „ 49.42 .... „ 12.56
Dec. 4 .... „ 49. 4 .... „ 5.29

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