The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-07-27

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over my head" The Captain struggling
to rise, exclaimed, "The vessels capsiz-
edf''
The bottom of the vessel being lik
the surface of a cask in water. the wave
wenf ever her continually, without pro-
dnclng much motion TO the cabin, and the
unhappy mariners continued in silent
horror, awaiting that slow but fatal doom
which now appeared TO them inevitable.
The Captain, forcing his head upwards,
forced open the sculle in the floor ofthe
cabin, which enters into the lazaret, or
provision room, next to the stern-post
and the keel abaft. He intimated this to
ms wretched and miserable companions,
who felt the water rising, and they all
crept in, Jambed together. In this dread
tul situation they lay, III the most awful
suspense, for eight hours, until the water
rose up as high as their breasts, and
sometimes flowed over their faces, when
they scooped it off with their hands, and
upon slight motion of the vessel, it re-
coded TO their breasts again.
The vessel was driven in the waves
towards PIymoth. Here the first shock
was felt by the mast striking underneath
the vessel upon the rocks eff Brakes
island. The mast soon gave way, and
she had drifted to he back of the break
water, when a huge wave lifted her up,
and carried her directly on The Break
water, where ii left her in the most ex-
tTacTdinary manner.
A large stone dashing against the
ships side, forward, drove in the timbers
They were soon sensible that she had
struck violently upon some rocks, and
was breaking up. The water within
the vessel now rushed out with violence.
thus death fled from the Captain, who
seeing some daylight forward, and find
ing the water had escaped, crawled
down from the bottom of the cabin floor
and the deck having been carried away
ne found himself upon the fragments OF
the break-water, & he & his companions
crawied cut, and looking round, dlscov.
cred they were landed most miraculous
ly on the Plymouth Break-water. The
scene that presented itself afforded bu
little hope of ultimate deliverance
The tempest still howled horribly The
waves rolled iuriousIy, and the surround
ing surges, carrying their spray up Il
the clouds, contributed TO render al
hope that they should be saved, nearl
tfuIiless. Not ship or a boat was TO b.
seen. Many had been dashed into
thousand pieces; and wrecks of ship
were heaped one upon another 10 Plym
: outh, IN the most tremendous confusion
The Captain could scarcely move h
sat upon stone, and the flag fthe sli
was washed up and foated near hin
tie begged The sailor 10 reach it, and Iii
the boy uPon one of the highest stones
that be might hold il as long as he wa
able, In hopes some one might see il
and venture 10 their assistance. A grd
cious Providence soon interposed.-.
Sutton Pool pilot-sloop, that had save
two or three vessels and crews alread,
was again hanging along shore in he
dangerous navigation of hazard and hy
manity, when man observed The poo
cabin-boy's flag. They instantly Dor
down 10 the Break-water, and, at tn
risk Of their lives, saved every individl
al, and conducted them safe to Plyn
outh. 90, that men would praise til
Lord for bis goodness, and for his wor
dertnl works TO the children of men p