The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-29

CONSERVATION of the crew too excessive f.
admit of any good being done. While he
gave commands to intercept the flames that
were already playing down the main-top
mast, he heard the cry from below, that the
lower deck was on fire, and numbers of his
men rushed by him and leaped into the sea
Ii was IN vain he ran from place to place
attempting by prayers and threats to estab-
llsh something like unity and purpose oil
( actlon-the fellows had lost their reason in
/ their extreme fear. 1t was all in vain that
he drew forth his splendid purse, and scat
I tered It's rich contents before them-what
was money to man who felt that, if he
fingered Tor minute, he should he sent
into the air on the wings of gunDowder
Some OF our boats had caught fire; others
were lowered, and you will wonder that
these were not all swamped or upset by the
numbers that rushed into them. Mean-
while the fire spread, and spread-at each
( instant 1T might reach the powder maya
zlne-the guns too, that wert all double
shotteG or crammed with grape, began 10
ne heated; and as the flames flashed over
them, already went off at intervals with
tremendous roar. The wild shreks, curses,
ana phrenZled action Of some of the crew,
the sPeechless despair, and stupid passive
ness of others; and the shrill, reckless
maniac laugh, (for many of them were down
right mad, were horrible to witness. Peo-
pie may talk about Mahometan resignation.
and the surprising influence of their doc
trIne OF tatallsm, but for my part, | saw
little result from their boosted equanimity
or firm self-belief; they seemed to be at
fected Just as other mortals would have
been IN similar trying situation, and in
deed with the exception of few of supe-
rIor rank among the Turks the despised
Greeks showed infinitely more firmness and
presence of mind than their masters. The
far greater part of the latter leaped into
the sea, without rejecting whether they
could swim two miles, or indeed whether
they could swim at all, and without calcu-
latng the certain havoc to be committed on
them in the water by the terrible discharges
OF the guns. | shall not attempt to vaunt
my own courage; | was a worn out, spirit
broken mani was going to throw myself
overheard, when Greek, townsman of
mine, as brave and clever lad as ever
lived, caught hold of my arm and drew me
aside. What, are you mad, like the stu
pld Turks ~ said he in an under tone Of
voice; 1T you leap into the water now,
you will be either drowned in the diving
grasp of some heavy Osmanli, or have your
brains knocked out by the cannon shot
the ship may not blow up yet awhile; and
do you not see, that now, as the cables are
cut, and the wind is towards shore, we are
every moment drifting nearer to the island ?
Come along, Yorghi!"
&" followed my adviser to the bow of the
Chi I E n
ing on the bowsprit and on the rigging out
side of the bows. We took our station
with them, awaiting in almost GREATNESS
silence the moment the powder magazine
should explode. | should tell you, though,
that before | left the deck saw the Cap
tain Pacha make an attempt to leave the
ship IN boat that had sustained but little
injury. His attendants succeeded in en-
barking his treasures and valuables, and he
was descending the ships side, when a
number of frantic Turks leaped into the
boat, and down she went, money, golden
cotfee-cups, amber pipes, shawls, Turks and
all! 1t has been generally said that the
Captain Pacha was killed in the boats by
the fall of part of the ships masts but this
can assure you, is not correct-he was
blown up with the ship. AS was getting
over the bows, saw him through the smoke
and flames, standing with his back against
the bulwark, his hand crossed on his breast.
and his head raised towards the heavens,
which looked pitilessly and on fire and
one of my companions afterwards assured
me he saw him in the same position the
very moment before the final explosion.
"Of the explosion itself | can say little,
but that it was indeed tremendous-I re-
member nothing but IA dreadful roar, an as
founding shock, burst of flames that seem
ed to threaten the confagration of the
globe, and rain of fiery matter that fell
thick, and Kissed in the troubled sea like
ten thousand serpcnts. The shock threw
as nearly all over from the bows; some.
though not many, were killed by the falling
tmbers, the rest swan off for shore from
which we were still distant more than a
mile. My limbs had no longer their former
strength and activity, but, with the assist
ance of floating fragment, did very well,
and was among the foremost of the Greeks
who reached the lighthouse, that stands
on Sclo's ancient aud ruined mole. On
looking back to the wreck, the fore part of
the ship appeared still afoat, and the fore
mast erect, hut they soon parted, and the
next day nothing was seen of the immense
ship, but minute and innamerable fragments
scattered on the water and on the shore of
the island. Of about nine hundred persons
IN all, who we're on board, only eighty-three
escaped, and among these, as far as could
ascertain, there 10aS not one Turk Many
unfortunate Greek prisoners or slaves per-
shed with the ship, and among them, three
young Sclote children"
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