crew having taken wine to endeavor to overcome the fright with which they were seized, I gave a glass of brandy to those who were sober, and asked if they were willing to embark with me in the boat for the purpose of getting on shore. The sea was so rough that it seemed impossible for our crazy bark to keep it a moment without being overwhelmed. Only the mate two seamen, and a young passenger, resolved to risk themselves in the boat.

In the first moment of danger, I put my despatches in a handkerchief, which I tied round my waist. Regardless of the rest of my property, I seized a hatchet and a saw, and threw myself into the boat, followed by the mate and my servant, who, more thoughtful than myself, had saved out of my box a purse of one hundred and eighty guineas. The pas. senger not springing far enough fell into the sea, and our hands were so benumbed with cold as to be almost incapable of affording him the smallest assistance. When the two seamen

had got into the boat, those who had most obstinately refused to try the same fortune, implored us to receive them; but being apprehensive that we should founder with the weight of such a number, I ordered the boat to put off from the vessel. I soon had occasion to congratulate myself for having stifled a sentiment of commiseration which might have proved fatal to them. Though the shore was not above fifty yards distant, we were met half way by a prodigious wave, which half fill. ed the boat, and would infallibly have upset her had she been more heavily laden. A second wave threw us with violence upon the shore.

The joy to find ourselves, at length secure from those dangers which had so long kept us in the most cruel alarms, caused us to forget, for a moment, that we had only escaped one kind of death, probably to endure another more terrible and painful. While we embraced each other, in our first transports, and congratulated ourselves on our escape, we could not but be sensible of the distresses of our companions whom we had left on board, and whose lamentable cries we heard amidst the hoarse noise of the waves. What augmented the affliction into which we were plunged by this sentiment, was, our being unable to afford them any kind of assistance. Our boat thrown upon the sand by the angry waves, plainly testified the impossibility of her breaking their force and returning to the vessel.

Night was fast approaching, and we had not been long upon this icy shore, when we found ourselves benumbed with

A

BURNING OF THE HIBERNIA,

Bound for Van Dieman's Land, with passengers. Upwards of 150 persons lost their lives.-p. 175.

crew having taken wine to endeavor to overcome the fright with which they were seized, I gave a glass of brandy to those who were sober, and asked if they were willing to em. bark with me in the boat for the purpose of getting on shore. The sea was so rough that it seemed impossible for our crazy bark to keep it a moment without being overwhelmed. Only the mate two seamen, and a young passenger, resolved to risk themselves in the boat.

In the first moment of danger, I put my despatches in a handkerchief, which I tied round my waist. Regardless of the rest of my property, I seized a hatchet and a saw, and threw myself into the boat, followed by the mate and my servant, who, more thoughtful than myself, had saved out of my box a purse of one hundred and eighty guineas. The passenger not springing far enough fell into the sea, and our hands were so benumbed with cold as to be almost incapable of af. fording him the smallest assistance. When the two seamen had got into the boat, those who had most obstinately refused to try the same fortune, implored us to receive them; but being apprehensive that we should founder with the weight of such a number, I ordered the boat to put off from the vessel. I soon had occasion to congratulate myself for having stifled a sentiment of commiseration which might have proved fatal to them. Though the shore was not above fifty yards distant, we were met half way by a prodigious wave, which half fill. ed the boat, and would infallibly have upset her had she been more heavily laden. A second wave threw us with violence upon the shore.

The joy to find ourselves, at length secure from those dangers which had so long kept us in the most cruel alarms, caused us to forget, for a moment, that we had only escaped one kind of death, probably to endure another more terrible and painful. While we embraced each other, in our first transports, and congratulated ourselves on our escape, we could not but be sensible of the distresses of our companions whom we had left on board, and whose lamentable cries we heard amidst the hoarse noise of the waves. What augmented the affliction into which we were plunged by this sentiment, was, our being unable to afford them any kind of assistance. Our boat thrown upon the sand by the angry waves, plainly testified the impossibility of her breaking their force and returning to the vessel.

Night was fast approaching, and we had not been long upon this icy shore, when we found ourselves benumbed with

LOSS OF THE NOTTINGHAM GALLEY.

This vessel was wrecked on Boon Island, near New England, Dec. 11th, 1710.-p. 178.

crew having taken wine to endeavor to overcome the fright with which they were seized, I gave a glass of brandy to those who were sober, and asked if they were willing to embark with me in the boat for the purpose of getting on shore. The sea was so rough that it seemed impossible for our crazy bark to keep it a moment without being overwhelmed. Only the mate two seamen, and a young passenger, resolved to risk themselves in the boat.

In the first moment of danger, I put my despatches in a handkerchief, which I tied round my waist. Regardless of the rest of my property, I seized a hatchet and a saw, and threw myself into the boat, followed by the mate and my servant, who, more thoughtful than myself, had saved out of my box a purse of one hundred and eighty guineas. The passenger not springing far enough fell into the sea, and our hands were so benumbed with cold as to be almost incapable of af. fording him the smallest assistance. When the two seamen had got into the boat, those who had most obstinately refused to try the same fortune, implored us to receive them; but being apprehensive that we should founder with the weight of such a number, I ordered the boat to put off from the vessel. I soon had occasion to congratulate myself for having stifled a sentiment of commiseration which might have proved fatal to them. Though the shore was not above fifty yards distant, we were met half way by a prodigious wave, which half filled the boat, and would infallibly have upset her had she been more heavily laden. A second wave threw us with violence upon the shore.

The joy to find ourselves, at length secure from those dangers which had so long kept us in the most cruel alarms, caused us to forget, for a moment, that we had only escaped one kind of death, probably to endure another more terrible and painful. While we embraced each other, in our first transports, and congratulated ourselves on our escape, we could not but be sensible of the distresses of our companions whom we had left on board, and whose lamentable cries we heard amidst the hoarse noise of the waves. What augmented the affliction into which we were plunged by this sentiment, was, our being unable to afford them any kind of assistance. Our boat thrown upon the sand by the angry waves, plainly testified the impossibility of her breaking their force and returning to the vessel.

Night was fast approaching, and we had not been long upon this icy shore, when we found ourselves benumbed with