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THE
partners
Chronicle;
BEINO
A C O L L E C T I O N O F T H E M O S T 1 N T E R E S T 1 N &
NARRATIVES
SHIPJVRECKS,FIRES,FAMINES
A n d o t h e r C a l a m i t i e s
i n c i d e n t t o
A LIFE OF
W i t h
a u t h e n t i c P a r t i c u l a r s
o f
The e x t r a o r d i n a r y Adventures an d S u f f e r i n g s
of
t h e Crews,
T H E I R R E C E P T I O N A N D TREATMENT O N DISTANT S H O R E S ;
A ND
DESCRIPTION
THS
C O V N T R r , C U S T O M S , A N D MANNERS
OF TH£ I N H A B I T A N T S
I n c l u d i n g a n
A c c o u n t
o f
t h e
D e h v e r a n c e o f t h e
S u r v i v o r s .
BY
NAVY.
LONDON J
PRINTED AND P U B L I S H E D BY J A M E S C U N D E E ,
I V Y - L A N E ,
PATERNOSTER
t h e
H i n d o s t a n S t o r e s h i p , commanded by Cap
t a i n J .
Le G r o s . Which was b u r n e d i n t h e B ay o f Ro
s e s ,
1 8 0 4
1
N a r r a t i v e o f h e A d v e n t u r e s , S u f f e r i n g s , and D e l i v e r a n c e o f
E i g h t S e a m e n ,
G r e e n l a n d ,
t h e
.
. -
I t
S h i p w r e c k o f t h e SpaTroW-Hawk,
a Dutch
I n d i a m a n ,
o n t h e C o a s t o f t h e
I s l a n d
o f Q u el p a ei t , i n t h e S e a o f C o -
r e a ,
t h e
I S t h o f S e p t e m b e r , 1 6 5 3 .34
N a r r at i v e o f
t h e
L o s s o f t h e R u s s i a n S h i p S t . P e t e r ,
o n t h e
C o a s t o f B e e r i n g ' s I s l a n d , i n
t h e
S e a o f
K a m t s c h a t k a ,
i n
a n d
s u b s e q u e n t D i s t r e s s e s o f t h e
Crew
... 6 5
N a r r a t i v e o f t h e L o s s o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s S h i p
t h e
6 4 G u n s , o n
t h e C o a s t o f
F r a n c e ,
March 1 0 , 1 8 0 0 . I n a
L e t t e r
f r o m o n e
o f
9 6
N a r r a t i v e o f t h e L o s s o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s S h i p Namur, o f
74 G u n s , n e a r F o r t
S t .
D a v i d ' s , i n t h e E a s t I n d i e s , A p r i l 1 3 ,
1 7 4 9 . B y L i e u t e n a n t James Alms 1 0 5
N a r r a t i v e o f * ' . : e L o s s o f H i s
M a j e s t y ' s
S h i p P e m b r o k e , o f
60 G u n s , o n C o l d e r o o n P o i n t , n e a r F o r t S t . D a v i d , i n t h e
E a s t I n d i e s , A p r i l 1 3 , 1 7 4 9 . B y Mr. C a m b r i d g e , t h e
Master . . 1 0 9
N a r r a t i v e o f
t h e L o s s
o f h i s
M a j e s t y ' s S h i p L i t c h f i e l d , o f
. * > 0 G u n s ,
o n t h e C o a s t o f
B a r b a r y ,
Nov. 3 0 ,
L i e u t e n a n t
S u t h e r l a n d
. . 1 1 8
^ The S h i p w r e c k o f a S p a n i s h F r i g a t e , o n t h e C o a s t o f M e x i c o ,
* i n 1678 ; r e l a t e d
by t h e C a p t a i n 1 3 *
^Narrative
o f t h e S u f f e r i n g s
a n d
e x t r a o r d i n a r y A d v e n t u r e s o f
. f o u r R u s s i a n S a i l o r s , who w e r e c a s t away o n t h e D e s e r t
Wand o f E a s t S p i t s b e r g e n , i n
1743
P a g e
N a r r a t i v e o f t h e L o s s o f t h e Cumberland P a c k e t , o n t h e
C o a s t o f A n t i g u a , i n t h e H u r r i c a n e o f t h e 4 t h o f S e p t e m
b e r , 1 8 0 4 . B y o n e o f
t h e
:
1 7 0
N a r r a t i v e o f
I h e
S h i p w r e c k o f t h e E n g l i s h E a s t
I n d i a m a n ,
t h e
F a t t y s a l a i n ,
o n
t h e C o a s t
o f C o r o m a n d e l , t h e 2 8 t h o f
A u g u s t , 1 7 6 1 1 8 0
N a r r a t i v e o f t h e P r o c e e d i n g s c m Board
H i s
M a j e s t y ' s S h i p
t h e
T h e s e u s , C a p t a i n
Edward
f r o m t h e
- ) t h
l S t h o f
S e p t e m b e r ,
1 8 0 4 ,
i n
t h e H u r r i c a n e
w h i c h t h a t
S h i p e n c o u n t e r e d i n t h e West I n d i e s 1 9 9
The L o s s o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s S h i p
t h e
V e n e r a b l e , o f
" 7 4 G u n s ,
C a p t a i n H u n t e r ,
b e l o n g i n g
t o t h e C h a n n e l
F l e e t , u n d e r
t h e Command o f t h e H o n . A d m i r a l C o r n w a l l i s , i n
T o r b a y .
Communicated b y L i e u t e n a n t N i c o l s o n , o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s
C u t t e r t h e F r i s k ,
Plymouth
The L o s s o f h i s
M a j e s t y ' s
F r i g at e t h e
E t h a l i o n ,
o f 3 8
G u n s ,
w h i c h w a s
w r e c k e d o n t h e
C o a s t
o f F ra n c e , i n
t h e n i g h t,
December
The D i s a s t e r
a t t e n d i n g
t h e M a r g a t e
Hoy,
V i l l a g e o f
R e c u l v e r , F e b r u a r y 7 , 1802
214
o f
t h e
E s c a p e o f M e s s r s .
C a r t e r ,
S h a w ,
and
H a s k e t t , o f t h e C h e s t e r f i e l d W h a l e r , f r o m t h e C o a s t o f
New G u i n e a
t o T i m o r
I s l a n d ,
i n
a n o p e n B o a t , i n
1 7 9 3 .
2 2 9 1
The L o s s o f t h e B r i g
S a l l y ,
C a p t a i n T a b r y , bound f r o m
P h i l a d e l p h i a
t o
H i s p a n i o l a ,
a n d t h e e xt ra or d i n a ry D i s
t r e s s e s w h i c h t h e
s u r v i v i n g
P a r t o f t h e
Crew
e n d u r e d . 23 2
The D i s t r e s s e s o f M. d e
S t .
Germain
a n d h i s C o r a £ « n i o n s ,
i n
t h e D e s e r t s o f E g y p t ,
a f t e r
a p e r i l o u s N a v i g a t i o n
t o
- .   - .
. . . .
.
.
235
N a r r a t i v e o f t h e L o s s o f t h e American S h i p H e r c u l e s , Cap-
t a i n B e n j a m i n S t o u t ; o n
t h e C o a s t
o f C a f f r a r i a ,
t h e
1 7 9 6 :
T o g e t h e r w i t h a c i r c u m s t a n t i a l d e t a i l o f
t b e d i s a s t e r s
a t t e n d i n g
t h e
l o n g
p a i n f u l
J o u r n e y o v e r t h * S o u t h e r n R e g i o n s o f A f r i c a t o t h e
Cape
o f Good Hope . . 1 2 ^ 1
L o s s o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s S l o o p ,
t h e
B r a z e n , commanded b y Cap
t a i n J . H a n s o n , w r e c k e d u n d e r a
C l i f f ,
p e a r Newhayen,
 
Page
t o s s
o f a J a m a i c a S l o o p ,
commanded y C a p t a i n
N a t h a n i e l ~
U r i n g , i n
1 7 1 1 2 8 8
The
D e s t r u c t i o n
o f
S h i p Q t i t c n
C h a r l o t t e ,
o f
1 1 0 G u n s . C a p t a i n T o d d . b e a r m e t h e F l a g o f
V i c e -
L o r d
K e i t h , w h i c h t o o k F i r e
o f f
t h e
o f
1 7 t h
3 39
L o s s o f t h e S h i p C o r n e l i a , C a p t a i n B l i s s ; w r e c k e d 0 1 1 h e r
p a s s a g e t o N ew Y o r k , J u l y 1 1 , 1 8 0 4 3t2
The L o s s o f t h e S h i p A n n e , C a p t a i n K n i g h t , o n a
Reef
o f
B o c k s , f i v e L e a g u e s t o t h e N o r t h w a r d o f t h e S o u t h e r n
m o s t S o u h e l e p a r I s l a n d s , on t h e 1 9 t h o f
A p r i l ,
1 8 0 4 . B y
a n O f f i c e r ; : . 3 1 5
L o s s o f H i s M a j e s t y ' s S h i p Romney, H o n . C a p t a i n C o l v i l l e ,
w h i c h w a s w r e c k e d
o n t h e
S o u t h
H a a k s > o f f t h e
T e x e l ,
November
1 9 , 1 8 0 4 318
L e s s o f t h e B r i g T y r r e l , C a p t a i n A r t h u r C o c b l a n , w h i c h
w a s
o v e r s e t i n h e r p a s s a g e f r o m N ew
York t o
i n
b y
C a p t a i n J . L e G r o s .
Which
w a s
b u r n e d i n t h e Bay o f R o s e s , A p ri l 2 , 1 8 0 4 .
E x t r a c t e d , p e r F a v o u r,
from
The
H i n d o s t a n
4 s o v e r t a k e n
b y a s t o r m—I s - d i s c o v e r e d t o b e o n
f i r e — E x e r ti o n s o f t h e c r e w t o e x t i n g u i s h i t—The c r e w e s c a p e o n
t h e m o r t a r - r a f t and
i n
—
The
c a p t a i n s e n d s
o f t -
t h e
b o a t s t o s e e k t h e r e m a i n s o f t e s h i p—The p a s s e n g e r s and
c r e w
o n
t h e
Juno— M i n u t e s o f
t h e C o u r t
M a r t i a J
o n t h e
C a p t a i n
a n d O f f i c e r s .
His
Majesty's
converted
i n t o
a s t o r e . - s h i p , with 3 0 guns, having on
board
an d
s t o r e s
f o r t h e u s e of t h e Hospital a t Malta, was, i n the evening
of t h e
i n
t h e Phoebe,
an d
a t r a n s p o r t , when a
v i o l e n t storm
from t h e N.
W. o f f
Cape S t . S e b a s t i a n c a m e on s o s u d d e n l y , t h a t be
f o r e
a l l
excepting '
the
f o r e - s a i l , w e r e
s p l i t ,
an d
t h e
canvas
b l o w n overboard. Parted compan y with h i s Majesty's
s h i p Phoebe.
The
s h i p l a b o u r i n g
much, t h e
main-deck
fetched
away,
VOL.111.  
B
t h e
q u a r t e r s , which a l l
hands
were i n s t a n t l y
employed i n s e c u r i n g . The f o l l o w i n g evening t h e gale
a b a t e d ,
an d t h e cr ew er e engaged i n
r e p a i r i n g
t h e
which
had
s u s t a i n e d i n
her
r i g g i n g -
On t h e 2 d of A p r i l , about 7 A . M. a s mok e w as ob
served
d i a t e l y
ordered t o q u a r t e r s , t h e engine w as
s e t
t o w o r k
without l o s s of t i m e , and t h e
buckets
kept
employed i n
supplying i t with w a t e r . The c o u r s e s were hauled
up,
an d t h e h a m m o c k s got u p an d st ow ed away, t h e g a l l e y
f i r e put
o u t , and s o me of
t h e p o r t s hauled
u p t o
below.
From t h e c o u r s e of t h e smoke, and
t h e
r e
p o r t s made, t h e f i r e w as supposed t o b e on t h e
o r l o p
deck,
of
t h e
l a r b o a r d c h e s s - t r e e .
The engine
was, t h e r e f o r e , played t h e r e ,
and
a
q u a n t i t y of
water
thrown
T h o u g h no
f i r e appeared, y e t t h e
s m o k e i n c r e a s e d t o o f a s t i n
t h e
t h e
main
upon which
deck, a t
p l a c e s
f o r w a r d . . S t i l l
t h e r e w as no ap
pearance of f i r e , water i n c e s s a n t l y
down t h e
and hatchways. The fore-hatchway
w as
then p a r t l y c l e a r e d down
t o t h e
o r l o p
h a t c h e s , when,
from t h e
h e a t o f t h e t a r p a u l i n
over
them, i t w as evident
t h a t t h e f i r e w as a m o n g t h e s t o r e s i n t h e f o r e - h o l d . I t
w as b e f o r e
i m p o s s i b l e
t o
form
a
conjecture
concerning
t h e cause of t h i s alarming a c c i d e n t ; but
i t was
n o w .
t h e
March, so me
of t h e
medicine c h e s t s i n t h e h o l d had been
brokeh
of
t h e s h i p , and t h a t a spontaneous i n f l a m
mation had b een produced by s o me
of
t h e combustible
m a t e r i a l s which they might
have
c o n t a i n e d . The
f r e
quency
of occurrences of a s i m i l a r
nature
 
become s o t h i c k
a s
t o
o r l o p - d e c k .
The lower-deck hatches were, t h e r e f o r e , ordered t o b e
l a i d
p o r t s lowered
d o w n , t h e
s c u t t l e s which had
been c u t , t o b e c hoak ed up, an d every o t h e r p o s s i b l e
means taken t o
f i r e .
h a l f p a s t e i g h t t h e s h i p
hove t o ,
the b o a t s were h o i s t e d
o u t , and t h e marines were
ordered
under arms t o pre
vent any p e r s o n , excepting t h e b o a t - k e e p e r s , from
g e t t i n g
i n t o them. In consequence of a c r y , t h a t a
s t r a n g e
s a i l
(which, however, proved n t t o
b e t h e c a s e ) , ' t h e s i g n a l
of
d i s t r e s s w as made.
At a q u a r t e r p a s t n i n e , w o r e s h i p t o
t h e
N.W. an d
made a l l s a i l p o s s i b l e
f o r
t h e l a n d , f i r i n g g u n s occasion
a l l y . The c re w
an d
a r t i f i c e r s , were employed i n sup
p l y i n g water,
launching
overboard
r a f f ,
g e t t i n g t h e po w der o u t of t h e magazine and heaving i t
overboard. The s m o k e soon i n c r e a s i n g t o
such a
people
below
t h e
b y throwing
water d o w n , a s t h e r e w as n o cock f o r t h a t
purpose
; but
about eleven ever y per so n w as o b l i g e d t o q u i t t h a t d u t y ,
s e v e r a l having been s u f f o c a t e d
an d
except
ing F r a n c i s B ur k e, s tew ar d t o t h e p u r s e r of t h e V i c t o r y .
The
magazine being
s t i l l t h e p r i n c i p a l cause
of a l d r m ,
the carpenters and s h i p w r i g h t s , who we re passengers
o n
volunteered
s e r v i c e s , an d
succeeded
cutting
s c u t t l e s i n t o i t , through on e of
t h e
one o f
t h e
g un - room c a b i n s . W h i l e they we re t h u s
engaged, t h e s m o k e gained
a f t
s o much, t h a t i t w as found
necessary t o c l o s e u p t h e
after-hatchway
hatchway having a l r e a d y been
b2
- * THE LOSS O F THE HINDOSTAW.
s e c u r e d . The d o o r s , &c .
of
chinsed
t h e smoke, t h e
s c u t t l e i n t h e
c a p t a i n ' s a f t e r - c a b i n opened, and t h e people began t o
w o r k t o h a u l u p t h e p ow der , an d t o
heave
i t overboard.
M a n y , however, on t h i s d u l y , were
brought
u p appa
r e n t l y l i f e l e s s .
A t noon we had an i n d i s t i n c t view of t h e l a n d ,
bearing N. W. b y W. l a t . observed 4 1 .
5 9 .
N. d i s t a n t
about t h r e e o r f o u r l e a g u e s . The people were s t i l l em
ployed i n
t h e magazine,
an d supplying water,
w h e n about h a l f p a s t
twelve,
they w e re thrown i n t o the
utmost c o n s t e r n a t i o n
b y a
smoke, followed b y
f l a m e , which r o s e t o h a l f t h e h e i g h t of t h e main-mast,
threw o f f
t h e upper-deck g r a t i n g s , and
rushed u p the
l a r b o a r d gunwales, a - b i e a s t of t h e c h e s s - t r e e , t h r e a t e n
ing immediate d e s t r u c t i o n .
In
circumstance,
t w o men, James J e f f e r y ,
and James
Kelly were d r o w n e d i n
attempting
t o get i n t o
t o p - s a i l backed i n r e a d i n e s s
t o t a k e o t h e b o a t s ; but w h e n t h e f i r s t f o r c e
of
passed o f f ,
s u b s i d e d
a s t o
enable u s t o g e t t h e t a r p a u l i n s , &c . again over t h e hatch
ways,
and i n s o me measure f a s t e n e d d o w n . The s h i p
now drawing f a s t i n
with
our
t o
of
C a p e Crux, we heaved
overboard t h e s i g n a l b o o k s , and
p r i v a t e
s i g n a l s , t o g e t h e r
with a l l
p u b l i c
and p r i v a t e d i s p a t c h e s , having pre
v i o u s l y f a s t e n e d weights t o them,
and
s i n k .
We t h e n hauled down t h e numeral s i g n a l , f o r being i n
d i s t r e s s , and l e f t f l y i n g t h e r e e l - e n s i g n a t t h e f o r e - t o p
mast head,
and blue
e n s i g n a t t h e ensign s t a f f ,
both
versed ;
and
then threw overboard t h e o t h e r f l a g s , an d
a l l t h e h a m m o c k s
which
 
THE
HINDOSTAN.
Mean while t h e people employed about t h e magazine
had
ru u p from below, bringing with them s e v e r a l of
t h e i r n u m b e r s u f f o c a t e d
and
apparently dead.
This ac
c i d e n t had, during t h i s day, been
very
f r e q u e n t ; b ut
none had s u f f e r e d more
than
Mr . Banks, a c t i n g l i e u t e
n a n t , an d
M r .
been
brought u p i n t h a t s t a t e f i v e d i f f e r e n t t i m e s , an d
the
l a t t e r f o u r .
The smoke, however, soon c l e a r e d a wa y again i n the
ward-room an d
w as
remaining
pow der, and l i k e w i s e
t o
books
w as
found impracticable t o a c
complish e i t h e r of t h o s e o b j e c t s .
A t
h a l f p a s t one, t h e
breeze f r e s h i n g
very
we
took i n t h e t o p - g a l l a n t s a i l s . Fro m t h i s t i m e , a l l f u r t h e r
communication with
p a r t
t h e s h i p w as cut
o f f ,
and t h o s e who
we re a t w o r k below, w e re obliged
t o q u i t t h a t d u t y . Every p o s s i b l e e x e r t i o n w as
used
and
w ater w as c o n t i n u a l l y
poured down b y t h e main
and
wheel-ropes,
&c .
whence
t h e
s m o k e i s s u e d t he mos t, i n
o r d e r , i f prevent l i r e gaining
a b a f t .
The
case
of
t h e
mizen-mast, i n t h e c a p t a i n ' s c a b i n , .
t i a v i n g a l r e a d y caught
f i r e , and
t h e flame
f r e q u e n t l y
b u r s t i n g
through
t h e l e e - p o r t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e forward,
t h e shipwrights
an d o t h e r s were employed i n c l e a r i n g
a wa y
t h a t
p a r t
of t h e m o r t a r - r a f t
which
w as s tow ed ov er
the q u a r t e r - d e c k , an d t o get i t i n
r e a d i n e s s
t o
about
a q u a r t e r p a s t t h r e e
we g o t a hawser
f a s t
overboard,
minute*
a f t e r f o u r , t h e s h i p r a n
aground,
t h e
bay O f 1 l o o s e s , a t
B 3
THE LOSS O F THE HINDOSTAS.
t h e d i s t a n c e of h a l f a mile from t h e s h o r e ,
and
t o t h e N.N.E.
of t h e
E s c a l a .
We clewed u p a l l a b a f t l e a v i n g
t h e
f o r e - t o p s a i l and j i b
s e t , t o prevent t h e s h i p from
swinging with
time
b o a t s
had put
and
w er e c om in g towards u s .
We
m a n n e d
our b o a t s , and b eg an t o l a n d
t h e
passengers and people,
while t h e carpenter and h i s crew, together with t h e
shipwrights p a s s e n g e r s , we re
ordered
u p o n t h e r a f t
t o
s c u t t l e t h e s h i p
on t h e
T h i s , however, having
saved very few of t h e i r t o o l s , they w e re unable e f f e c
t u a l l y
t o
accomplish, and t h e w i n d s h i f t i n g blew
s o
a f t ,
t h a t t h e y we re
obliged
t h e a t t e m p t .
The
r a f t ,
with a s many men a s could be p l a c e d u p o n
f i e r ,
The
Spanish
b o a t s which had c o m e t o
our
a s s i s t a n c e could
not on any account be p r e v a i l e d upon t o c o m e c l o s e t o
t h e s h i p ; but a
few
b o a t s ,
and c a r r i e d
them a s h o r e .
A t f i v e o ' c l o c k , t h e
s m o k e
had gained a f t s o much,
t h a t k w as i m p o s s i b l e t o
remain
b o a r d ,
with
s a f e t y . A l l had now l e f t
t h e
s h i p , excepting Captain
Le Gros, t h e f i r s t l i e u t e n a n t , and t h e master, who de
scended
by t h e
s t e r n - l a d d e r s ,
i n t o one of t h e y a w l s , an d
p u l l e d t o w i n d w a r d of
t h e
t h e second
l i e u t e n a n t ,
d i d
other
yawl,
but
judging
they
m a d e f o r t h e t o w n
of La
where, from
they
did
not a r r i v e t i l l seven
o ' c l o c k .
The l a u n c h ,
which w as the f i r s t boat ordered o n
s h o r e , having
landed t h e
of
 
a l l
t h e
w o m e n , c h i l d r e n , &c . had,
by t h e time t h e
cap
t a i n l e f t t h e s h i p , g o n e
with
t h e j o l l y - b o a t t o t h e a s s i s t
ance of t h e
r a f t ,
which
had
f a l l e n considerably t o l e e
ward,
and
towed
The
men
f a t i g u e s they had
undergone,
t o h a u l u p
t h e i r j o l l y - b o a t , and
t h e r e f o r e l e f t t h e r a f t
an d
launch secured
tow-ropes.
This
p a r t y ,
i n marching p a s t t h e s h i p , about h a l f a f t e r
s i x , s aw t h e
f i r e
f r e q u e n t l y
from her
an d
hatchways. A t h a l f p a s t e i g h t ,
when
they a r r i v e d a t
La E s c a l a , she w as one e n t i r e s h e e t of f l a m e , and a t
h a l f p a s t
nine
having d r i f t e d a s
s h e
became
l i g h t e r , t o s o me
d i s t a n c e
from t h e s h o r e .
Immediately
upon
l a n d i n g ,
Captain Le G r o s waited
on t h e p r i n c i p a l o f f i c e r s of t h e town, and pr ov id ed a
house f o r t h e. s h i p ' s company. The next morning no r e
mains o f t h e v e s s e l
were t o be s e e n ,
and,
crew,
James K e l l y ,
and Fran
c i s Burke, we re t h e only persons m i s s i n g , who u n f o r t u
n a t e l y p e r i s h e d i n t h e manner a l r e a d y d e s c r i b e d . The
t o t a l
n u m b e r
of men,
and
from
v i s i t e d
b y M r . Edward
Gayner,
o f
Roses,
who o f f e r e d h i s s e r v i c e s , and w as employed i n procuring
a supply o . f p r o v i s i o n s , and other n e c e s s a r i e s f o r the
s h i p ' s
company,
h o u s e , t o
t h e eastward
and put
under qua
r a n t i n e . On mustering t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y ,
April t h e
we
found t h a t Jo hn C ol qu ho un , an d William
M o n t g o
mery, t w o
supernumerary b o y s , we re m i s s i n g .
On
w ar
 
THE LO S S O F THE HINDOSTAN.
twenty-one l a s h e s j f o r drunkenness, and disobedience
of
p r d e r s .
Havin g s e n t t h e t w o yawls,
with a
l i e u t e n a n t i n
each,
t o look out i n t h e bay f o r t h e remains
of
s e e
could be saved from
t h e wreck,
an d l i k e w i s e t o
bring t h e
launch an d j o l l y - b o a t t o
La
E s c a l a , they returned a t t w o P . M . bringing t h e j o l l y -
boat
behind.
t h e
m o r t a r - r a f t ,
on
of t h e
w as found
a
t h e northward
f
t h e l a u n c h , c u t t o p i e c e s , e v i d e n t l y
b y a x e s , an d a g r e a t
d e a l
away.
Neither
t h e
wreck, nor any r em ain s of t h e
could
vered.
t h e
t o o
f r e s h t o send t h e b o a t s
ut a g a i n . The upper p a r t of t h e mortar r a f t w as
found
ashore
near
La
to
p i e c e s .
On S unday t h e 8 t h , l e t t e r s W e re s e n t
o f t
ma n der i n
Chief
Lord
Nelson, an d
( h e S e c r e t a r y of the
Admiralty,
a
v e s s e l h i r e d
f o r t h a t
purpose,
quest o f Captain
t h e
d i v i n e
s e r v i c e ,
and
returned
thanks
God
f o r our l a t e d e l i
verance.
o ' c l o c k ,
we s e n t t h e t w o yawls,
with
t h e -
f i r s t l i e u t e n a n t and m a s t e r , attended b y a f i s h i n g b o a t ,
the master
t o the
w rec k
of
t h e s h i p ; but a t s i x P . M . they returned
with
out hav in g fou nd i t . The same evening, an English
f r i g a t e came t o
an
anchor
b a y .
again
t h e
tenant
and
with t h e
$
wreck, l i k e w i s e d i r e c t i n g t h e former t o g o along s i d e of
t h e f r i g a t e
i n t h e
b a y , and
h e r o f
our s i t u a t i o n .
S he
proved t o be h i s
Majesty's s h i p Juno. A t n i n e ,
t h e
be
low t h e s u r f a c e of t h e water, an d put
a
A t e l e v e n ,
t h e b o a t s r e l u r n e d ,
and h a l f
an hour
a f t e r
wards t h e p r a t i q u e master came
from
l e a s e d t h e
o f f i c e r s , p a s s e n g e r s , and crew,
from
quaran
t i n e . A t noon, Captain Richard son of t h e Juno came
on shore a t
A t
of t h e
1 0 t h , t h e o f f i c e r s ,
s h i p ' s company,
an d passengers were taken on
board h e
Juno b y the
t w o yawls and j o l l y - b o a t ,
a s s i s t e d by t h e b o a t s of
t h e
board
with
Lieutenant Tailouron
a i t La
t o
of
t h e men t h a t w e r e
m i s s i n g .
On
t h e 1
1 t h , a t e i g h t A . M . s e n t t h e
second
l i e u t e n a n t
with t h e t w o yawls belonging t o t h e Hindpstan, t o en
deavour t o bring
from t h e beach, but t h e
«urf w as t o o h i g h f o r
t h e
l a n d .
A t t e n , Captain
Le G r o s went i n one of t h e Juno's b o a t s t o t h e wreck o f
the Hindostan, accompanied by t h e masters of
both
v e s s e l s .
A t noon, Lieutenant Tailour came
on
board
with
some
of
t h e men, who were m i s s i n g , an d
reported t h a t o t h e r s had been taken u p b y
t h e Spanish
1 3 t h , a l l
t h e a b s e n t e e s r e t u r n e d , excepting
James K e y , a b l e seaman, who had
been
missing
t h e
t w o boys,
mery.
10
THX LO S S O F THE H I N D 0 S T A 1 T .
COURT
MARTIAL,
, HINDOSTAN.
assembled
M a j e s t y ' s
s h i p
t h e Royal S o v e r e i g n , a t
S e a ,
of
P r e s e n t ,
S i r
Richard
B i c k e r t o n , B a r t . Rear- Admiral of
t h e
W hite, and second o f f i c e r i n the command o f h i s Ma
j e s t y ' s s h i p s and v e s s e l s on t h e
Mediterranean
station—
Admiral
of t h e Blue.
G e o r g e Murray, Esq. f i r s t c a p t a i n of h i s M a j e s t y ' s s h i p
V i c t o r y ,
&c .
Captain
SirR .
S . S t r a c h a n , B a r t .
R . G .
Benjamin H a l l o w e l l .
F. S o t h e r t o n .
Pultney Malcolm.
Richard Hussey M o u b ra y .
The Hon o urab l e C o u rt n ey
Boyle.
o f
m i r a l t h e
Right Honourable Lord Viscount Nelson, K . B .
Duke
of
h i s
Majesty's s h i p s and v e s s e l s on t h e Mediterranean s t a
t i o n , dated t h e 1 8 t h i n s t a n t ,
and
addressed t o t h e P r e s i
d e n t ,
t r i a l of Captain
Le Gros, h i s
o f f i c e r s ,
and
t h e l o s s of
h i s
11
J a t e s h i p Hindostan, t h e s a i d l a t e s h i p having been t o t a l l y
destroyed b y f i r e on
t h e
2 d i n s t a n t , i n t h e bay
of
Roses;
an d
a l s o t o enquire i n t o , an d t r y t h e s a i d
Captain Le
Gros, t h e o f f i c e r s and s h i p ' s company, f o r t h e i r conduct
a f t e r t h e l o s s of h i s Majesty's l a t e s h i p Hindostan.
The Court having thoroughly i n v e s t i g a t e d a l l t h e c i r
cumstances a t t e n d i n g t h e l o s s of t h e l a t e s h i p Hindostan,
and
very
minutely
and d e l i b e r a t e l y
weighed
an d c o n s i d e r
d
t h a t i t w as
occasioned
b y f i r e ,
which o r i g i n a t e d a m o n g t h e s t o r e s i n t h e f o r e - h o l d , from
s o m e u n k n o w n c a u s e ,
near
c i n e c h e s t s
were stowed, which
soon
e n c r e r . s e d t o such
a
degree a s t o b a f f l e a l l t h e
e f f o r t s used
t o e x t i n
g u i s h i t . .
That t h e con duct of Captain
Le
G r os an d h i s o f f i
c e r s upon t h e o c c a s i o n w as
h i g h l y praiseworthy, and
the
i n f e r i o r o f f i c e r s
an d
have ex
e r t e d themselves t o the u t m o s t . The C o u r t doth,
t h e r e f o r e , most
f u l l y
a c q u i t Captain Le Gros, h i s o f f i c e r s ,
and s h i p ' s
company,
from
h i s Majesty's
l a t e
s h i p ,
a s well
a s f o r . t h e i r conduct a f t e r t h e u n f o r t u n a t e accident hap
pened ; and
t h e s a i d Capt Le Gros,
t h e o f f i c e r s and
s h i p ' s c o m p a n y of h i s
Majesty's
s h i p Hindostan are
s e v e r a l l y hereby most f u l l y a c q u i t t e d a c c o r d i n g l y .
 
THE
Adventures, S u f f e r i n g s
and D e l i v e r a n c e
O F
b y
A c c i d e n t i n G r e e n l a n d ,
i n
t h e Y e a r 1 6 3 0 .
The S a l u t a t i o n l e a v e s E n g l a n d o n
t h e
f i s h e r y
—A r r i v e s i a
G r e e n l a n d—
E i g h t o f
t h e
s h o r e i n t h e
s h a l l o p —
They
a r e l e f t b e h i n d b y t h e
s h i p—
T h e i r v o y a g e
i n q u e s t
o f h e
They
w i n t e r i n
B e l l Sound
—
A n e c d o t e o f
some c o n v i c t s—F o r l o r n c o n d i t i o n o f o u r a d v e n t u r e r s—They l a y -
i n a s t o c k o f p r o v i s i o n s—C o n s t r u c t a h a b i t a t i o n—T h e i r g l o o m y
r e f l e c t i o n s—T h e i r
p r o v i s i o n s
r u n
D a r k n e s s
o f
•—They
k i l l a b e a r—A r e - v i s i t e d y v a r i o u s
k i n d s
o f birds—
. The i c e breaks—A r r i v a l o f
t h e
f l e e t f r o m E n g l a n d .
AmONGt h e numerous voyages undertaken t o t h
f r o z e n
r e g i o n s of
t h e North,
endured
a t v a r i o u s t i m e s b y
t h o s e
who have v i s i t e d them, e i t h e r
f o r
commercial
adventure,
we f i n d few n a r r a t i v e s more
i n t e r e s t i n g than t h a t con
t a i n e d
i n
t h e f o l l o w i n g
p a g e s . I t
l i k e w i s e a f f o r d s a use
f u l l e s s o n , i
shewing
what h u m a n i n d u s t r y and
f o r t i
tude
capable
of
e f f e c t i n g , even i n t h e most d e s o l a t e
r e g i o n
of
The Russia Company
me n t
of
t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y , d i r e c t e d t h e i r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e
Greenland
whale f i s h e r y , s e n t
 
13
s m a l l v e s s e l s
t o t h e c o a s t of t h a t i n h o s p i t a b l e c o u n t r y .
On t h e 1 s t of M a y , 1630, ( s a y s
E d w a r d
Pelham, t h e
n a r r a t o r of t h e subsequent
i n c i d e n t s )
we William
Pelham, gunner's mate;
Ayers, whale-cutter; H e n r y
B e t t s ,
cooper; Richard
an d John Dawes,
i n
c a l l e d t h e
from t h e of
London,
having
a
soon
l e f t behind u s t h e f e r t i l e
s h o r e s
o f
England
; and s a f e l y a r r i v e d a t
o . i r d e s t i n e d
p o r t i n Greenland,
on t h e
1 1 t h
June f o l l o w i n g .
Havin g moored our s h i p , and c a r r i e d
our
s h o r e , w e, with
a l l
e x p e d i t i o n , f e l l t o wor k , t o
equip
our s h a l l o p s w it h every
t h i n g
necessary
our
intended
voyage.
We w e r e i n c o m p a n y t h r e e s h i p s , a l l of which w e r e
under t h e d i r e c t i o n
of
t h e
He
had
r e s o l v e d , i n c a s e we could not
by
time
'meet
with
s u c c e s s ^ i n f i s h i n g , t o send
one
s h i p t o t h e
eastward, t o a place about 80 leagues d i s t a n t , which, a t
the l a t t e r
end of
whales.
A
second
o f t h e t h r e e s h i p s w as designed f o r
G reen-
Harbour, about 1 5 l e a g u e s t o t h e southward, and w as
appointed t o s t a y a t t h e Foreland t i l l t h e 20th of Au
g u s t . The
Captain, however,
having gone i n t h e t h i r d
V e s s e l t o B e l l Sound, dispatched a s h a l l o p ,
with o r d e r *
f o r u s t o j o i n him t h e r e . Accordingly, on t h e 8 t h
of
August,
we
t o -
t a k e
on board 2 0
been
t h e
s m a l l e r v e s s e l t o a s s i s t
i n navigating h e r .
vol. m. c
EIGHT
The
being
c o n t r a r y , we we re obliged t o l i e t o .
On t h e 1 5 t h ,
t h e
t h e
an d about f i v e
from a place
Maiden's
abounds
i n v e n i s o n , t h e master s e n t e i g h t
of
t o
hunt and
f o r
t h e s h i p ' s p r o v i s i o n . We l e f t t h e
s h i p ,
u s
l a n c e s ,
a
box, and a brace
of
d o g s , we d i r e c t e d
our
course t o
w a r d s t h e s h o r e , where
we
a r r i v e d i n f o u r h o u r s . The
weather w as a t t h a t
time
f a i r , c l e a r , and i n every
r e s p e c t
favourable f o r
i n t e n t i o n . We
t h a t
d e e r , and
being
weary with r ow in g an d h u n t i n g ,
we
such
p r o v i s i o n s a s we had brought with u s ,
r e s o l v i n g
t o
an d
t o r e t u r n on board
the
next
day.
I n t h e mean t i m e ,
however,
t h e weather g r e w t h i c k ,
the wind s h i f t e d
t o
and
q u a n t i t y
of
s h i p ,
which t o avoid
the danger t o w h i c h s h e w as exposed, w as o b l i g e d t o
put
o f f
t o s e a , s o t h a t we l o s t s i g h t
of
weather g rowin g s t i l l
t h i c k e r ,
we
hunt
along t h e s h o r e an d
t o m a k e t h e b e s t of our way t o G r e e n Harbour, and
g o on board t h e o t h e r v e s s e l t i l l our own should c o m e
i n t o
t h e p o r t .
Coasting t h u s a l o n g , we k i l l e d e i g h t mo re d e e r , which
we took
on t h e
1 6 t h
a r r i v e d a t G r e e n
Harbour, where,
t o
s u r p r i z e
we
found
s h i p w as
gone.
We were u t t e r l y a t a l o s s how t o ac
count f o r her d e p a r t u r e , a s we
knew
had not
s u f f i c i e n t p r o v i s i o n s on b o a r d ,
t o l a s t t i l l she reached
b o r n e .
 
ADVENTURES O F EIGHT SEAMEN. 1 5
Being d i s a p p o i n t e d i n t h i s
e x p e c t a t i o n , and i t
being
w i t h i n t h r e e days
of t h e
t h e
I h e
v e s s e l s from t h e c o a s t , we
r e s o l v e d
t o proceed with
p o s s i b l e
expedition t o B e l l So un d t o Capt. Goodler.
In order
t o m a k e t h e b e l t e r w ay we
heaved
son overboard. B e l l Sound
i s
. s i t u a t e d about 1 6 l e a g u e s
t o t h e
southward o f
By
we had proceeded
of
land
c a l l e d ow Ne s s ; where s o t h i c k a f o g c a me on t h a t
we were o b l i g e d t o l i e - t o between t w o
r o c k s
from the
t i l l
noon t h e
f o l l o w i n g d a y . The weather
c l e a r i n g
a l i t t l e
we
having no compass and none
of
t h e c o m p a n y being p i l o t
s u f f i c i e n t
t o know t h e l a n d , we
overshot B l - 1 1
Point
a t l e a s t
t e n l e a g u e s t o t h e southward towards
H o r n
Sound.
S o m e of u s , mean-while conceived t h a t i t w as i m p o s s i
b l e t o be s o long i n proceeding e i g h t l e a g u e s , and i n t h i s
opinion
we were confirmed b y observing t h a t t h e
land
trended
t h e
con
t r a r y t o t h e j u d g m e n t
of
o u r gunner William Fakely, who
had been i n t h e country f i v e o r
s i x
our
c o u r s e
and s t e e r e d again t o
t h e
n o w
a c t u a l l y approached w i t h i n t w o
m i l e s
of B e l l
Point w h e n Fakely, looking a b o u t , declared t h a t
we
w r o n g
c o u r s e . Mo s t of our c ompan y being
persuaded b y t h e   p o s i t i v e manner i n which he
spoke,
we
t u r n e d t h e b o a t ' s
head
a
second
westward,
which
of a l l
hardships
20th of
A u g u s t we were a second time
running
b e f o r e ,
but a s t h e r e
w as
no l i k e l i h o o d of d i s c o v e r i n g t h e place we were
i n
c 2
ADVENTURES O P EIGHT S E A M E H .
q u e s t
o f ,
again
northward;
T . ' A e l y s t i p e r s i s t e d i n h i s former o p i n i o n , i n which we
: i o l o n g e r placed any c o n f i d e n c e ,
and
he
r e f u s e d
t o s t e e r
i H c b ; a t any l o n g e r . The weather continued f a i r
. i r . d a n . e a s t w i n d s p r i n g i n g u p , we took
advantage
of
> t and s e t s a i l . The wind i n c r e a s i n g , c a r r i e d our s h a l l o p
; : o n g v \ i i h
g r e a t v e l o c i t y s o t h a t on t h e
2 1 s t we
a r r i v e d
a t
w h e n
t h e
w i n d s h i f t e d and b l ew
r i g h t
out
o f t h e Sound, a t E . N . E .
with
we
take
i n our s a i l , and by t h e
help of
t h e
We
found
t h a t t h i s w as t h e p l a c e we had s o long been
s e e k i n g , nor
could
Fakely h i m s e l f f o r b e a r t o a c k n o w
ledge h i s e r r o r . We
immediately
our s h a l l o p , and having
brought
t w o of our
m men were dispa ched by l a n d , t o t h e t e n t a t B e l l Sound,
w hich w as
t e n m i l e s d i s t a n t from our s h a l l o p t o s e e
whe
s h i p s
w e r e s t i l l t h e r e .
Of
however,
we
had l i t t l e hope, a s t h e p e r i o d f i x e d f o r t h e i r departure w as
p a s t ,
and
t h e w i n d had been f a v o u r a b l e f o p u t t i n g t o
t e a . The men, upon t h e i r a r r i v a l , f i n d i n g t h a t
t h e
had
returned
with t h e melan
choly t i d i n g s . A s i t w as p o s s i b l e t h a t t h e v e s s e l s might
b e a t B o t t l e Cove, t h r e e l e a g u e s d i s t a n t on t h e other
s i d e
we
r e s o l v e d t o proceed t h i t h e r .
We
a t
f i n d i n g
no s h i p s ,
we
had l i t t l e hopes of d e l i v e r a n c e from t h e danger i n which
w? w e r e invoked. I f we had r e s o l v e d t o f o l l o w them,
we
p i l o t nor compass t o
d i r e c t
u s ,
and
should
b e exposed t o t h e most imminent danger of p e r i s h i n g b y
t h e
d r i f t i n g i c e ;
and
Sound, we s h o u l d have no
o t h e r
prospect
t h a t of a
miserable and l i n g e r i n g
d e a t h ,
a s we were
t i n
means
of
passing t h e winter i n s u c j i
an
inclement
Nor
we re our apprehensions without f o u n d a t i o n .
We knew
t h a t n e i t h e r
c h r i s t i a n nor heathen
had
eves
:
though
t h e merchants had o f f e r e d
g r e a t rewards
t o an y
t o winter
be
s i d e s providing them with every t h i n g necessary f o r
such
y e t
they never could f i n d any s o bold
a s
l i v e s i n
such a hazardous
We had l i k e w i s e
heard
Russia
c o m p a n y had
once procured t h e r e p r i e v e of s o me c r i m i n a l s convicted
of c a p i t a l
c r i m e s ,
t o whom t h e y promised n o t
only par-
d o r r f o r I h e i r o f f e n c e s , but
l i k e w i s e
c o n s i d e r a b l e g r a t u i
t i e s , and en g ag ed t o
f u r n i s h
them with
p r o v i
s i o n s , au d every t h i n g n e e d f u l f o r t h e i r p r e s e r v a t i o n , i f
they w o u l d undertake t o remain one whole
year
t h e
p r o p o s a l . Upon t h e i r
a r r i v a l , however, t h e a s p e c t
of
d e s o l a t i o n which t h i s
dreary r e g i o n e x h i b i t e d , s t r u c k them with such
h o r r o r ,
t h a t t h e y r e s o l v e d
r a t h e r t o r e t u r n t o E n g l a n d
and
t o ex
p i a t e with t h e i r l i v e s t h e crimes t h e y had committed,
than remain t h e r e
though with
t h e a s s u r e d hope
of
pardon. The Captain who c a r r i e d them o u t , being a
h u m a ne
man,
compel them
t o s t a y c o n t r a r y t o
t h e i r
i n c l i n a t i o n s , but
c a r r i e d t h e r a
back
t o England,
where through t h e i n t e r c e s s i o n of t h e Russia Company
Uiey
t o -
.con
demned.
s i t u a t i o n these
r e c o l l e c t i o n s w e r e
not c a l c u l a t e d t o a f f o r d m u c h
encouragement
another circumstance, m o re
t e r r i b l e than t h e former
c3
augmented our
of n i n e men who had
been aban
doned i n t h e same p l a c e , and b y t h e same master b y
whom we had been
l e f t
c r e a t u r e s had
died m i s e r a b l y , and t h e i r
c a r c a s e s had
been found mangled by
and
hungry
a r e
most
c i v i l but l i k e w i s e t h e
only i n h a b i t a n t s
of
t h i s c o m f o r t l e s s c o u n t r y . Their l a
m en t ab l e en d
w as indeed
s u f f i c i e n t
t o have daunted
of t h e
and
e n t e r p r i z i n g .
Our f e a r s d i d n o t
proceed
from
t h e d r e a d f u l ex
ample and
m i s c a r r i a g e
of
but
t h e
c o n s i d e r a t i o n
of
our want o f every t h i n g n e c e s s a r y t o s u s t a i n t h e
l i f e
of
man s t r u c k u s t o
t h e
n o t
o n l y unprovi
d ed with c l o t h e s and f o o d , but u t t e r l y
d e s t i t u t e
of a
h a b i
t a t i o n capable of s h e l t e r i n g u s
from t h e
c h i l l i n g c o l d .
Afterspending s o m e time i n s i l e n t a n g u i s h , k n o w i n g t h a t
delay could o n l y be productive o f new d a n g e r s , we roused
our b e n u m b e d f a c u l t i e s ,
and
began t o c o n s i d e r
of
probable
method of preserving o u r s e l v e s i n
t h a t
p l a c e ,
a s a l l hopes o f r e l u r n i n g t o England, t h a t s e a s o n , had
vanished. I t w as
unanimously
of
next
f a i r weather and t o proceed t o
G r e e n Harbour, t o
hunt and
k i l l venison f o r p a r t of our
winter p r o v i s i o n .
Accordingly
A u g u s t/ the
w i n d
being both f a i r ,
we s e t
o f f f o r G r e e n
Harbour,
-where
we
twelve
Having
landed, t h e
f i r s t t h i n g we d i d w as t o c o n s t r u c t a t e n t with t h e s a i l of
our s h a l l o p , which we extended u p o n our o a r s . Under
t h i s s h e l t e r we
r e s o l v e d
t o r e s t
t h a t n i g h t , and t h e next
day t o
r e t u r n
t o our h u n t i n g . The weather, proving
f a i r and
c l e a r ,
we m a d e our
s l e e p
 
 
S E A M E I C . 1 < )
equipping o u r s h a l l o p ,
proceeded
about t w o
d i s t a n t , which Ayres
a s s u r e d u s ,
abounded
with
v e n i s o n . Wed i d not f i n d
s o many deer
expected
from
h i s r e p o r t , but k i l l e d
seven
t h a t
d a y , and f o u r b e a r s , who se f l e s h we l i k e w i s e intended
t o
l a y
u p f o r p r o v i s i o n .
The weather beginning t o b e o v e r c a s t , and n o t l i k e l y
t o
h u n t i n g , we
returned t h e
G r e e n Harbour
;
a s b e f o r e , and betook
o u r s e l v e s
t o
The next m o r n
ing we prepared t o g o a hunting with our
t w o
Fakeley
i n t h e
t e n t t o provide s o m e
refreshment a g a i n s t our r e t u r n .
On
t h e t e n t , we rowed towards
Coles Park. I n t h e way, on t h e s i d e of a h i l l b y t h e
s e a s i d e we discovered seven
deer
f e e d i n g , on which we
landed,
and
with
dogs k i l l e d
s i x of them.
The weather
being
t hen ag ain o v e r c a s t ,
we
thought i t of
l i t t l e purpose t o g o any f a r th e r a t t h a t t i m e , but r e s o l v e d
1 o
hu nt alon g
t h e s i d e of t h e h i l l ,
and
returned
As
we
s i x mo re
d e e r ,
when i t began t o b l o w and r a i n and t o be very dark ;
u po n which we hastened towards t h e t e n t , with
a
view
t o r e s t f o t h a t
n i g h t , and t h e next
day t o renew our
h u n t i n g .
This
able weather,
we g ot t h e b e a r s
and
had
k i l l e d on board our s h a l l o p ,
and
f i n d i n g a n o t h e r ,
l e f t
we loaded t h a t
with t h e graves of
whales,
t h e
we
found
i n great
q u a n t i t i e s strewed on
t h e ground.
Dividing o u r s e l v e s
i n t o t w o equal companies, William Fakely and t w o l a n d
men
took
one
 
SEAMEN.
of companions
t h e o t h e r ;
i n t e n d i n g with t h e next f a i r weather t o r e t u r n t o B e l l
Sound, where we designed t o w i n t e r .
Every
ready
were
we
were o b l i g e d t o continue t h e r e
t h a t n i g h t , and t h e
next
we r e s o l v e d
t o r e s t , i n order t o observe, i t with t h e
g r e a t e r
r e
s p e c t .
At day-break, on Monday morning, we s e t o f f , the
weather
f i r s t
f a i r and c l e a r ; but
a f t e r rowin g
f o u r
s k y began t o
be
t h e
w i n d
blew s o hard t h a t we could n ot
p o s s i b l y reach
B e l l
Sound.
The
next
morning we m a d e B o t t l e
Cove,
o b l i g e d
t o
t h e
f o l l o w i n g n i g h t ,
a s t h e
v i o l e n c e
of t h e w i n d prevented
u s from
f a r t h e r .
Having f a s t e n e d t h e head of one of t h e s h a l l o p s t o - t h e
s t e r n of t h e other
with
a r o p e , we c a s t
anchor
l e a v i n g
them r i d i n g
i n t h e Cove.
I n t h e mean
time t h e
w i n d i n c r e a s i n g , blew with g r e a t v i o l e n c e i n t o -
t h e Cove, and
caused t h e s e a t o run s o h i g h , t h a t our
anchor came home,
and
our s h a l l o p s were dashed
a g a i n s t
t h e s h o r e
and
with
p r o v i s i o n .
Some o f i t , hav in g b een washed out
of
by t h e
waves, we found s w i m m i n g u p and down t h e
s h o r e .
I t
f e l t
C o s e e t h e
b e s t p a r t
of our p r o v i s i o n , t h e
o n l y
taken
and
r u n .
such r i s k s t o p r o c u r e , i danger of b e i n g . u t t e r l y l o s t , o r '
a t l e a s t s p o i l e d
with
t h e s e a - w a t e r . I n t h i s dilemma we
s aw no o t h e r
w ay
remainder of
ready
a w a y
by t h e b i l l o w s ,
t h a n t o
run
i n t o .
 
t h e
seeking
and
such
of our p r o v i s i o n
o s had been washed out
o f
On t h e 3 d
of
September, t h e weather proving f a v o u r
a b l e , we launched our s h a l l o p s and t h a t day reached
B e l l
our f i r s t
b u s i n e s s w as t o s e c u r e our pro
v i s i o n s . We then took a p a r t i c u l a r survey
of t h e
p l a c e ,
en d e s p e c i a l l y
f
t h e g r e a t t e n t , a s
being t h e place of
our
intended h a b i t a t i o n t h e ensuing w i n t e r . The great
t e n t , a s we c a l l e d i t w as a .
kind of
i n a very
s u b s t a n t i a l manner
of timber and covered w it h Flemish
t i l e s ^ i t w as
about
e i g h t y ( e e t i n l e n g t h and
twenty
i n
b r e a d t h , and had been erected
f o r
t h e coopers t o w o r k
an d lodge
were makin g casks
b a r r e l l i n g
up t h e t r a i n o i l . The weather soon a f t e r
wards g r e w very c o l d , and t h e f r o s t became s o s e v e r e ,
t h a t we d u r s t n o t venture u p o n another
voyage
Harbour, f e a r i n g
l e s t t h e S o u n d
should
and
we
should
be p rev en ted fr om
r e t u r n i n g t o
o r
t e n t ; f o r we
knew i t w o u l d be i n v a i n t o m a k e t h e attempt by l a n d ,
t h e country
I n o r d e r t o secure
o u r s e l v e s
t h e b e t t e r
from t h e
c o l d ,
we r e s o l v e d with a l l p o s s i b l e expedition t o b u i l d a
s m a l l e r
house
within t h e l a r g e o n e .
We, t h e r e
f o r e , began with
taking
down
a
s m a l l b u i l d i n g near
t h e o t h e r , i n which t h e
m en
lodged while t h e y m a d e
t h e o i l . We
took
a w a y t h e m a t e r i a l s , which f u r n i s h e d
u s with one hundred and f i f t y d e a l b o a r d s , b e s i d e s
p o s t s and
stancheons
o r r a f t e r s , and from t h r e e chimneys
o l
f u r n a c e s
f o r b o i l i n g o i l we brought
a
thousand
We hkwise
very f i n e
l i m e ,
another
 
SEAMEN.
t h i s lime with t h e sand
of t h e
s e a - s h o r e , we m a d e
very
m o r t a r .
We immediately
t h e
w as
s o
i n te n s e , t h a t we we re
obliged
m a k e
t w o l a r g e f i r e s t o keep our
mor lar fr om f r e e z i n g .
W il
liam
Fakely and m yself u nder takin g t h e masonry
p a r t ,
we began t o r a i s e a
w a l l
t h i c k n e s s
a g a i n s t
t h e
p l a n k s of t h e
s i d e o f t h e
t e n t .
While we
we re l a y i n g t h e r e s t
of
were
otherwise employed, s o me i n t a k i n g them d o w n ,
o t h e r s i n mak in g t hem c l e a n an d bringing them i n
b a s k e t s
t o t h e t e n t , s o me i n makin g m o r t a r ,
and c u t t i n g
boards t o b u i l d t h e o t h e r s i d e , an d s o me i n curing our
v e n i s o n .
Having
t h e
t w o
t h e t e n t with
b r i c k s and m o r t a r ,
and
a l l
u s e d ,
we were o b l i g e d t o
c o n s t r u c t
t h e o t h e r t w o
s i d e s
i n
t h e
f o l l o w i n g manner. We f i r s t
n a i l e d
our d e a l boards
o n .
t h e
stancheon, t o
t h e t h i c k n e s s
of a
f o o t , and on t h e o t h e r s i d e i n l i k e manner ; then f i l l i n g
u p t h e vacant space
with
s a n d , i t became s o t i g h t t h a t
not
a
p e n e t r a t e . The
vent
of
t h e
g r e a t e r t e n t , being
t h e
about
f o u r f e e l l o n g . The l e n g t h
of t h i s t e n t w as about twenty f e e t ; t h e breadth s i x t e e n ,
an d t h e h e i g h t t e n ; our c e i l i n g
being
d e a l b o a r d s f i v e
o r s i x
times
of
no
w i n d
could p o s s i b l y get between. A s f o r - our d o o r , besides
making i t a s
c l o s e
a s i t w o u l d p o s s i b l y s h u t , we l i n e d i t
with a
which
prevented
entrance
o f t h e a i r whether i t w as open o r s h u t . We
m a d e
s o
received l i g h t
b y t h e vent
 
our chimney
through t h e g r e a t e r t e n t , b y removing
t w o o r t h r e e t i l e s
from
O u r next
w or k w as t o
s e t u p f o u r c a b i n s ,
where
we
l a y t w o and t w o
on
t h e
d e e r - s k i n s d r i e d ,
which
t o be extremely warm
and c o m f o r t a b l e .
Fuel w as t h e
next o b j e c t of our a t
t e n t i o n . We examined a l l t h e s h a l l o p s t h a t had been
l e f t ashore by t h e s h i p s , an d found seven s o very
crazy a s
n o t
t o be s e r v i c e a b l e f o r t h e
next y e a r . These
we m a d e b o l d w i t h , broke u p , and c a r r i e d i n t o our
h o u s e ,
stowing
them
over
t h e beams i n t h e man ner
of a
:
intending
a l s o t o stow t h e r e s t
of
our
t h e
from
d r i f t i n g i n t o i t through t h e
t i l e s .
The
weather
c o l d
s h o r t
( o r
no days a t
a l l ) , we
began t o s t a v e s o m e
empty c a s k s t h a t were l e f t t h e year
b e f o r e ,
t o t h e quan
t i t y of one hundred t o n a t l e a s t . We a l s o m a d e u s e o f
so me p l a n k s , and
of
t w o o l d c o o l e r s ,
f o r
o i l ,
spared without detriment
t o t h e next y e a r ' s
voyage.
c o l l e c t e d
a l l
t h e
f i r i n g we
p o s s i b l y c o u l d , excepting t h e
s h a l l o p s and
c o o l e r s , t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f
which
n e x t
y e a r ' s voyage t o t h e g r e a t i n j u r y
of
pany, whose
being
t h e i r s e r v a n t s , i n
v a r i a b l y c o n s u l t e d .
Considering
of time
we were l i k e l y t o remain i n t h i s d r e a r y s i t u a t i o n , we
f e l t
of
husbanding
our
s t o c k a s m u c h a s
p o s s i b l e , and t h i s we discovered t h e f o l l o w i n g
method of
e f f e c t i n g . When we
raked
u p our f i r e a t n i g h t with a
g o o d q u a n t i t y
of
a s h e s nd embers, we put i n t o t h e midst
of
piece
of
e l m - w oo d and a f t e r
l y i n g s i x t e e n
h o u r s ,
 
EIGHT S E A M E N * .
we f o u n d , u p o n breaking i t u p , t h a t i t w as a l l on f i r e J
t h i s method
we
continued
and
i n
e i g h t
months o r t h e r e a b o u t .
Being now provided with a h a b i t a t i o n an d f u e l , on
t h e 1 2 t h of September a s m a l l q u a n t i l y of
d r i f t - i c e
ap
a p i e c e
o f t h i s i c e we d i s c o
vered
;
on e
of t h e b o a t s we hastened t o a t t a c k them. We a t l e n g t h
c a m e s o
near
t h a t t h e s h a l l o p even touched
one,
Fakely
s t r u c k a harpoon i n t o
t h e
we
soon
dispatched
w i t h our l a n c e s . The younger,
being
' l o t h
t o l e a v e h e r dam, continued t o s w i m
about
with our
we
her l i k e w i s e . We
then
t h e b o a t ,
rowed a s h o r e , f l a y e d
our
s e a - h o r s e s
and c u t them i n p i e c e s .
On
1 9 t h , we
k i l l e d another i n t h e same manner.
The n i g h t now i n c r e a s e d s o
much, and t h e c o l d
be
c a m e s o i n t e n s e , t h a t we
l o s t
a l l hope
obtaining any
m o r e p r o v i s i o n b e f o r e t h e s p r i n g , a s we could now
and
expect t o k i l l
a bear
s t r a g g l e
near u s . Having, t h e r e f o r e , taken a mo re
ac
c u r a t e survey of our s t o c k of p r o v i s i o n s , which we
found m u c h t o o
s m a l l
f o r our
an allowance,
t o s t i n t o u r s e l v e s
t o one
on
Wednes
days
allow
o u r s e l v e s only t h e fritter s
o r graves of
w as
s o me
about l h r c t e
months.
and
s h o e s were, by t h i s
l i m e ,
w o r n t o
p i e c e s , and i t w as n e c e s s a r y t o
i n v e n t
s o me
method
of
r e p a i r i n g them. We
t h e r e f o r e contrived
t o m a k e
3
of whalebones.
began
and b y t h e
I Oth
of
October t h e c o l d w as s o
v i o l e n t ,
t h a t t h e s e a w as frozen
o v e r . Being now prevented
from pursuing our usual
c i s e
our
minds,
our
i m a g i n a t i o n s began t o be h a r a s s e d
with
a
thousand
d i s t r e s s i n g i d e a s . Wet ad how more
than
s u f f i c i e n t
l e i s u r e
t o bewail our miserable
c o n d i t i o n
t o
on our
s e p a r a t i o n from our
wives
and c h i l d r e n ,
an d t o imagine how a f f l i c t i n g
t h e
of our
t a l e
must b e t o them, and t o our p a r e n t s . A t o t h e r t i m e s we
cheered
ourselveswith t h e
c o n s o l a t i o n , which
our f r i e n d s
might
from t h e hope
t h a t
t o preserve u s t i l l
the
y e a r . Sometimes
we
our
g r i e f s , now complaining of the c r u e l l y ofthe
master of our v e s s e l , who
l e f t
;
an d t h e n , n o t o n l y excusing,
but lamenting
f e a r i n g
- t h e y had been overtaken b y
t h e i c e ,
and
t h u s m i s e r a b l y p e r i s h e d .
Tormented i n mind with d o u b t s , f e a r s , and
g r i e f s ,
an d i n body
with
hunger, c o l d , and want ; t h e h i
deous monster, d e s p a i r , now began t o
p r e s e n t
himself
in h i s u g l i e s t f o r m , an d endeavoured t o s e i z e u s a s
h i s
prey.
R e f l e c t i n g , however, t h a t we ought not t o r
s i g n
o u r - s e l v e s t o o much t o g r i e f s , we redoubled our
prayers t o Almighty f o r
s t r e n g t h and
patience i n .
these our m i s e r i e s ; an d by h i s a s s i s t a n c e we banished
those desponding t h o u g h t s ,
and
cheered
up again
t o
l i o n .
We a g a i n i n s p e c t e d our p r o v i s i o n s , an d
f e a r i n g
l e s t our
f u e l s h o u l d
f a i l
 
2 .ADVENTURES. O F EIGHT SEAMER.
r o a s t h a l f a deer
every
s t o w i t i n hogsheads,
l e a v i n g a s m u c h r aw a s w o u l d s e r v e u s t o r o a s t every
S u n da y
a
and s o
and
o c c a s i o n s . . • »
We found t h a t a l l our whale f r i t t e r s we re almost
s p o i l e d b y t h e w et
t h e y
had t a k e n , and had g r o w n
m o u l d y by
I v i n g s o
c l o s e
t o g e t h e r .
To our m o r t i f i c a t i o n we
l i k e w i s e
discovered
had not a
s u f f i c i e n t
q u a n t i t y of bear
and
v e n i s o n , t o
allow o u r s e l v e s f i v e r r i e a l s a w eek , upon which
we
abridged our^tomachs o f another meal; s o t h a t f o t h r e e
months
a f t e r w a r d s ,
we f e d f b a r
days
unsavory and
f e a s t e d
t h e
o t h e r t h r e e
on b e a r and
v e n i s o n .
'
i f i t
f o r s
t o want meat
we now began t o want l i g h t a l s o ; a l l oiir meals were
suppers ; even t h e g l o r i o u s s i r n a s i f unwilling t o b e
hold
our m i s e r i e s , concealing h i s f a c e under
t h e
v e i l
of t h e
d a r k e s t n i g h t .
Fro m t h e 1 4 t h of
October
of
February,
we never s aw t h e s u n , nor d i d
h e ,
ever appear above he
t h e moon, however,
when n o t obscured b y c l o u d s , s h o n e , both day an d
n i g h t , a s b r i g h t a s i n England. The s k y , i t i s t i u e ,
w as
f r e q u e n t l y m u c h o v e r c a s t a l l
the winter f i m e , s o
t h a t we could
n o t
s e e
t h e
m o o n s o w e l l
a t
t i m e s , nor
d i s c e r n i n what p o i n t o f t h e compass
s h e wa<.
We
had indeed a kind f d a y - l i g h t which
g l i m - m e r e - d
upon
us
d a y ,
f o r
t h e
even
o r 1
appeared
a l l ,
TUBES
b u t
t h a t whole p e r i o d w as one continued n i g h t . A l l we
could
perceive
Was,
and
a g l a r e of
w h i t e , l i k e t h e dawn o f d ay ap pear ed t ow ar ds
t h e s o u t h , but n o t any l i g h t . This continued t i l l t h e 1 s t
of
January, b y . w j i i c u time
we coul d perceiv e t h a t
t h e
i n c r e a s e d a
l i t t l e .
During t h i s p e r i o d of darkness we could n o t t e l l ,
with
c e r t a j n t y w he n
i t
w as d a y , o r w he n n i g h t , excepting
by t h e o b s e r v a t i o n
which I kept
f ( H
lowing manner.
F i r s t bearing i n mind t h e
n u m be r of
t h e
e p a c t , I m a d e
my
a day
supposed,
though
not
a b s o l u t e l y t o
b e known on account o f t h e darkness ; by t h i s I j u d ged
t h e
such
.when
could
t h e
month a s e x a c t l y a s t h e y could
t e l l me. - . *
• A t
we
sought s o me means o f preserving a l i g h t . Finding
a
over
one of
t h e c o o l e r s ,
we
ripped
t h r e e
lamps
of
we
with o i l
t h a t we found i n t h e c o o p e r ' s t e n t ,
an d
m a k i n g wicks of rope-yarn, we kept them c o n t i n u a l l y
burning,
comfort t o
r o i t y w ...
Thus, though we neglected
t h a t could con
t r i b u t e t o our p r e s e r v a t i o n ,
y e t
s e l v e s
from
t h e
r e f l e c
t i o n on our wretched c o n d i t i o n n a t u r a l l y produced. In
t h e
p a i n f u l f e e l i n g
of
our
misery
we
sometimes
indulged
i n reproaches a g a i n s t
t h o s e
who
had
involved u s
i n such
d i s t r e s s ; but a t o t h e r s we considered i t a s a punishment
f o r
our
former
wicked l i v e s , and humbling o u r s e l v e s be
f o r e t h e mighty
hand of
o u r s e l v e s dow«
d 2
i n prayer
t w o
t i m e s a d a y ,
and t h i s p r a c t i c e
we
continued
during
The new
lengthened t h e
c o l d i n c r e a s e d . A t
l e n g t h i t became
so
i n t e n s e , t h a t i t r a i s e d b l i s t e r s on our f l e s h , a s i f we had
been
burned; and i f
we touched i r o n , i t w o u l d s t i c k '
t o
f i n g e r s
l i k e b i r d - l i m e . Sometimes i f
we only
w e n t out t o f e t c h a l i t t l e water,
t h e
c o l d w o u l d s e i a e us
i n such a manner, t h a t i t m a d e u s a s s o r e a s I f we had
been
b e a t e n . During t h e
e a r l y p a r t o f
the
- w e found w at er under
t h e i c e
t h a t a y
upon
from a
c l i f f of i c e , and r a f t i n t o a
hollow
beach,
covered with a
t h i c k
i c e ; t h i s we d a i l y Broke
a t a c e r t a i n p l a c e
with
pick
a x e s , and t o o k a s m u c h water a s
we wanted
f o r d r i n k
i n g . This continued t i l l t h e 1 0 t h of
January,
m a k e
melted
t h e
s n o w b y p u t t i n g h o t i r o n s i n t o
i t ,
an d
20th of
t h e
end of January t h e days had encreased t o seven
o r
e i g h t h o u r s . A b o u t t h i s
time
we
p r o v i s i o n s
which
s h o r t
t h a t they
could
n o t
be m a d e t o l a s t above s i x wee k s
l o n g e r .
We
w e r e again f i l l e d
with
i n our
o t h e r e x t r e m i t i e s ,
our
r e c o u r s e w as t o AN
mighty G o d , who we know could h e l p u s , even though
we s aw no room
f o r hope.
In t h i s manner we spent our time t i l l
h e
3 d of Fe
b r u a r y , which though a f a i r , c l e a r day, proved i n t e n s e l y
c o l d . - I t w as
near
noon
when
being d i s
Aurora, with
t h e
with
h i s g l i t t e r i n g beams
 
The
b r i g h t n e s s of t h e sun
and
t h e
w h i t e n e s s s of
t h e s n o w a f f o r d e d t h e most cheering and
animating
spec
B ut
t o
she-beac
with
her
h a b i t a t i o n ;
on
which*
s e i z i n g our l a n c e s we
s a l l i e d
f o r t h t o meet
them.
Th©
;
we gave her
such
a r e c e p t i o n , t h a t she
f e l l
ground,
the
s n o w f o r r a g e . The cu b r a n a w a y and escaped. The
weather w as s o c o l d t h a t we could s t a y out no longer;
r e t i r i n g ,
t h e r e f o r e , t o our t e n t we
i i r s t
w a r m e d
our
and
then r e t u r n e d t o
s e c u r e our
p r i z e . Havin g
f l a y e d h e r ,
we
cut h e r i n p i e c e s
of
about
a
s t o n e weighty
-
bear
we l i v e d t h r e e
week s . S he w as very
good
and
even
; but upon
e a t i n g hec
l i v e r our s k i n s peeled o f f . I t i s v e r y remarkable, t h a t I
w as
s i c k b e f o r e
e a t i n g of t h e
l i v e r ,
an d recovered my
upon
i t ,
though, l i k e t h e r e s t ,
I
w as
a b s o l u t e l y neces
s a r y t o s e e k s o me other p r o v i s i o n , o r t o begin upon out
r o a s t e d venison
i n t h e
c a s k , which
we were
d o ,
l e s t i t s h o u l d
be
c o n s u me d b e f o r e t h e f l e e t a r
r i v e d
from England.
These f e a r s , however, soon v a
n i s h e d , f o r our h a b i t a t i o n now began t o b e v i s i t e d b y
great numbers
We c o u n t e d . . a t
d i f f e r e n t
l i m e s ,
a t l e a s t f o r t y
; of
seven ; one
on t h e 2 d of March, another on
t h e
t h e
10th
on e o f . e x t r a o r d i n a r y s i z e , being n o t l e s s t h a n s i x f e e t
b i g h . These we
f l a y e d
and r o a s t e d on
w o o d e n
s p i t s ,
having n o
o t h e r k i t c h e n
f u r n i t u r e
excepting a f r y i n g - p a n
which
They were a s good, savory
meat a s any b eef could b e . Having now a t o l e r a b l e
b 3 .
s t o c k of
p r o v i s i o n s , we
i n c r e a s e d our
allowance, e a t i n g
f r e q u e n t l y t w o o r t h r e e meals a d a y , w hich g av e u s new
s t r e n g t h and s p i r i t s .
The days had now lengthened c o n s i d e r a b l y ,
and s e
v e r a l kinds o f b i r d s , which during t h e w i n t e r had
avoided
those p a r t s , began t o r e s o r t t h i t h e r
f o r
breeding.
On t h e a r r i v a l
of
t h e s e b i r d s , t h e
f o x e s ,
which a l l t h e winter remain i n t h e i r burrows under
t h e
t h e i r appearance i n
s e a r c h o f
p r e y .
For
these
animals we s e t t h r e e t r a p s , b a i t i n g them with
t h e
s k i n s o f t h e b i r d s which we
found
on
s n o w ; f o r t h e
l e g s of t h i s f o w l , which i s about t h e s i z e o f a duck a r e
placed s o
t h a t w he n i t once
a l i g h t s
u po n
the l a n d , i t
i s seldom o r ever a b l e t o
r i s e
t h i s
man ner we caught f i f t y f o x e s , a l l of which we r o a s t e d
and
found
very
then
t o o k a b e a r ' s s k i n
an d
l a y i n g t h e f l e s h s i d e upwards, we m a d e
s p r i n g s o f
whale-bone,
about s i x t y of
t h e
On
6 t h of M a r c h
one o f our t w o m a s t i f f
dogs
l e f t o u r t e n t i n t h e morning, but from t h a t day he never
returned
s o t h a t we a r e
i g n o r a n t
of what became
ofMay
t h e weather having g r o w n warm, we
w e r e
a b l e
t o g o abroad i n q u e s t of mo re
p r o v i s i o n . We,
t h e r e f o r e went
o u t
t i l t
the 2 4 - t h , when, d i s c o v e r i n g a buck we thought t o have
bunted
s o
he
would
d e e r .
abundance
o f w i l l o c k ' s e g g s , ( a
b i r d about t h e s i z e of a
duck)
but
being o n l y t w o
of u s , we could n o t c a r r y home above t h i r t y . The
next
8 E A W E 3 T . 3 1
proved s o c o l d , with an e a s t e r l y wind, t h a t we could
n o t
of
t h e t e n t .
Staying a t home, t h e r e f o r e , on t h e 2 5 t h , we t h a t
day omitted our o r d i n a r y p r a c t i c e n f a i r weather of
g oin g ev er y
d a y ,
t o p of
whether
t h e main i c e i n t h e
Sound
This
been
t h e c a s e t i l l t h e
preceding
d a y , w he n a v i o l e n t wind coming
from
t h e s e a broke t h e
i c e , and
t h e n s h i f t i n g
t o t h e e a s t , c a r r i e d
i t o u t
t o s e a ,
and
c l e a r e d t h e
S o u n d
a g r e a t way. The
i c e ,
however,
s t i l l l i n e d t h e s h o r e , t o t h e d i s t a n c e o f a t l e a s t t h r e e m i l e s
from our t e n t . _
On t h e 25th of M a y ,
being
t w o Hull
s h i p s entered t h e Sound. The
m a s t e r ,
k n o w i n g t h a t
s o m e men had
been
t h e
and
wishing t o l e a r n whether we were a l i v e o r dead, s e n t
o f f a s h a l l o p , o r d e r i n g t h e men t o r ow a s
f a r
u p t h e
S o u n d
a s p o s s i b l e , and t h e n
by
Upon
t h e i r a r r i v a l , t h e y
found t h e
s h a l l o p , which we
had hauled from t h e t e n t t o t h e water, with t h e i n t e n
t i o n
some s e a - h o r s e s
t h e f i r s t
f a i r
equipped
with every t h i n g n e c e s s a r y f o r
t h e expe
d i t i o n . T h o u g h t h e y doubted t h e p o s s i b i b i l i l y of our
s u r v i v i n g ,
y e t t h i s
s i g h t
gave them s o me room
f o r hope.
out
b o a t t h e y advanced towards
our h a b i t a t i o n .
We
heard nothing of them, being a l l assembled i n
t h e i n n e r
t e n t
t o p r a y e r s , excepting
Thomas Ayers, who w as s t i l l i n t h e g r e a t e r t e n t . The
Hull men, on coming u p , h a i l e d
with
c r y ,  
i n t o
t h e g r e a t e s t
amazement ;
and
ing them, r a n o u t
of
t e n t , a l l
 
SEAMEX.
smoke, and our c l o t h e s t o r n t o r a g s with wearing s o
l o n g . Our
uncouth
appearance i n c r e a s e d t h e i r
s u r p r i s e ;
but perceiving
t h e
t h e r e
a l l
thejear, t h e y j o y f u l l y embraced u s , and accompanied
us
i n t o t h e t e n t , where we
s e t
b e f o r e them t h e b e s t f a r e
We
v e n i s o n ,
r o a s t e d f o u r
months
and
a
cup
of
c o l d w a t e r , which f o r n o v e l t y ' s sake t h e y k i n d l y
accepted.
t h e numerous
we had t o
make, a s w e l l a s t h e y
were a b l e , we agreed t o g o with
them on board
t h e
s h i p , where we w er e w el com ed i n
t h e h e a r t i e s t an d k i n d e s t E n g l i s h
manner.
t h e
London f l e e t , which we
we re t o l d would a r r i v e t h e
next
day ; b u t i t w as t h r e e
days b e f o r e
they
came, w hich seemed
i n e x p r e s s i b l y
t e d i o u s , s o d e s i r o u s
were
our wives
On t h e 28th
of
our
g r e a t j o y , t h e London
f l e e t a r r i v e d i n t h e p o r t . We immediately went on
board Captain Goodler's
t h a t gentleman r e
ceived u s
k i n d e s t
manner,
giving
t h a t
we
s h o u l d have any t h i n g i n t h e s h i p t h a t might d o
us
good,
and
renew our s t r e n g t h ; a t t h e same
time
f u r n i s h
ing u s with c l o t h e s
a t h i s own
expence.
f o r t n i g h t ' s
r e s t and
refreshment we
recovered o ur
s t r e n g t h , upon which,
t h e c a p t a i n
s e n t Fakely, Wise, Ayers,
and
Goodfeilow,
according t o t h e i r d e s i r e , t o t h e s h i p t o which
we
t h e y
expected t o be a s k i n d l y we lcomed
a s t h e
l o s t p r o d i g a l ,
a f t e r enduring such h a r d s h i p s . p a r t l y
through t h e m a s t e r ' s means, but t h e y had no sooner en
t e r e d t e s h i p t h a n he c a l l e d them runaways, and used
• I h e r h a r s h
and
unbecoming
e x p r e s s i o n s .
For my p a r t , I
 
remained
B o t t l e Cove, accord
i n g t o r a y d e s i r e ;
and
both myself an t h e r e s t
who
with
him experienced t h e k i n d e s t t r e a t m e n t .
We were now contented t o remain i n t h i s
i n h o s p i
t a b l e r e g i o n
t i l l
t h e 20th
with
j o y f u l h e a r t s f o r our
n a t i v e
l a n d , and
though
some
times c r o s s e d with c o n t r a r y winds, yet we a t ' I e n g t f i
came s a f e l y t o an anchor i n t h e
River
by t h e
of
G o d , a l l e i g h t
of
For
m e r c i f u l
p r e s e r v a t i o n ,
an d
wonderful d e l i v e r a n c e a l l h o n o r , p r a i s e an d g l o r y b e
unto
t h e g r e a t G o d , t h e s o l e author of
i t .
On t h e
t h e
Q u c l p a e r t ,
i n t h e S e a o f C o r c a , t i r e
F i f t e e n t h o f
-
.
The S p a r r o w - h a w k l e a v e s H o l l a n d — A r r i v e s i n I n d i a - - - V i o l e n t
—
c r e w
s a v e t h e m s e l v e s
o n a n i s l a n d — A r e
made
p r i s o n e r s by t h e
n a t i v e s
—Meet w i t h
o n e o f t h e i r c o u n t r y m e n —A t t e m p t t o
escape—They
moved t o
t h e
C o n t i n e n t , t o
t h e
Corea—
S e v e r e t r e a t -
. ment
i n
c o n s e q u e n c e
o f
t h e
i m p r u d e n c e o f t w o o f
t h e i r
number
t o
p r o v i n c e .
. T h e ir s e p a r a ti on . .
A f t e r a s l a v e r y o f twelw y e a r s e i g h t o f them
e s c a p e
t o
The
f o l l o w i n g
i n t e r e s t i n g d e t a i l s
of
Sparrow-
haw k, and t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y c a p t i v i t y of t h e
crew,
a r e
given b y t h e p u r s e r ,
Hen r y Hamel,
he p u b l i s h e d
immediately a f t e r
h i s
r e t u r n
t o Holland. The a u t h e n t i c i t y of t h e f a c t s r e l a t e d b y
him cannot reasonably b e doubted, because they c o r
respond
with
t h e d e c l a r a t i o n s o f t h e seven Dutchmen,
who
l i k e w i s e agree
with
what
we
and
o t h e r h i s t o ri a n s , r e l a t i v e
t o
t h e
i n v a s i o n o f China
by
t h e T a r t a r s .
On t h e
t h e
of
 
t i n d e r t h e
command of
dam. A l t e r encountering
s e v e r a l s t o r m s and
o t h e r a c L
c i d e n t s on t h e voyage, s h e a r r i v e d , on the 1 s t
of
June,
road o f B a t a v i a .
On t h e
month, having taken i f c
p r o v i s i o n s , t h e y , by o r d e r ef t h e g o v e r n o r - g e n e r a l , s e t
s a i l f o r
Ta y - w a n i n t h e
i s l a n d
o f - Formosa, where
an anchor on
.
on board
t h e
G o v e r n m e n t
o f
and i s l a n d
i n s t e a d of N f-
c h o l a s Verbuge. On
t h e
obliged them t o depart
f o r
t h e ensuing
t h e Channel
storm which c on tin ued w it h
increased v i o l e n c e a l l
n i g h t .
I n
1 s t
they
were
very
rear
a s m a l l i s l a n d ,
where
with
d i f f i c u l t y ,
because
every
p a r t o f t h e s e a , n o
bottom
can be
f o u n d . When t h e f o g d i s p e r s e d , they
w e r e s u r p r i z e d f i n d
themselves near
of
China,
could e a s i l y
d i s t i n g u i s h
on t h e shore
armed
men,
who
appeared
t d
make p r i z e of t h e wreck
of
t h e s h i p ; but though
the storm continued t o i n c r e a s e ,
they passed
night
day
p l a c e
w i t h i n
s i g h t o f t h e people who were watching them.
On
t h e
t h i r d , t h e y found t h a t t h e tempest had d r i v e n them
twenty l e a g u e s
o u t
c o u r s e , and
t h a t
t h e y
w e r e
s i g h t
o f
They passed between t h a t
i s l a n d and t h e c o n t i n e n t . The weather w as very c o t d .
They had t h e
m o r t i f i c a t i o n of being
d e t a i n e d i n t h a t
channel t i l l t h e 1
1 t h of t h e same
month,
by
a
s u c c e ' s s i o n
ef
c o n t r a r y winds and c a l m s . A t
l e n g t h , a
s o u t h - e a s t
 
3 6 SHIPWRECK O F THE S P A I I R O W - H AWK.
wind, which blew a f r e s h tempest
with
v i o l e n t r a i n ,
obliged them t o s t a n d t o N . E .
and
t o N . E . \ X. The
weather became s t i l l mo re tempestuous during t h e t h r e e
following
d a y s ,
and t h e
w i n d s h i f t e d s o o f t e n , t h a t t h e y
w e r e c o n t i n u a l l y employed i n s e t t i n g and t a k i n g i n
t h e
s a i l s .
I n t h i s s i t u a t i o n t h e
c o n t i n u a l
r o l l i n g of t h e s e a had
g r e a t l y
i n j u r e d
t h e s h i p ,
and
t h e r a i n , which had never
c e a s e d , preventing them from
making o b s e r v a t i o n s ;
they were o b l i g e d t o s t r i k e a l l t h e i r s a i l s , and t o r e s i g n
themselves t o t h e impulse of t h e winds and waves. On
t h e 1 3 t h ,
t h e
s h i p m a d e s o much water t h a t
s h e became
n i g h t
t h e
t h e
g r e a t e s t p a r t of
t h e
g a l l e r y
were c a r r i e d away b y t h e
f u r y
s h a t t e r e d
h e r
bowsprit,
and
dama ged t h e head of t h e s h i p . The s q u a l l s were s o
v i o l e n t , an f o l l o w e d s o c l o s e upon each
o t h e r ,
t h a t i
w as i m p o s s i b l e
t o
. t h e s e
i n j u r i e s .
A t l e n g t h ,
a s e a
which broke on b o a r d , had w e l l nigh swept a w a y a l l t h e
seamen t h a t were upon deck, and f i l l e d t h e v e s s e l i n '
such
c a p t a i n
ordered
mast t o be
c u t away, t e l l i n g
h e men,
a t t h e same t i m e , t o implore
the a s s i s t a n c e of heav en, a s on e o r t w o mo re
such
w o u l d
i n f a l l i b l y w he l m t h e
s h i p i n t o d e s t r u c
t i o n .
They we re reduced t o t h i s e x t r e m i t y , when, i n t h e
second watch, t h e man looking
o u t
of
t h e
s h i p c r i e d ,   Land   Land  
d e c l a r i n g
t h a t they were
within a musket-shot o f t h e s h o r e . The r a i n and
ex
c e s s i v e darkness
had prevented him from s e e i n g i t s o o n e r .
I t
w as i m p o s s i b l e
t o c o m e t o
an a n c h o r ,
because they
could f i n d no bottom, an d while t h e y were i n v a i n en
deavouring t o e f f e c t
t h i s , such a
p r o d i g i o u s
s e a
ever t h e s h i p ,
t h a t
who
were i n t h e h o l d , were
d r o w n e d b e f o r e they could m a k e t h e i r e s c a p e . Some-
of t h o s e who we re on deck leaped over boar d, an d
o t h e r s were c a r r i e d
a wa y
; f i f t e e n
r e a c h e d -
t h e
most
of
them
dreadfully
b r u i s e d . They a t f i r s t supposed t h a t a l l t h e r e s t had
p e r i s h e d , but having climbed t h e r o c k s ,
they
s e v e r a l who
w e r e
d o l e f u l
c r i e s .
The
next
morning,
by
shouting
s h o r e ,
they pic ked u p s e v e r a l who were d i s p e r s e d on t h e s a n d s .
Out of 64 t h e y found t h a t 3 6 had
escaped,
On
surveying
wreck, they d i s - -
covered one of t h e i r companions caught between t w o
p l a n k s ,
which
such
o n l y
.
a l l t h o s e who had t h e misfortune t o p e r i s h , t h e y found
only Captain Eybertz, extended on t h e s a n d , tenor
twelve fathoms
from
t h e w a t e r , with h i s head r e s t i n g on
h i s arm.
h i r a .
p r o v i
s i o n s ,
t h e s e a had
c a s t
a
sack
a -
cask
of s a l t
meat, a s m a l l q u a n t i t y o f bacon, and a
b a r
r e l of r e d wine. They had no s m a l l embarrassment how-
f i r e
; supposing themselves i n
t h e y
had no o t h e r
r e s o u r c e t h a n t h e i r own i n d l i s -
i
t r y . The w i n d an d r a i n having
abated
they
c o l l e c t e d s u f f i c i e n t
wood
t h e y had
been
were . d e p l o r i n g
t h e i r s i t u a t i o n ,
sometimes
a
s i n g l e h u m a n c r e a t u r e
m a d e h i s appearance, an d sometimes - f l a t t e r i n g them-:
« « l v q s
t h a t
.
n o t f ar from Japan, . w h e n
. t h e y :
 
SPARROW-HAWK.
d i s c o v e r e d , w i t h i n cannon s h o t , a man, whom they
c a l l e d b y making d i f f e r e n t s i g n s , but who betook him
s e l f t o f l i g h t
a s soon a s
he
perceived
them.
I n t h e
a f t e r
noon they s aw t h r e e o t h e r s ,
one of
with arrows. These
s t r a n g e r s approached
within g u n - s h o t , but observing
t h a t t h e
Dutchadvanced towards them,
notwithstanding t h e
u n f o r t u n a t e
seamen endeavored, b y
s i g n s , t o m a k e them understand t h a t t h e y wanted nothing
but f i r e .
Some o f t h e Dutch having, a t l e n g t h , found means t o
c o m e u p with them,
had
d i f f i c u l t y
t o per suade him ,
who had t h e
musket, t o give i t
them,
and,
with
i t s
a s s i s t a n c e , they soon k i n d l e d a f i r e . These t h r e e men
w e r e d r e s s e d i n t h e Chinese f a s h i o n , excepting t h e i r
c a p s , which were
m a d e
and t h e Dutch
w e r e apprehensive,
l e s t
be
savage Chinese,
o r p i r a t e s o f t h a t n a t i o n .
T o w a r d s
evening about one
hundred armed men, d r e s s e d l i k e t h e o t h e r s , m a d e t h e i r
appearance
counting t h e
u n f o r t u n a t e