122 Danger to Ships Jrom Lightning. 



to insist upon the utility of the means which have been made 

 available for the protection of ships against these dangers. This 

 list, however, which was prepared with a particular object, 

 contains only a small proportion of the names of the vessels it 

 might have included, if I had enumerated them without a state- 

 ment of their date and geographical position. Hence, in the 

 very restricted circle of my own information, I might add to 

 the list above alluded to the following : — 



The (name unknown) an English merchant ship, was struck with light- 

 ning in the year 1675, near Bermuda. 

 The (idem) a merchant ship, was struck at Bencoolen, in the year 1741. 

 The (idem) a Dutch ship, was completely burned by lightning in 1746, 



in the Roads of Batavia. When the fire reached the powder, the 



ship blew up. 

 The (idem) a Dutch ship, was struck and much damaged in 1750, near 



Malacca. 

 The Harriet, English packet, in sailing to New York in 1762. The whole 



three masts were entirely destroyed. 

 La Modeste, French frigate, completely burned, in 1766, from lightning. 

 Captain Cook's vessel, and a Dutch ship, were both struck with lightning 



in Batavia Roads. 

 Le Zephir, French frigate, struck at Port-au-Prince, St Domingo, 23d 



September 1772 ; the top-mast was destroyed. 

 Le Meilleur Ami, of Bourdeaux, struck, same place, 25th May 1785 ; the 



mizen and two top-masts shattered to pieces. 

 Le Prevost de Langristin, of Rochelle, struck, same place, 29th July 



1785 ; two of the top-masts required to be replaced. 

 Le (name unknown), French schooner, struck, same place and day ; 



main-mast destroyed. 

 The Duke, British 90 gun ship, struck, 1793, ofi* Martinico ; one of its 



masts shattered. 

 The Gibraltar, British ship-of-the-line, struck, 1801, and much damaged. 



immediately over the powder-room. 

 The Perseus, British vessel, struck at Port-Jackson, in October 1802 ; 



the accidents led to the loss of the vessel. 

 The Desire, British frigate, struck at Jamaica, in 1803 ; one of the masts 



much injured. 

 The Theseus, British vessel, struck, St Domingo, 1804. 

 The Favourite, British corvette, struck, Jamaica, June 1804 ; three sailors 



killed, nine wounded, main-mast much damaged. 

 The Desire, British frigate, struck, near Jamaica, 20th August 1804; 



many parts of the ship burned by the lightning. 

 The Glory, ship-of-the-line, in Admiral Calder's squadron, off Cape St 



Finisterre ; the three masts were made useless. 

 The Repulse, British vessel, struck in the Bay of Rosas, in 1809. 



