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' was hauled beneath the damaged place ; but not the 



least effect was yet produced. 



During the whole of Saturday, (the day on which 

 the accident happened,) together with part of Sun- 

 day, we received ample and vigorous assistance from 

 neighbouring ships, which was increased on IMonday 

 morning by some men from the Royal Bounty^ the 

 JMargaret, John, and North Briton. 



By this time my own sailors were completely 

 worn out, and most of our auxiliaries wearied and 

 discouraged ; for the water gained to the depth of 

 nine feet in the hold, in spite of the utmost exer- 

 tions of the men who last arrived, though they were 

 fresh and active. It therefore appeared, that there 

 could be neither justice nor prudence in exhausting 

 these men also, where there did not appear to be 

 even a possibility of advantage resulting from their 

 labours. Hence, as the ship could never be hove 

 down while any water remained in her, this plan 

 was, of necessity, abandoned ; and the 5th plan, 

 which alone remained to keep alive our hopes, 

 was resorted to. The pumps, meanwhile, were 

 merely kept in action until the ship should be in 

 readiness. Preparatory to putting the plan in exe- 

 cution, we placed twenty empty casks in the hold, 

 to act against a quantity of iron ballast which was 

 in the ship, caulked the dark-lights, removed all the 

 dry goods and provisions that would injure with the 

 wet, secured all the hatches, scuttles, companion. 



