ass] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1790. 
might be fhewn to, together with a 
widowed mother. 
«¢ J am, Sir, 
« Remaining with great refpect, 
« Your ever obedient fervant, 
(Signed), © EB. Riou.” 
“© Phil. Stephens, eq.” 
He then ordered the boats to be 
hoifted out, in order to afford a 
chance of fafety to as many as he 
could with propriety. The people 
who were able were accordingly col- 
lected together, and the cutter 
hoifted out on the lee-fide, and after- 
wards the other boats on the booms. 
They were fortunately all got into 
the water with very little damage; 
but, the fea running immenfely high, 
it was with difficulty they were kept 
from being ftove along-fide. The 
launch being forced to drop on the 
quarter, to make room for the two 
cutters, was nearly drawn under the 
quarter and funk, and at laft obliged 
to caft adrift from the fhip, with 
only feven or eight men on board, 
and without any provifion or water. 
A coil of rope was then handed 
from the quarter-gallery, and pafled 
over to Mr. Somerville, the gunner, 
in the jolly-boat which hung over 
the ftern. ‘This boat, on being low-~ 
ered down, was drawn under and 
funk.- As foon as the launch had 
again rowed a little nearer to the 
fhip, one of the people in her caught 
hold ef a rope, until the cutters 
brought them provifions, &c. ‘and 
veered to a good diftance aftern. A 
fmall quantity of bifcuit, and an 
eighteen gallon cafk of water, was 
then let down between the main and 
mizen chains into the {mall cutter, 
which was the laft thing taken in. 
‘The purfer then got into the main- 
chains, and from thence leaped into 
her; Mr. Wadman and Mr. Trem- 
? 
lett likewife fortunately got into the 
boat from the mizen-chains. It was 
with great difficulty rowed clear of 
the. fhip, and fteered for the launch. 
The agitation of mind on this 
melancholy occafion may be better 
imagined than defcribed. Mr. Riow 
was at this moment walking the 
quarter-deck, and feemed happy 
the boat had got fafe from along- 
fide, The fhip was drifting aftern, 
and gradually finking in the water. 
Mr. Clements began to be afraid fhe 
would drive upon the launch; he 
therefore called to the crew, to cut 
the tow-rope, and row out of the 
fhip’s wake. 
Mr. Somerville, the gunner, who 
was looking over the fhip’s ftern, 
hearing the order, prayed them to 
hold faf a moment, and he would 
jump overboard, and fwim to them: 
he did fo, and was followed by John 
Spearman, feaman, who were both 
received fafe, and the boat then cut, 
and rowed out of the fhip’s track. 
About three quarters paft eight we 
got along-fide the cutter, and Mr. 
Clements, Mr. Wadman, Mr. Trem- 
lett, and the purfer, with one or 
two more of the men, went on 
board, and took two bags of bif- 
cuit and a cafk of water. The crew 
were ordered back to the fhip, for 
further fupplies, and to receive as 
many of the pedple as could with 
fafety be taken on board. x 
They were not, however, to be 
prevailed on to return, but rowed 
off to fome diftance, and lay-by to 
obferve our motions. The Rev. Mr. 
Crowther left the fhip in the cutter, 
and-got an opportunity of joining 
the launch, while making the ex. 
change. ‘There were then left on > 
board the cutter, Mr. Brady, mid- 
thipman, Mr. Fletcher, captain’s 
clerk, and five feamen. 
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