APPENDIX to thee CHRONICLE. 
where lefs than fix fathoms about 
her, and in fome feven; but fome 
little diftance aftern there was only 
fix fathoms, from that deepening to 
io’ and 12 fathoms. All around 
from the S.E. to the fouthward, 
and as far as weft, was a clear chan- 
nel and deep water. Set a {pring 
upon the cai%e to infure her cafting 
to ftarboard; fent the cutter to an- 
chor in deep water, and to fhew 
{ lights; fet the head-fails, and cut 
_ the cable; ran about a quarter of a 
' mile to the W. S. W. and anchored 
with the beft bower in 1$ fathoms 
water, fand and mud. About half 
paft nine, the pumps fucked ;_ found 
dhe made upwards of four feet an 
hour; but were able to keep her 
free during the night with all the 
pumps going. At day-light, hear- 
ing a ruitling of water in the bread- 
room, cleared away by hoifting up 
13 cheits of treafure and the bread, 
and found the water rufhing in 
through the cieling, about three 
- feet above the keelfon on the ftar- 
board fide, and about 18 inches abaft 
the bulk-head of the bread-room: 
cut out 2 piece of the cieling, when 
we could plainly perceive that the 
outfide plank was ftove in, day- 
light appearing through her bhot- 
tom. Engeavoured to fill the room 
betwixt the timbers up with oakum, 
but found it impoflible. We then 
prepared a piece of ftr, about four 
feet long, and nearly the fize of the 
chamber, fothering it round with 
oakum, to fill up. Put one end of it 
betwixt the cieling and outfide plank, 
' and endeavoured to fecure the other 
end down, but found the force of 
water fo great we could derive no 
benefit from this. Swifted the fhip, 
and prepared a fheep’s fkin; anda 
feaman (John Bartlett) undertook 
_ for a reward to dive, and endea- 
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vour to place the fkin over the 
lead, and which he afferted he had 
done. No good, however, was de- 
rived from it; on the contrary, the 
water began to gain on the pumps 
confiderably. It was then agreed 
in confultation to cut the cable, and 
run as faft as _poffible, hoping to be 
able to keep her afloat till we could 
reach the flat fhore of Sumatra, 
where we fhould be in the tra of 
fhips, and perhaps be able to fave 
the treafure at leaft. This was put 
in execution about three P. M, the 
water having gained 18 inches upon 
the pumps in the laft two hours, 
iteered at firfi N. N,;W. then N,W. 
byt the water gaining very faft, 
hauled in W. for the land of Banca. 
At five P.M. notwithftanding the 
moft vigorous exertions at the 
pumps, the water had gained. in 
greater proportion for the lait half 
hour than before, having now 5 feet: 
6 inches in the hold. Saw an ifland. 
from the mait-head, bearing W. S. 
W. and hauled up for it, but could 
not fetch it. What hands could be 
{pared from the pumps were em- 
ployed in hoifting up water and pro- 
vifions out of the fore hold, getting 
the long-boat out, and rigging her, 
During the hours of fix, feven, and 
eight, the fhip fettled faft, notwith- 
ftanding the utmotft exertions at the 
pumps, the water having gained to 
eight feet. At about a quarter be- 
fore nine, ran her on thore upon an 
ifland in the lat. of 8 deg. g min. S. 
and about feven miles from the 
coaft of Banca, there being now 
feet 10 inches of water in the hold. 
She grounded upon a bank of fand, 
ju without a reef of rocks, and 
about three quarters of a mile from 
the ifland from which the reef ex- 
tended. At day-light in the morn- 
ing, fent an officer on fhore to en- 
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