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there he died. Soon after, another sea struck 

 the deck, and broke it all to pieces. The largest 

 part that could be seen was that from the bow- 

 to the fore chains. 



Another painful occurrence was witnessed by 

 those on the shore. A Portuguese sailor was 

 discovered floating about among the broken 

 pieces of the wreck, among casks, barrels, &c. 

 His efforts for self-preservation were remarkable. 

 His shipmates would most gladly have given him 

 a helping hand, but it was impossible to do so. 

 Every heart was moved with sympathy for him. 

 As the towering wave would hurl towards him 

 some piece of the wreck, or a cask or barrel, he 

 was seen to dive, and thus avoid being crushed 

 by it. This he did repeatedly, until, from ex- 

 haustion or injury, or both, he sunk to rise no 

 more. 



We had three dogs on board, but they were 

 all either killed or drowned ; and of three hogs, 

 only one got ashore alive. Within two hours 

 from the time the ship first struck, the wreck was 

 piled up on shore, opposite to where the disaster 

 occurred, to the height of ten feet or more. 

 Spars, timbers, planks, casks both whole and bro- 

 ken, shooks, &c, were thrown together in fright- 

 ful confusion ; and in this promiscuous mass we 

 saw what was once our home and hope on the 



