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feet of her bow rail, on the starboard side, stoven to 

 atoms. After the two vessels had swung clear from 

 each other, the third mate and his boatstecrer jumped 

 into the bow boat, which had broken down and lay 

 floating alongside, for the purpose of saving the 

 craft. Almost as soon as they got into her, she 

 became detached from the ship, drifted astern, and 

 capsized ; so that we were obliged to lower away our 

 only whole boat, that on the starboard quarter, to 

 rescue the two adventurers, who were taking it very 

 coolly, seated on the bottom of the wreck. In a 

 short time we had them aboard the ship ; but in 

 the operation, the bow of the starboard boat came 

 in contact Avith the stoven one, and had a hole 

 knocked into it. So here we were on a whaling- 

 ground, in the height of the season, with plenty of 

 whales around us, without a single whole boat on the 

 cranes -; and were it not that we had spare boats, the 

 damage would have been irreparable ; as ou this side 

 the Good Hope, whale-boats cannot be procured at 

 any port nearer than Ilobartown, and this, involving 

 a long run, loss of time, and port expenses, to com- 

 pass it, would have caused a total forfeiture of the 

 whole season's work. The broken boat was hoisted 

 aboard, and then the Carrew ran close to and spoke 

 us, asking if all was right with our vessel and 

 men. Our captain answered quickly and curtly, 

 and in an undertone desired him to take his de- 

 parture, for, should he repeat his manoeuver, he would 

 give him occasion to regret it. During the whole of 

 this time, and for weeks subsequent to the accident, 

 we were under the impression, as she had shown no 

 colors, that she was a Johnny Crapeau, and sailed 

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