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There was then an immediate rush for the boats — 

 each man getting in the first that he could. I and 

 others got into the bow-boat. I saw Mr. Allen, the 

 third mate, standing on the rail, giving directions 

 for the lowering of the boat. I never saw him after- 

 wards. The boat that I was in escaped from the 

 ship's side, and we put her before the wind. It was 

 about 11| o'clock when we were called aft by the 

 captain. It might have been half an hour between 

 that and the time we got clear of the ship's side. 

 At the time we got into the boat there was another 

 boat in the act of loAvering — there may have been 

 more, but that is all that I can say positively. We 

 stood in towards the shore ; and made the shore, as 

 nearly as I could judge, about 3| o'clock in the morn- 

 ing. The boat was stoven in landing. "We landed 

 between Milford Haven and Open Bay, on the Mil- 

 ford Haven side of Cascade Point. We had been 

 cruising off and on the shore, and had seen land the 

 previous day. We had been into Milford Haven 

 about a fortnight before this, to get water. From 

 cruising off and on, and repeatedly seeing the land, 

 I was sufficiently acquainted with the coast to know 

 where we landed. At break of day we ascended a 

 hill to look for the ship, but saw nothing of her or 

 of the boats. The weather was very hazy, and it 

 rained heavily then and for several da3's afterwards ; 

 and we saw no wreck, either of vessel or boats. My 

 opinion is, that the currents run outward from the 

 shore, and would carry any wreck out to sea. It was 

 blowing a double-reefed topsail breeze when we left 

 the vessel. The vessel appeared to be waterlogged, 

 and was settling by the stern. I think that in all 



