Ocean between Europe and America. 9 



Philadelphia the fame fhip arrive, and heard 

 that they feeing us had been under the fame 

 apprehenlions with ourfelves. 



September the 13th. Captain Law/on, 

 who kept his bed for the greater part of 

 the voyage, on account of an indifpofition, 

 allured us yefterday we were in all appear- 

 ance very near America: but as the mate 

 was of a different opinion, and as the failors 

 could fee no land from the head of the mart, 

 nor find ground by the lead, we fleered on 

 directly towards the land. About three 

 o'clock in the morning the captain gave or- 

 ders to heave the lead, and we found but ten 

 fathom : the fecond mate himfelf took the 

 lead and called out ten and fourteen fathoms, 

 but a moment after the fhip ftruck on the 

 fand, and this fhock was followed by four 

 other very violent ones. The confternation 

 was incredible j and very juflly might it be 

 fo ; for there were above eighty perfons on 

 board, and the fhip had but one boat : but 

 happily our fhip got off again, after having 

 been turned. At day break, which fol- 

 lowed foon after (for the accident happened 

 half an hour paft four) we faw the conti- 

 nent of America within a Swedijh mile be- 

 fore us : the coafl was whitifh, low, and 

 higher up covered with firs. We found 

 out, that the fand we ftruck on, lay oppo- 



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