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the reef the next morning, and wished to be taken on 

 board. The boat, however, boi'e away, and was seen no 

 more. 



" The master then, assisted by those who remained, 

 attempted to make a raft, which was not completed before 

 the expiration of seven days. During this interval they 

 had managed to distil the contents of a cask and some 

 bottles of water from the sea, by the aid of the ship's 

 coppers, and a leaden pipe from the quarter gallery cistern, 

 the whole of which they placed on the raft with a basket 

 containing beer, and a cask of pork. Whilst they were on 

 the wreck they were upon a daily allowance of two wine 

 glasses of distilled water, and a few pieces of damaged 

 biscuit. 



" As soon as the raft was completed, they got upon it, but 

 finding that it was not buoyant enough to hold them, they 

 threw over the water the pork and beer. Still it did not 

 support their weight, so the greater number returned on 

 board ; leaving Mr. Moore the master, Mr. Grant the 

 surgeon, Captain and Mrs. D'Oyly, and their two children, 

 their nurse, a native of India, and Mr. Armstrong, pas- 

 sengers ; also two seamen, named Lounce and Berry, who 

 determined to remain upon it all night. In the morning, 

 however, it was found that the rope by which the raft had 

 been made fast to the stern of the wreck had been cut, and 

 nothing was seen of their companions. It is probable that 

 the uncomfortable situation in which they found themselves, 

 up to their waists in water, and the sea constantly breaching 

 over them, induced the master to cut the rope and trust 

 to Providence to guide himself and the passengers to some 

 place of safety. 



" Those that remained then made another raft of the 

 vessel's topmasts lashed together with coir rope, and made 



