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and blowing up sunken vessels is now well known, I 

 trust some effort will be made, either by government 

 or a joint-stock company, to recover this valuable cu- 

 riosity. 



Thus terminated a race, singular for the skill that 

 was displayed under embarrassing circumstances, and 

 wonderful as to the persons and powers that were en- 

 gaged in it. 



" When next these wights go forth to sail. 

 May I be there to see ! " 



