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four miles southward of the Land's End. She in- 

 stantly stopped, and we imniediately saw many 

 spKnters from her bottom, floating on the surface 

 of the water. In a few minutes she went on again, 

 and we tried the pumps continually, but she made 

 no water; this surprised us greatl}^ for the shock 

 was a severe one. It blew fresh all night, and the 

 tide out of the Irish and Bristol Channels, having 

 set us farther to leeward than we had supposed 

 it would; the next morning we found ourselves 

 far to leeward of Waterford, and therefore bore 

 up for Cork, where we anchored at eight in the 

 evening near the village of Cove. 



On the twenty-eighth we began to unload the 

 vessel. The goods were obliged to be sent up to 

 Cork, and stored under the care of a custom-house 

 officer. We then had a regular survey on the ves- 

 sel, when it was discovered, that eight of her floor 

 timbers on one side, and six on the other were 

 snapped short off. In consequence of which, and 

 the other damages together, she was condemned 

 as unfit to proceed on her voyage. 



On the thirtieth we purchased a new brig, built 

 at Cork, but the inside work was not quite fin- 

 ished; the burthen was one hundred and thirty 

 tons, and name, Success. 



The Lady Tyrconnel being thrown upon the 

 hands of her underwriters, it was necessary that 

 captain Ventfire should remain to take care of 

 her. We therefore appointed Mr. John Lafoyle, 

 late mate of the above vessel, and formerly boat- 

 swain of the Speaker, to be master of the Success; 



