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Philadelphia the fame (hip arrive, and heard 

 that they feeing us had been under the fame 

 apprehenfions with ourfelves. 



September the 13th. Captain Lawfon^ 

 who kept his bed for the greater part of 

 the voyage, on account of an indifpofition, 

 affured 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 maft, 

 nor find ground by the lead, we fteered on 

 diredtly 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 (hock was followed by four 

 other very violent ones. The confternation 

 was incredible j and very juftly might it be 

 fo ; for there were above eighty perfons on 

 board, and the fhip had but one boat : but 

 happily our (hip 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 oi America within a Swedijh mile be- 

 fore us : the coaft was whitifh, low, and 

 higher up covered with firs. We found 

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



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