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however, we soon found that we had but little 

 reason to rejoice at the change of our situation. 

 The Sound was already crowded with vessels of 

 all descriptions 5 and as we arrived so late, the only 

 mooring still unoccupied, placed us so near the 

 rocks on one side, and another vessel astern, that the 

 captain confessed that he should feel considerable 

 anxiety if the gale should return with its former 

 violence. So, of course, about eleven at night, 

 the gale did return ; not, indeed, with its former 

 violence, but with its violence increased tenfold ; 

 and once we were in very imminent danger from 

 our ship's swinging round by a sudden squall, and 

 narrowly escaping coming in contact with the ship 

 astern, which had not, it seems, allowed itself suffi- 

 cient cable. Luckily, we just missed her; and our 

 cables (for both our anchors were down) being 

 new and good, we rode out the storm without 

 driving, or meeting with any accident whatever. 

 The next day was squally; and in spite of the Break- 

 water, the rocking of the ship from the violent 

 agitation of the waves by the late stormy weather 

 was almost insupportable. However, on the 9th, 

 the wind took a more favourable turn, though in 

 so slight a degree, that the pilot expressed great 

 doubts whether it would last long to do us any 

 service. But the captain felt his situation in Ply- 

 mouth Sound so uneasy, that he resolved at least 

 to make the attempt ; and so we crept once more 

 into the Channel. In a few hours the breeze 



