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boatmen he mfifted that they might foon be up 

 with her. The men ufed all their efforts, and 

 ftill proceeded, although they could not dis- 

 cover that the fhip was waiting. Mac* — was 

 certain the boat gained upon us. The men 

 thought otherwife, and feared it would be im- 

 poffible to reach us : but Mac— had never 

 believed in impoffibilities ! The Lord Sheffield 

 was before them, and in fight, and hence 

 they could, and muft overtake her ! He infill- 

 ed upon their going on, and urgently implored 

 them to ufe every poffible endeavour. Encou- 

 raged by hispromifes, and not infenfible to his 

 earneft folicitude, they ftretched every fail to 

 its utmoft thread, and pulled with all their 

 might at the oars : but every effort was in 

 vain. We had now abandoned every hope of 

 feeing our cow ; the fails were full fpread ; and 

 we were Handing on our paffage. In fine we 

 were at fea, and had loft both our milk, and 

 our affiftant. 



The boatmen found that they were ad- 

 vanced into deep water. The oars became 

 ufelefs, and the rolling feas which beat againft 

 the boat igipeded her progrefs. The fhip out- 

 failed her, and fhe evidently fell aftern. All 



