A SHIP ON SHORE. 



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holds^ she holds! hurra! my hearties, bravo! 

 There she starts^ there she goes. She ^s off, she ^s 

 off." Hold fast the guns^ never mind the 

 water. Another heave^ my boys, hurra! and 

 she floats.'' There she is, all your own.'' 



Now turn the hands up to make sail, hoist 

 away the topsails, man the fore and main tacks, 

 &c." All manned, sir." Haul onboard" is 

 the word, and away she goes again, all right, 

 without further damage than probably knocking 

 a little of the false keel off her bottom^ which a 

 few hours in dock will put in order again. 



Such is a slight description of a vessel being 

 on shore where there is no real danger ; the reader 

 must imagine to himself what the change of scene 

 would be, where there is danger attending such 

 a disaster. 



After remaining on shore about four hours, 

 going through the scene as described above, she 

 was hove off without sustaining any perceptible 

 damage ; and the following day arrived at Monte 

 Video, where we remained till the 2c/ of February^ 



