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Of Capt. ElDWARD Low. 071 



tvith Buckets J but finding themfelves not able to 

 keep her fr«e, and feeing the utmoft Danger before 

 their Eyes, they turn'd to theTakle, and hoifted out 

 their Provilions, and other heavy Goods, and threv/ 

 fheiTi over-board, with fix of their Guns, lb that 

 by lightening the VelTel, Ihe might rife to the Top 

 6f the Sea with the Waves : They were alfo going 

 to cixt away their Maft ; but confidering how dan^ 

 gerous it would be, to be left in fuch a Condition ^ 

 they refblved to delay it to the laft, which was 

 Prudence in them to do for a Ship without Maftsf 

 or Sails, lies like a Log upon the Water, and if at* 

 tack'd, muft fight with Difadvantage^ the working 

 of her being the moft artful Part of the Engage- 

 tnent, becaufe flie may Ibmetimes bring all her great 

 Guns on one Side, to bear upon her Enemy, when 

 the difabled Ship can do little or nothing. 



But to proceed ^ by their throwing o\rer-board 

 the heavy Goods, the Veffel made confiderable lefs 

 Water, and they could keep it under with the 

 Pump only, which gave them Hopes and new Life j 

 fo that inft'ead of cutting all away, they took ne-* 

 ceflary Meafures to fecure the Maft, by making 

 Preventor-Shrowds, &c. and then wore and lay too 

 upon the other Tack, till the Storm was over. The 

 Scooner made fbmewhat better Weather of it, of 

 the two, but was pretty roughly handled not- 

 withftanding, having fplit her Main-fail, Iprung 

 her Boltfprit, and cut her Anchors from her 

 Bows. The Brigantine by running away to Lee- 

 ward, when flie wore upon the Larboard Tack^ had 

 loft Sight of the Scooner but not knowing whe- 

 ther Ihe might be fafe or not, as loon as the Wind 

 abated, fte let her Main-Sail and Top-Sail, and 

 made ftiort Trips to Windward ; and the next 

 Day had the good Fortune to come in Sight of 

 their Confort, who, upon a" Signal, which the other 

 . knew, bore down to her, and th« Gr^w w^re ov^r-^. 



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