4S6 TRAVELS IN 
misfortunes, night came upon us with our 
rigging all In diforder. The Holland fired 
feveral more guns, and, when day appeared, 
nothing was to be feen of her For our 
parts, we paffed the Channel, and advanced, 
tempeft-beaten all the way, towards the Ifle of 
Middelbourg, where we anchored in fight of 
land. But the cable foon parted, as did thofe 
of all the anchors w^e threw out, one after 
» another ; fo that we were forced to pafs ano- 
ther terrible night, beating to windward on a 
coaft full of flioals. Skilful as our captain 
was, he durft not take upon himfelf to enter 
the port without a coafting pilot. The cap- 
tain of the port, Intanker, perceiving our dif- 
trefs from the town of Middelbourg, had the 
courage to venture himfelf in a fmall floop, 
and came to our afliftance through every dan- 
ger. He got on board and took the com- 
ynand of the veflel, and carried her ftraight 
into the port of Flufhing. We were driven 
in by fo ftrong a gale, that we lay almoft on 
pur beam- ends. I was in the cabin. I heard 
^. cry W e are all loft !" I ran upon deck, 
* I afterwards heard, that this vefTel was miraculoufly 
^3riven into an Englifli harbour and faved. 
