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some success, the ship must certainly have 
gone down, although our pumps delivered 
fifty tuns of water an hour. 
These pumps, to the excellent construc- 
tion of which I owe my life, were made by 
Mr. Mann, of London j and I mention his 
name on this occasion, not only as a 
testimony of my sincere esteem, but for 
the purpose of recommending such useful 
talents to the general attention and en- 
couragement of the community. 
As the next day advanced, the weather 
appeared to moderate. The men worked 
incessantly at the pumps, and every exer- 
tion was made to keep the ship afloat. We 
were at this time about two hundred miles 
from the eastern coast of Africa. 
On the ninth, although the violence of 
the tempest had in a great measure sub- 
sided, yet the swell of the sea was tre- 
mendous. I ordered, however, the longboat 
to be got out ; but having reason to suspect 
that some of the crew w^ould endeavour to 
make off with her, I directed my second 
mate and three seamen to take possession 
of her. I gave them arms, and also express 
