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tiiree feamen to take poiTeffion of her. I 
gave them arms, and alio exprefs orders to 
.{hoot the firilman who attempted to board 
her without my permaffion.— I alio iniirucl* 
ed them to keep aftern^ but . to ftick by the 
ihip until we came, to an anchor. 
The men having taken their ilations in 
ihe boat, I ordered a raft to be made of all 
the large fpars, which was accordingly done* 
The whole when laflied toq-ether mealiired 
about 35 feet in len-gth, and 15 in breadth. 
As I apprehended the ihip could not make 
the land, and was convinced, in cafe of her 
going down, that all the people could not 
be received into the lonsc-boat* I determine 
ed not to negleft any meafure that prefent- 
even a chance of faving the whole. 
Vv'hen my fecond mate was preparing to 
obey my orders and take command of the 
long boat, the carpenter requefted me earn- 
cftly to leave the Clip. — On my reprim.and- 
ing him for not attending to the pumps, 
the man burilinto tears, and declared, that 
the whole of the ftern frame was iiiook and 
loofencd in fuch a manner, that he expefred 
every hour flie would s^o down. The mifer- 
able appearance of this man, and the affect- 
ing tone of voice in which he delivered his 
apprehenfions, I perceived had already in- 
creafed the terrors of the crev/. I therefore 
told him, that I would perform my duty, 
and ftick to the fliip until I was . convinced 
from my own obfervation that all hope of 
faving her was at an end.~He repealed his 
