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down upon her, after hoisting a sailor's red shirt as a signal 
of distress ; but all hopes were again lost, as the ship had not 
seen us, when Ave completely despaired ; but, to the great joy 
of all, we perceived her mizzen topsail leached, and her main- 
sail hauled up. We then shouted for joy, and in twenty mi- 
nutes we spoke her. She was the Lotus, of Whitby, from 
Portsmouth, with convicts and soldiers for Van Dieman's Land. 
They took us on board, gave us some water and provisions; 
but an old Major ordered us into our boats again : we made 
a stand to a man, and declared Ave Avould rather the soldiers 
would run us through than go to sea again in so leaky a ves- 
sel. The captain of the Lotus ordered the carpenter to in- 
spect her, and he declared her not sea-AA^orthy ; he then sunk 
her, and sent the gig adrift, and Ave Avent on board a good ship. 
The sailors Avere kind to us ; the carpenter gave me his bed 
and some clothes, as all I had on at the time the fire happen- 
ed Avere a cap, shirt, troAvsers and shoes. I saved my AA'atch, 
and this is all the property that I am possessed of. The Lo- 
tus landed us at St. Domingo, to the care of the British Con- 
sul, Avho, I am happy to say, is a good man ; he ordered us 
plenty of meat and a pint of wine after dinner ; God knows, 
we had much need of it. The Consul has chartered the 
Adelaide, of Dundee, to take us forAvard to Hobart ToAvn, at 
government expense. There is noAV a subscription on foot, 
to be paid us, on our arrival at Van Dieman's Land, by the 
Governor. There is also a subscription set on foot by the 
English merchants. The Methodists have also behaved hand- 
somely to us. 
Yours, J. EASBY. 
LOSS OF THE NOTTINGHAM GALLEY, 
OF LONDON; 
Wrecked on Boon-Island, near New-England, December 
Wth, 1710; and the Sufferings, Preservation, and Deli- 
verance of the Crew. By Captain John Dean. 
The Nottingham Galley, of and from London, of 120 
tons, ten guns, fourteen men, John Dean, commander, haiung 
taken cordage in England, and butter, cheese, &c. in Ire- 
