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tie disfigured, only a Black Spot on his fide, and a finah 
Wound, as if made with a Cauterifing Iron ; thei*e 
were feveral others aboard wounded and llunn’d. One 
Artls^ among the former, had his Hair burnt clofe to his 
Head behind, and his Peruke untouchM *, he had a 
Scratch on his Arm about 4 Inches long, and a fmall 
hurt below the Elbow 5 he fell that Night into a Vio- 
lent Fever, grew delirious, and if 'not dead yet, is pro- 
nounced irrecoverable 5 whether he receiv’d any hurt on 
his Brain, or the Violence of the Fever caufes the De- 
lirium, remains undetermined ; there was no mark to 
be feen on his Coat, Waftcoat, or SHrt,where he had his 
Jiurt on bis Arm. Two of the Ferfons kill’d were on 
the outfide, and the other two under 'the Tilt of the 
Boat ^ and what is pretty remarkable, the two that 
were within the Tilt, fate on each Hand of a Woman 
that received no damage : one Perfon had the Sole of his 
Shooe unripped from the Leather, and no other Damage, 
I wonder the Blafi: lighting fo diretfly on the Boat, 
did not fhatter it all to pieces : there was another Boat 
that followed them, and received no. damage, and took 
out the reft of the poor frighted Wiretches ^ the Mailer- 
of which does affirm, hefaw the Fire lighten theBow- 
fprit of the fol'iner Boat, where meeting a fmall refill- 
ance, it flew into. fmall Streams like a Rocket, part into 
the Boat, part into the Watery which, if true, no doubt 
was the caufe of the Mifchief being done in fo inany 
different Parts of the Boat, whoever was unfortunate 
enough to be in the way of thofe fiery Darts, being the 
Sufferers ^ and does in fome meafure folve the feeming 
difficulty of the Womans being unhurt between the two 
Perfons that were kill’d ; andtho’ there has been a great 
many very' pretty Conjectures by Learned Men, to ex- 
plain the EffeHs of Lightning, yet every remarkable 
new Accident of that kind, furnifhes frefli Difficulties 
different from the former: If this proves any thing en- 
tertaining to you, it will be a great Satisfaction to me. 
U 2 IV. PArt 
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