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202 Dr. Currie’s Account of the 
a little while Mr. Amy at saw the tar barrels, which formed 
her cargo, floating towards the land, and soon after the bot- 
tom parted entirely, and was carried in the same direction. 
Happily for the men, the part of the wreck on which they 
were lashed was held by the anchor, and floated in the water, 
a small portion of the after part of the quarter-deck being 
above the surface. On this sat the two masters, generally out 
of the sea, but frequently overwhelmed by the surge, and at 
other times exposed to heavy showers of sleet and snow, and 
to a high and piercing wind. The temperature of the air, as 
nearly as can be guessed, was from 30° to 33 0 of Fah. and 
that of the sea, from trials in similar circumstances, from 38° 
to 40°. Immediately before the two masters was Mr. Amy at 
himself. As he was sitting, and the deck sloped pretty rapidly, 
he was generally up to the middle in the water. The situa- 
tion of the rest may be supposed ; some of them were up to 
the shoulders. They were not at any time able to change 
their position, but kept their legs in pretty constant motion 
to counteract the cold, their arms being employed in holding 
by the wreck. 
The master of the ship, Capt. Scott, a native of North-Ca- 
rolina, and about forty years of age, died first. As they were 
in the dark, Mr. Amy at could not see his countenance ; but he 
was first alarmed by hearing him talk incoherently, like one 
in the delirium of fever. By degrees his voice dwindled into a 
mutter, and his hearing seemed to fail. At length he raised 
himself up in a sort of convulsive motion, in which he con- 
tinued a few seconds, and then fell back dead on the deck. 
This happened about eight in the evening; four hours after 
the ship went aground. Soon after this, Capt. Davison, who 
