TO INEADA IN TURKEY. 
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as he termed it, a la capa *, hoisting the jib and chap. 
a portion of the mainsail, to get clear of the s 
shore. Still the vehement agitation of the waves 
continued, the deck being continually under 
water. At six o’clock a tempest began again 
from the s. w. ; so that, owing to a swell from 
two opposite points of the compass at the same 
time, such a sea was raised as none of our 
crew had ever beheld before. All this time 
the leak was gaining fast upon us, and we 
passed a fearful night. Two Turkish vessels 
were seen towards sun-set, under the lee of 
the Aronetto ; but both had foundered before 
morning, and every soul on board had perished. 
To increase the horror of our situation, scarcely 
any one of the crew could be made to do his 
duty: the sailors crept to their hammocks, 
leaving the ship at the mercy of the sea. 
The next day, ( Saturday , November 8 t.h,) at 
noon, we made the high land to the south of 
the Canal; bearing s. w., and being distant 
about ten leagues. The tempest continued as 
before, during the whole of the day and of the 
following night; but we were able to work the 
pumps, and thereby gained considerably upon 
(2) “ A la capa ” is placing the ship in a diagonal position, with her 
rudder to leeward, so that her head is kept to the sea, but the vessel 
lies stationary upon the water. 
