$22 Mr. Whtdbey's Account of the sinking 
1 could accomplish it, I was obliged to cut away her fore-mast, 
find main -top- mast; which had no effect, until the mizen-mast 
was also cut away ; she then instantly lifted her side, so that, 
at low water, the lee railing on the quarter deck was visible. 
By proceeding in this manner, the first part of my object was 
obtained, with a secured main-mast, and all its rigging, to enable 
me, should i be fortunate enough to weigh the ship, to lighten 
her by it with the greatest possible expedition. 
The ship being in the forementioned state, gave me an op- 
portunity, the next low 'water, to get out her quarter, forecastle, 
and some of her main-deck guns, with a variety of other 
articles. 
I next proceeded to sling her ; which was done with two nine- 
teen-inch cables, divided into eight equal parts. The larboard 
side of the ship being so much higher than the starboard, 
enabled me to clench each of the ends round two of the ports, 
excepting one that was clenched round the main-mast; and, 
with great difficulty, by long rods and diving, I got small lines 
rove through four of the ports on the starboard side, by which 
means, I got four of the cables through those ports across her 
deck, which were clenched to the main-mast and larboard side, 
having four ends on each side completely fast, at equal dis- 
tances from each other. I brought the Brpederscarp, of 1063 
tons burthen, out of the harbour, which received the four ends 
on the starboard side; also four lighters, of 100 tons each, which 
took in the other four ends, on the larboard side, over their bows. 
All the eight ends were at low water hove down with great power, 
by a purchase lashed distinctly on each of them. I then laid 
down two 13-inch cables, spliced together, with an anchor of 
