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A FATAL ACCIDENT. 
seen near the vessel a short time previously, which 
no doubt prevented others, who, though inferior per- 
formers in the water, would have ventured their lives 
for a kind shipmate. After some time he was dragged 
up and every means used to resuscitate him, but in vain. 
Commander W. Allen, was on board the ‘ Albert ’ at the 
time, and his anxiety may be conceived, when he ob- 
served the bustle on board his vessel, without knowing 
the cause, or being able to get on board ; the ‘ Albert’s ’ 
boats being also absent. 
Poor Morley’s death was deeply regretted by all on 
board, as he was universally esteemed for his good 
conduct, industry, and cmlity ; the only attention that 
could mark the respect of his messmates, was paid in 
bearing his remains to their last resting place. Every 
person wdio could be spared of the officers and men from 
all the ships were present on the melancholy occasion. 
His younger brother, to whom he was much attached, 
and who had entered on board the ‘ Wilberforcc,’ to be 
with his only friend and protector, as his parents were 
dead, was among the spectators of the tragical event, 
and it may be imagined how intense must have been 
his suffering, especially on finding that not only him- 
self, but all others were for some time deprived of the 
power of rendering any assistance. What added to the 
difficulty and delay in recovering him, was the fact that 
knowing the exact spot where he fell overboard, and the 
water in the bay being so clear that the stones at the 
bottom could easily be seen, every one was naturally 
