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1819. the stern frame ; about 100 yards off was her 
July 14. stem, with part of her forecastle deck, and some of 
her bow timbers ; these were the only connected 
parts remaining ; the rest of her timbers, decks, 
masts, and yards were lying in a confused heap 
between them. By creeping under her stern, 
upon which her name was painted, she was found 
to be “ The Frederick," which ship we remem- 
bered to have sailed from Port Jackson, during 
the early part of last year; search was made 
for any articles, that might be useful to the 
survivors, but nothing was found : the only 
part belonging to a boat that was noticed was 
a rudder, from which great hopes were enter- 
tained that the crew were enabled, by means of 
their boats, to escape from this inhospitable coast, 
and effect an arrival at some habitable port. 
Timor appeared to us to be the only probable 
place, but we were there last June, and nothing 
had then been heard of them. That the crew 
had been upon the island was certain, for oars 
and spars were found erected in the fissures of 
the rocks at the projections of the cape, evidently 
placed there by the crew to attract the attention 
of vessels passing. The mizen mast and main 
topmast had been cut away, and there were 
a few marks of the axe upon her mainmast. The 
natives appeared to have taken notice of the iron 
