The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . THE REMARKABLE NARRATIVE SHIP SEA FOX, Which was capsized by a Squall in the AtlanticOcean; with the Sufferings of Four of the Crewwho were confined in the Forecastle three Days;and their Kescue from this Perilous Situation, bycutting through the Deck, October, ^HE following remarkable narrative willbe read with much interest. The shipSea Fox sailed from New York, Oc-tober 27, 1821, bound to Port-au-Prince, with twenty persons on board,of whom eleven were passengers. Shepassed
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . THE REMARKABLE NARRATIVE SHIP SEA FOX, Which was capsized by a Squall in the AtlanticOcean; with the Sufferings of Four of the Crewwho were confined in the Forecastle three Days;and their Kescue from this Perilous Situation, bycutting through the Deck, October, ^HE following remarkable narrative willbe read with much interest. The shipSea Fox sailed from New York, Oc-tober 27, 1821, bound to Port-au-Prince, with twenty persons on board,of whom eleven were passengers. Shepassed the Narrows in safety, and havingdismissed her pilot about noon, proceeded on her voyage, —the wind being south-west, and the sky overcast, during theday and night. As evening approached, her Wyer, took the usual precautions, by sending downthe royal masts and royal rigging, and taking in topgallant-sails ; he also remained himself on the watch till twelve atnight, when he was succeeded by the mate, and retired torest. The passengers were now in the cabin, and four ofthe seamen in the forecastle. All seemed secure, and theship was moving prosperously towards her destined port,when she was suddenly struck, at twenty minutes pasttwelve oclock, by a squall. The noise awakened thecaptain. He sprang upon deck, gave orders to let go thetopsail-halliards a
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