. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . ey resolved to choose a captain from their number, towhom they should give implicit obedience. A gentlemanborn in India, though of Portuguese extraction, was selected,whose first act of authority was commanding his crew tothrow some of the rest overboard, being such as were weak-est, or least likely to be useful. Among these was the car-penter, who had so lately assisted in repairing the boatWiuen he knew that the lot had fallen to him, he besoughthis comrades to give him some marmala
. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . ey resolved to choose a captain from their number, towhom they should give implicit obedience. A gentlemanborn in India, though of Portuguese extraction, was selected,whose first act of authority was commanding his crew tothrow some of the rest overboard, being such as were weak-est, or least likely to be useful. Among these was the car-penter, who had so lately assisted in repairing the boatWiuen he knew that the lot had fallen to him, he besoughthis comrades to give him some marmalade, and a cup ofwine; which having received, he willingly suffered himselfto be thrown over, and was drowned. Another of the vic-tims had a younger brother in the boat, who suddenlystarted up, and prayed the captain to change the lot, andlet him die in his brothers place. My brother, said he, is older and has more knowledge of the world than I,therefore more fit to live, and better able to assist my sistersand friends in their need; and I had rather die for him THE YOUNGER BROTHER TAKEN INTO THE BOAT. 273. \ Affecting Situation of two Brothers. than survive without him. The elder brother being thusreleased, the younger one was thrown into the sea. Heswam full six hours, following the boat; and although hewas repulsed with naked swords, he laid hold of it, and hadhis hand cut half asunder. However, he would not let go,and those within were at last obliged to take him in these brothers were personally known to the author ofthis narrative. The people continued twenty days at sea in the greatestdistress; and then got to land, where they found the admi-ral and the crew of the other boat. Those who were abandoned in the ship, attempted tomake rafts of deals and spars, and whatever else they couldfasten together, in hopes of saving their lives; but of all whoembarked on them, only two came safe ashore. The adventurers, who had made the land, escaped onedanger but to meet an
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