The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . 128 THE WRECK OF THE SHIP The Ship JMentor overtaken by a Violent Storm. of the storm compelled us to take in all the sails except thetopsail, which was close-reefed, foresail, and fore-topmast^staysail. • We were sailing in this manner, not apprehendingdanger, when, about eleven oclock at night, on the 21st ofMay, 1832, just at the time of relieving the watch, the shipstruck with great violence upon what we afterwards foundto be the coral reef, extending to the northward an
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . 128 THE WRECK OF THE SHIP The Ship JMentor overtaken by a Violent Storm. of the storm compelled us to take in all the sails except thetopsail, which was close-reefed, foresail, and fore-topmast^staysail. • We were sailing in this manner, not apprehendingdanger, when, about eleven oclock at night, on the 21st ofMay, 1832, just at the time of relieving the watch, the shipstruck with great violence upon what we afterwards foundto be the coral reef, extending to the northward and east-ward of the Pelew Islands. The ship ran directly upon therocks, and struck three times in quick succession, the wavesdashing over and around us with tremendous violence. At this awful moment, I was in my berth, in the steer-age. When the ship struck the third time, so great wasthe shock that I was thrown from my berth against the op-posite side of the steerage; but, soon recovering myself, Irushed upon deck. There all was confusion, horror, anddismay. The ship, immediately after striking the thirdtime, swung round, so as to bring h
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