. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . her, andfinding her in as leaky and helpless a state as the Pique, theyseparated. The fourth vessel promptly rendered assistance,and towed round the Piques head so as to put her beforethe wind ; she had then been lying some hours in the troughof the sea, and attempts had in vain been made to get herinto the position desired ; but no sooner had the brig puther in that position, than the Pique shot ahead, and therebyfrustrated any further assistance from the brig, which couldnot keep wa
. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . her, andfinding her in as leaky and helpless a state as the Pique, theyseparated. The fourth vessel promptly rendered assistance,and towed round the Piques head so as to put her beforethe wind ; she had then been lying some hours in the troughof the sea, and attempts had in vain been made to get herinto the position desired ; but no sooner had the brig puther in that position, than the Pique shot ahead, and therebyfrustrated any further assistance from the brig, which couldnot keep way with her. To be ready for the worst, theboats were made as seaworthy as possible; a quantity ofpork was cooked and coopered up in small casks, as werealso bread, water, and spirits; and to ease the laboring ofthe ship, four additional guns were thrown overboard in theAtlantic. No words can describe the admirable conduct of the crewduring all this difficulty and danger; they worked hard anddiligently; they saw that promptitude only could preservethe ship and their lives, and they had confidence in their. 20 230 THE PERILS OF THE FRIGATE PIQUE. officers. The self-command of Captain Rous, throughoutthe whole, was preeminent, and had such a moral influ-ence over the subordinates, that his orders were at onceunderstood and obeyed; indeed, the safety of the shipmainly depended upon the exercise of great coolness anddecision. The Pique was taken into dock on the 20th October, andthe crowds of people who visited the yard, to inspect herbottom, was astonishing. She has lost her false keel en-tirely, and, upon an average, eight inches of her keel aregone fore and aft. The most considerable damage, how-ever, is forward; her stem and fore-foot being completelygone, leaving the apron and stemson exposed; and theplanking forward, where it is rabbeted into the solid stem,is left wholly unsupported; close to the keel, on the lar-board side, just aft the foremast, is a terrific place, of abou
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