The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . we were doomed to expe-rience, in the most acute manner, that sickness of the heartwhich ariseth from hope deferred, as the light proved onlyto be the evening star setting, which, as the night was hazy,loomed large as it approached the horizon, and had everyappearance of a signal light on board of a ship. Most of the provisions and water were now got ashore,besides a great number of cedar planks, &.C., for the boat;so that, by the tenth of July, little more remained in thewreck than
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . we were doomed to expe-rience, in the most acute manner, that sickness of the heartwhich ariseth from hope deferred, as the light proved onlyto be the evening star setting, which, as the night was hazy,loomed large as it approached the horizon, and had everyappearance of a signal light on board of a ship. Most of the provisions and water were now got ashore,besides a great number of cedar planks, &.C., for the boat;so that, by the tenth of July, little more remained in thewreck than was sufficient for the subsistence of those whoremained on board, viz., Captain Corbyn, Captain Dick andlady, with her infant child, Mr. Scott, second officer of theCharlotte, and a few boys; the boatswain and a few of themen having been sent ashore to alter the sails for the boat,which it was expected would soon be ready for launching. On the morning of the 25th, a cask of bread, that hadbeen buried in the sliingle, was raised and broached, butwas found completely spoiled with salt water; and on this. THE ARRIVAL. OF A BRIG TO THEIR RELIEF. 287 afternoon the surf ran very high, and beat so heavy on theship that she frequently heeled over, as though she wouldupset; and we were in considerable pain for those on board,although we were in a desperate situation ourselves, thewaves running high over the bank, and threatening destruc-tion to our breakwaters and stages. Notwithstanding theexertions made to save our provisions, a tierce of beef, andone of pork, and a cask of water, were swept away, andseveral other articles of private property. In this way we continued, till, on the afternoon of the28th of July, about two oclock, a heavy squall of wind andrain came on, and continued about an hour and a half. Asit cleared away, we observed the people on the wreck, crowd-ing to the weather side, waving their hats, &c., and other-wise signifying that something unexpected either had or was
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