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 Tueſday the 3d, at four in the morning, a gale came on from Eaſt-Nore-Eaſt, and the ſhip driving, they were obliged to cut their cables, and run off to ſea. At noon, they ſpoke with a brig bound to Dublin, and having put their pilot on board her, bore down Channel immediately. At eight in the evening, the wind freſhening and coming to the Southward, they reefed ſuch ſails as were judged neceſſary. At ten at night it blew a violent gale of wind at South, and they were obliged to carry a preſs of ſail to keep the ſhip off ſhore, in doing which the hawſe plugs, which according to a new improvement were put inſide, were waſhed in, and the hawſe bags waſhed away, in conſequence of which they ſhipped a large quantity of water on the gun deck.

On founding the well, and finding the ſhip had ſprung a leak, and had five feet water in her hold, they clued the main top ſail up, hauled up the main-ſail, and immediately endeavoured to furl both, but could not effect--All the pumps were ſet to work on diſcovering the leak.

Wedneſday the 5, at two in the morning, they endeavoured to wear the ſhip, but without ſucceſs, and judging it neceſſary to cut away the mizen-maſt it was immediately done, and a ſecond attempt made to wear the ſhip, which ſucceeded no better than the former; and the ſhip having now ſeven feet water in her hold, and gaining faſt on the pumps, it was thought expedient. for the preſervation of the ſhip, to cut away the mainmaſt, the ſhip appearing to be in immediate danger of foundering.

At ten in the morning the wind abated conſiderably, and the ſhip labouring extremely, rolled the fore top-maſt over on the larboard ſide, in the fall, the wreck went through the fore-ſail, and tore it to