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

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

Wednesday the 4th, at two in the morning, they favoured to wear the ship, but without success, judging it necessary to cut away the mizen-it was immediately done, and a second attempt e to wear the ship, which succeeded no better the former; and the ship having now seven  water in her hold, and gaining fast on the s, it was thought expedient for the preservation of the ship, to cut away the mainmast, she appearing to be in immediate danger of foundering.

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