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(21) d its position, and lay rather farther out to- the sea; and in this emergency, when the moment might be charged with his fate, he ined to seize the present, and follow the ex of the crew, and the soldiers, who were now ng the ship in numbers, and making their o a shore, of which they knew not yet the s.

Meriton discovered a spar, which appeared laid from the ship's side to the rocks, and on par he determined to attempt his escape.

accordingly laid him down on it, and thrust lf forward, but he soon found the spar had no unication with the rock, he reached the end and then slipped off, receiving a very violent in his fall, and before he could recover his  he was washed off by the surge, in which he rted himself by swimming, till the returning  dashed him against the back part of the cavern, e he laid hold of a small projecting piece of the  but was so benumbed, that he was on the point itting it, when a seaman who had already d a footing, extended his hand, and assisted  till he could secure himself on a little shelf of rock, from which he clambered still higher, e was out of the reach of the surf.

. Rogers the third mate, remained with the min, and the unfortunate ladies, and their comns, near 20 minutes after Mr. Meriton had d the ship.

this time the sea was breaking in at the fore of the ship, and reached as far as the main- and Captain Pierce gave Mr Rogers a nod, they took a lamp, and went together into the gallery, and after viewing the rocks for some, Captain Pierce asked Mr. Rogers, if he ght there was any possibility of saving the girls,