orders for the captain of a proa to take them, and if | in Captain Sands, who commanded the American, an possible to get something for them; but if not, he American ship then lying there and bound to Bengal. might leave them without, After waiting some days till the proa was ready, they left Pamboon, which is about ninety or a hundred miles from Macassar, and belonging to a tribe called Tramâny. In the course of three days they arrived at a small island called San Bottam, within about nine leagues of Macassar, where they were left two days on board the proa, not being allowed to go on shore. Mr. Woodard desired George Williams to go on shore, and if they refused him, to swim, or steal a canoe, and to inform the rajah that Mr. Woodard was on board the proa and very ill. Upon receiving this information, the rajah sent his son on board the proa with a note to the captain, by whom the prisoners were instantly released. The rajah, on their going ashore, ordered them some food and a proa to be got ready that afternoon, to con Through the benevolent exertions of the governor of Macassar, whose name was William Pitt Jacobson, a native of Amsterdam, and a man of respectable family, these unfortunate men experienced every attention and relief. The linguist was ordered to take Mr. Woodard to his own house, and supply him with every thing he wanted; and his four companions were lodged with the company's sailors, to have as much as they required. Mr. Woodard was thoroughly fitted out with new clothes, supplied with money, and had the promise of provisions for his homeward voyage; and when, on the day approaching, and they were about to embark, he waited on the governor in the new clothes he had given him, to thank him for his great kindness, and to receive a bill of their expenses, the governor kindly informed him that there was no bill, that all that they had received was freely given them, and wished to know if they wanted anything more. On parting, the governor gave him eighteen rupees in cash, and also letters to the general of Batavia, stating the situation in which they arrived at Macassar: from the linguist he received a present of eight rupees, and several other presents from the inhabitants. Mr. Woodard and his men left Macassar on July 1, 1795, and arrived at Batavia on the 11th of the same month. On landing, Mr. Woodard directly engaged his men a passage on board the Betsey, commanded by Captain Miller, an American ship, bound to Boston: While at Batavia, he discovered an old acquaintance After discharging all their expenses at Batavia, both for himself and his men, he embarked with Captain Sands on the 20th of July, 1795, and after touching at two or three ports, arrived at Calcutta on the 20th of September. Through Captain Sands his story soon became circulated at Calcutta, where he had many friends, as he was well known to Captain Blythe and other gentlemen belonging to that place; and the ship having discharged her cargo, he soon got the command of a country ship then in dock under repair. Captain Woodard was daily employed in superintending her repairs, when an American ship arrived at Bengal, which, to his great surprise and joy, was commanded by his old friend Captain Hubbard, the very captain with whom he had sailed about three years before in the Enterprise, when they missed their vessel, in the boat in the Straits of Macassar. The meeting was quite unexpected to them both. Captain Hubbard had changed his ship, though in the same employ, for a vessel called the America, in which Captain Woodard had formerly sailed as an officer, to different parts of India. Captain Hubbard told him that after having waited for them three days in vain, he had given up the boat for lost. He had perceived the fire, but had supposed it to be made by the Malays. Captain Hubbard pressed him to go to the Mauritius, and promised that on their arrival there, he should succeed him in the command of his ship. His circumstances being very low, and the ship of which he had the care not being likely to come out of dock for nearly three months, he accepted the offer. They sailed together in the America, on the 1st of January, 1796, and arrived at their destined port, where they discharged their cargo in forty-two days, and Mr. Woodard was very soon after appointed captain of the America. Dining at Sea, in Rough Weather. THE ship's company often reap much amusement from the little accidents, the ludicrous tumbles, and strange postures which the passengers are thrown into by the unsteady motion of the vessel; in time we feel so little alarm during a gale, that we sometimes disregard its perils and join in the smiles and jokes at the ludicrous occurences which happen among ourselves. In the confusion of motions caused by the heavy seas, if we attempt to walk we fetch away, and we are tossed to the farthest side of the cabin, in all the odd and uncommon figures which can be imagined, and very often before we can regain our legs, the ship yields to another wave, and we are tumbled in a most ludicrous manner to the opposite side-kicking, striving, or crawling amidst a confusion of moving chairs, stock boxes, and other furniture. The dinner ceremony is often rendered a humorous scene; the cabin being the general rendezvous of a party, we crawl trembling to the table, and tie ourselves to the chairs, a tray is set before us with deep holes cut for the dishes, plates and glasses, the tables and chairs are lashed to the deck, and yet one or other frequently gives way, and, consequently, upsets half the things in the cabin. Presently enters the steward with soup, followed by his little slave with potatoes, and the other servants with such other covers as there may chance to be, but scarcely are things on the table, and servants stationed clinging to our chairs, before the sudden lurch of the ship tumbles the whole into disorder. Away goes steward, servants, and little Mungo, to the corner of the cabin, the soup salutes the lap of one, another receives a leg of pork, a third is presented with a piece of mutton or beef, a couple of chickens, or ducks, fly to another, the pudding jumps nearly into the mouth of the next, and the potatoes are tossed in all directions about the cabin. Others having no call for appetite join not in the feast, but lie swinging up and down in their cots or hammocks; others remain rolling from side to side in their berths; some cry out with sore bruises; some from being wetted by the spray of the sea; one calls for help, another relieves his stomach from sickness; while others lamenting only their dinners, loudly bewail the soup, the meat, and the pudding. Some abuse the helmsman, others the ship, and others are found to rail against the sea, while all join in imprecations against the wind. The Devil in the Main-top. THE devil has more laid to his charge by sailors than he really deserves, under the name of "Whirlwind Tom." He is accused of souring the bergout in a morning, souring the wine; putting weevils and maggots in the bread and cheese, and making the ship leak; forging iron chains, which he would fling round the first fellow that went up aloft, and carry him off to the infernal regions, where, probably, sailors were scarce. The weather not being very hot, and death's scythe not much in use, one youngster, who was made very tipsy, was persuaded to make the attempt. Armed with a One saves his plate, another stops his knife and fork, some cling to the table, thinking only to save their per-loaded pistol, he got as far up as the futtock shrouds, sons, one secures the bottle, another half fallen holds up his glass in one hand, and fixes himself fast to the chair with the other. Chaos is renewed, every thing is in motion-every thing in confusion. where the body is faced to the sky, and the hands the only support; here, all of a sudden, off went the pistol, down came the poor fellow against the main rigging, and rolling overboard, was seen no more. The crew below fancied at this time that the clinking of chains was much louder, and they all declared that the devil had took the pistol from Jack Mullins, shot At the next roll of the ship, the servants staring with amazement again fetch away, and with extended arms are tossed to the opposite side of the cabin, where they cling fast and remain as firm as statues; and al-him, and pitched him overboard. About day-break the though we are lashed in the chairs ourselves, it is with difficulty we can retain our seats. Plates, dishes, knives, forks and glasses clatter together in all the disorder of the moment. The steward and his boy crawling upon their hands and knees after the dancing potatoes, the flying fowls, or the walking joints, are rolled over and over at our feet, and all is disorder and confusion. The ship now becomes steady for a moment; the scattered parts of the dinner are collected, and those who have escaped sickness, again attempt to eat. Some foreseeing all these accidents, place themselves up in a corner, on the cabin-deck, and take the plate between their knees, fancying themselves secure, but quickly they are tumbled into ridiculous postures to the other side of the cabin, sprawling with outstretched limbs like frightened crabs. noise ceased, and after inspecting the top from the foretopmast head, where nothing living was perceptible, several of the crew ventured up, and the cause of their fears was discovered. When a ship is cleared for action, the lower yards are slung in chains; and that morning the Philomel had been made ready for that purpose, but it did not take place; the topmen had neglected to take off the chains, and by the motion of the ship, with the heavy swell, they had broke loose, and ten heavy links beating about the iron sheathings of the mainmast head, made the noise that so affrighted them, and which caused the poor fellow to lose his life. It is very probable, that he was too drunk to sustain himself by his arms, which caused him to fall, and the pistol went off by accident. The sudden ceasing of the noise was owing to the vessel's floating in smooth water and remaining still. Loss of the Doddington, Captain Samson, July 17, the Pelham and the Streatham had reached the bay 1755. THE Doddington East Indiaman, commanded by Captain Samson, sailed from the Downs, April 23rd, 1755, in company with the Pelham, the Houghton, the Edgecourt, and the Streatham, all in the service of the East India Company. They cleared the channel in about a week from their departure, during which Captain Samson discovered that his ship sailed faster than any of the others; and, unwilling to lose the superiority by keeping company with them, he stood on alone and soon lost sight of them. On the 20th of May, he made Bonavista, one of the Cape de Verd Islands, in 16° of north lat., and on the 21st got into Porto Pryor (Praya) Bay. It now appeared that either he had been mistaken in supposing that his ship outsailed the rest of the fleet, or that he had lost time by the course he had been steering, for two days before him. The Houghton arrived soon afterwards; but the Edgecourt did not come in until the 26th. On the 27th, the Doddington, Houghton, Streatham, and Pelham, having taken in their supply of water, proceeded on their voyage in company, leaving the Edgecourt in the road. They continued together until the following day, when Captain Samson thinking their course far too easterly, ordered the Doddington to be kept south; and after a fine run of seven weeks, she made the land of the Cape of Good Hope. On the 5th of July, their departure was taken from Cape Needles, just after doubling the Cape of Good Hope, and the vessel having steered eastward about twenty-four hours, between lat. 35° 30′ and 36°, the captain ordered her to be kept E.N.E. In this course she continued till about a quarter before one on the morning of Thursday the 17th of July, when she struck. The officer from whose journal were taken the mate- in number twenty-three, were the only survivors of 220 rials for this narrative, was at the time of the accident that were on board when the ship struck. asleep in his cabin; but being suddenly awakened by the shock, he started up in the utmost consternation, and hurried upon deck, where all the terrors of his situation rushed upon him at once. The men were dashed overboard by the violence of the sea rolling over them, and the ship breaking to pieces at every stroke of the surge. On crawling over to the larboard side of the deck, which lay highest out of the water, he found the captain, who said that in a very little time they must all perish; in a few minutes a sea parted them, and he saw him no more. He managed, by dint of great exertion, to get back to the quarter-deck, though he was very much bruised and had the small bone of his left arm broken; the other portion of the ship being under water, and completely shattered to pieces. In this dreadful situation, when every minute he expected would be the last of all that yet remained, he heard the welcome cry of "land!" and looked eagerly about him; but notwithstanding he saw something which he supposed had been taken for land, he believed it was only the surge of the sea on the other side of the breakers. At the same instant, the sea broke over him with such violence, that it not only forced him from his hold but stunned him by a violent blow on the eye. The effect of the blow was such, that he lay insensible till after daylight: but he still continued on the wreck, and on recovering found himself fixed to the plank by a nail that had been forced into his shoulder. Besides the pain of his wounds and bruises, he was so benumbed with cold, that he could scarcely move either hand or foot. He now observed that several of the crew had been enabled to get on the rocks which were near, and he called out to them as loud as he could; but they were not able to give him any assistance, so that a considerable time elapsed before he was capable of disengaging himself from the wreck and getting ashore. This shore was a barren, uninhabited rock, situate in 33° 44′ south lat. and distant about 250 leagues east of the Cape of Good Hope; and upon it were assembled Mr. Evan Jones, the chief mate; Mr. John Collet, Mr. William Webb, and Mr. S. Powell, second, third and, fifth mates; Richard Topping, carpenter; Neil Bothwell and Nathaniel Chisholm, quarter-masters; Daniel Ladova, captain's steward; Henry Sharp, surgeon's servant; Thomas Arnold, a black, and John M'Dowal, servants to the captain; Robert Beaseley, John Ding, Gilbert Cain, Terence Mole, Jonas Rosenbury, John Glass, Matthew Taylor, and Hendrick Scanty, seamen; Mr. John Yets, midshipman; and John Lister, Ralph Smith, and Edward Dysoy, matrosses. These persons, Their first care was to search for some covering among the things that had been thrown on the rocks from the wreck, and in this they succeeded almost be yond their expectations; but the attainment of fire, which was their next necessity, was not so easily ac complished. Some of them made an unsuccessful attempt to kindle two pieces of wood by rubbing them together, while others diligently searched the rocks in anxious endeavours to find something that might act as a substitute for flint and steel. After some time, they found a box containing two gun-flints and a broken file, which was a most joyful acquisition, though they were still destitute of anything that would kindle from a spark, and until a substitute for tinder could be found, the flint and steel were useless. A further search became therefore absolutely necessary, when, by dint of great perseverance, they discovered a cask of gunpow der, which, to their great disappointment, proved to be wet; but on a more narrow inspection, they found a small quantity at the bottom that had suffered no damage: and some of this bruised on a linen rag, served them very well for tinder. A fire was soon made, and the bruised and wounded collected round it, while the others went in search of further necessaries, without which the rock would have afforded them but a very short respite from destruction. A box of wax-candles and a case of brandy were the first brought in, and soon afterwards another party returned, stating that they had discovered a cask almost full of fresh water, which was of greater consequence than the spirits. Mr. Jones brought in several pieces of salt pork; and others arrived driving seven hogs before them, which had come on shore alive. They could also see at some distance several casks of water, flour, and beer; but it was not then possible to get them over the rocks. It now became necessary to provide some shelter for the approaching night, all hands were therefore em ployed in making a tent of some canvas that had been cast ashore; but the quantity was so small that the tent would not hold them all, and for fear of being over flowed, they were obliged to erect it on the highest part of the island, which was covered with the dung of water-fowl, a large species of gannet, that much frequented it. They had passed the day without food, and were now deprived of rest during the night; for not only had they sunk a foot deep into the dung, but the wind was so tempestuous that their fire was scattered, and before they could collect the embers, the rain extinguished them. On renewing their search in the morning, they found, to their great mortification, that all the casks which they had seen the preceding night, While searching about the beach, they found the with the exception of one of flour and another of beer, body of a female, which they recognised to be that of had been staved against the rocks. These, however, Mrs. Collet, the wife of the second mate, who was then they secured; but the tide flowing up soon after, inter- himself at a little distance; and knowing the mutual rupted their proceedings, they were therefore called affection which subsisted between this couple, Mr. together to eat their first meal, and some pork was Jones, the chief mate, walked up to Mr. Collet, and, boiled for their dinner. engaging him in conversation, took him to the other Sitting down thus desolate and forlorn to a repast side of the rock while his companions dug a grave, to which they were wont to share in the convivial cheerful-which they committed the body after reading the burial ness which is inspired by the consciousness of plenty, service from a French prayer-book which had been they were so struck by the sense of their present con-washed ashore with the deceased. messmate a sight which would have sensibly, if not fatally, affected him, they found means in a few days to gradually disclose to him what they had done, and restore to him the wedding ring which they had taken from her finger. He received it with great emotion, and afterwards spent many days in raising a monument over her grave, by piling up all the square stones he could find, and fixing an elm plank on the top, inscribed with her name, her age, the time of her death, and some account of the fatal accident by which it was occasioned. dition, that they burst into passionate exclamations, Having thus paid the last tribute to one of their unand wringing their hands looked around them in all the fortunate number, and concealed from their unhappy wildness of despair. As their thoughts amidst such tumultuous emotions naturally hurried from one subject to another, in quest of some source of comfort, it was suggested by one of them as a ground of hope for them all, that as the carpenter was among them he might build a strong sloop, provided he could obtain some tools and materials. All attention was immediately directed towards the carpenter, who declared his belief that if tools and materials could be found, he should be able to build a sloop that would carry them to a port of safety; and though at that time they entertained no prospect of procuring either, nor of being able to victual such a vessel had it been built, yet no sooner had they rested their deliverance but one remove beyond total impossibility, than they seemed to think it neither improbable nor difficult; they began to eat without re-indispensible for the carpenter to proceed with his work. pining, the boat engrossed their whole conversation, and they not only debated on her size and rigging, but to what port they should steer, whether to the Cape or De Lagoa. As soon as their repast was finished, some remained to mind the tent, while the rest eagerly dispersed in search of materials for their projected sloop, but they did not succeed in finding any that day. On Saturday, the 19th, they secured four butts of water, one cask of flour, one hogshead of brandy, and a small boat, which had been thrown up by the tide in a scattered condition, but no tools were found with the exception of a scraper. Next day they had the good fortune to discover a hamper containing files, gimlets, sail-needles, and an azimuth compass-card; they also found two quadrants, a carpenter's adze, a chisel, three sword blades, and a chest of treasure. As a prodigious surf was rolling in all the day before, it was reasonable to expect that something would be thrown up, and search was consequently made early in the morning. At ten o'clock, all assembled to prayers, and not going out again till after dinner they found most of the government and company's packets, which they carefully dried and laid aside. On Monday, the 20th of July, they recovered some more water, and pork, and also some timber-plank, canvas, and cordage, which they joyfully secured for the projected boat, though still in want of many implements He had just completed a saw, though he had neither hammer or nails; it happened, however, that one of the seamen, Hendrick Scanty, a native of Sweden, and who had been a smith by profession, having picked up an old pair of bellows, told his companions that by the aid of a forge, which they could build by his directions, he could furnish the carpenter with all necessary tools as well as nails, as plenty of iron could be obtained by burning it out of pieces of the wreck driven ashore, The smith began immediately to mend the bellows, and the three following days were occupied in building a tent and forge, and in collecting timber for the use of the carpenter, who was also employed in preparing the few tools already in his possession, that the boat might be begun as soon as possible. On Thursday, the 24th, the carpenter, with the assistance of Chisholm, the quarter-master, began to work on the keel of the vessel, which it was determined should be a sloop thirty feet in length, by twelve in width. The smith also finished his forge, and laid in a quantity of fir for fuel; and he and the carpenter continued thenceforward to work with indefatigable diligence, except when prevented by the weather. smith having, fortunately, found the ring and nut of a The |