(illegible text)esday the 3d, at four in the morning, a (illegible text)g gale came on from East-Nore_East, and the (illegible text) driving, they were obliged to cut their cables, (illegible text)un off to sea. At noon, they spoke with a (illegible text)bound to Dublin, and having put their pilot (illegible text)ard her, bore down Channel immediately. At (illegible text) in the evening the wind freshening and coming (illegible text) the Southward, they reefed such sails as were (illegible text)d necessary. At ten at night it blew a violent (illegible text) of wind at South, and they were obliged to (illegible text) a press of sail to keep the ship off shore, in (illegible text)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.
(illegible text) sounding the well, and finding the ship had sprung a leak, and had five feet water in her hold, (illegible text)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 (illegible text) 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 (illegible text)e to wear the ship, which succeeded no better (illegible text) the former; and the ship having now seven (illegible text) water in her hold, and gaining fast on the (illegible text)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.
(illegible text) 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, (illegible text) wreck went through the fore-sail, and tore it to
