house, they had admitted three black women, two soldiers wives, who with the husband of our them had been permitted to come in, though seamen who had tumultuously demanded entranced to get the lights, had been opposed, and kept by Mr. Rogers, the third Mate, and Mr Brimer fifth, so that the numbers there were new increased to near fifty; Captain Pierce fitting on a chair, or some other moveable, with a daughter on each of him, each of whom he alternately pressed to his affectionate bosom; the rest of the melancholy aff(illegible text) were seated on the deck, which was strewed w(illegible text) musical instruments, and the wreck of furniture, trunks, boxes and pakages.
And here also Mr. Meriton, having previously cut several wax candles into pieces, and stuck th(illegible text) up in various parts of the round-house, and light(illegible text) up all the glass lanthorns he could find, took seat, intending to "wait the happy dawn, that m(illegible text) present to him the means of effecting his own (illegible text)cape, and afford him an opportunity of giving (illegible text)sistance to the partners of his danger; but observing that the poor ladies appeared parched and exhausted, he fetched a basket of oranges from some p(illegible text) of the round house, and prevailed on some of the to refresh themselves by sucking a little of the juice. At this time they were all tolerably composed, except Miss Mansel, who was in hysteric fits on (illegible text) floor de k of the round-house.
But on his return to the company, he perceived a considerable alteration in the appearance of the ship, the sides were visibly giving way, the di(illegible text) seemed to be lifting, and he discovered other s(illegible text) symptoms that she could not hold together much longer, therefore attempted to go forward look out, but immediately saw that the ship was separated in the middle, and that the fore part (illegible text)
