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to which he replied, he feared there was not (illegible text) they could only discover the black face of the (illegible text)pendicular rock, and not the cavern which af(illegible text)ed shelter to those who escaped; they then ret(illegible text)ed to the round-house, and Mr. Rogers hun(illegible text) the lamp, and Captain Pierce, with his great (illegible text) on, sat down between his two daughters, and s(illegible text)gled to suppress the parental tear which then (illegible text) into his eye.
The sea continuing to break in very fast M'Manus, a midshipman, and Mr. Schutz, a p(illegible text)r, asked Mr. Rogers what they could do to e(illegible text) who replied, "follow me." and they then all (illegible text) into the stern gallery, and from thence by the (illegible text)ther upper quarter gallery upon the poop, (illegible text) whilst they were there a very heavy sea fell on b(illegible text) and the round-house gave away, and he heard (illegible text) ladies shriek at intervals, as if the water had re(illegible text)ed them, the noise of the sea at other times dre(illegible text)ing their voices.
Mr. Brimer had followed Mr. Rogers to the p(illegible text) where they had remained together about five minutes, when on the coming on of the last men(illegible text)ed sea, they jointly seized a hen-coop; and the (illegible text) wave which he apprehended proved fatal to (illegible text) of those who remained below, happily carried (illegible text) and his companion to the rock, on which they (illegible text) dashed with such violence as to be miserably br(illegible text) and hurt.
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Brimer both however re(illegible text)ed the cavern, and scrambled up the rock; on (illegible text) row shelves of which they fixed themselves, Mr. (illegible text)gers got so near to his friend Mr. Meriton as to change congratulations with him, but he was (illegible text)vented from joining him at least 20 men were between them, neither of whom could n(illegible text) without immediate peril of his life.
