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(illegible text)ey now found that a very considerable number (illegible text)e crew, seaman, soldiers, and some petty of(illegible text) were in the same situation with themselves, (illegible text)h many who had reached the rocks below, had (illegible text)ed, in attempting to ascend; what that situa(illegible text) as they were still to learn; at present they had (illegible text)d immediate death, but they were yet to en(illegible text)er cold, nakedness, wind, rain, and the per(illegible text) beating of the spray of the sea, for a difficult, (illegible text)ious, and doubtful chance of escape.
(illegible text)very few minutes after Mr. Rogers had gain(illegible text) rock, an universal shriek, which still vibrates (illegible text)r ears, and, in which, the voice of female (illegible text)s was lamentably distinguishable, announced (illegible text)eadful catastrophe; in a few moments all was (illegible text)d, except the warring winds, and beating waves; (illegible text)eck was buried in the remorseless deep, and (illegible text) atom of her was ever after discoverable.
(illegible text)s perished the Halsewell.
(illegible text)at an aggravation of woe was this dreadful, tremendous blow, to the yet trembling, and (illegible text)ly half saved wretches, who were hanging (illegible text) the sides of the horrid cavern.
er the bitterest three hours which misery ever (illegible text)ened into ages, the day broke on them; they (illegible text)ound that had the country been alarmed by (illegible text)ns of distress which they had continued to (illegible text)or many hours before the ship struck, but from the violence of the storm were unheard, (illegible text)ould neither be observed by the people from (illegible text), as they were completely ingulphed in the ca(illegible text) and over hung by the cliff, nor did any part (illegible text) wreck remain to point out their probable place (illegible text)ge; below, no boat could live to search them (illegible text)d had it been possible to have acquainted who would wish to assist them, with their exact (illegible text)on, no ropes could be conveyed into the cavi(illegible text) facilitate their escape.
