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YALE

JOURNAL

OF A

FROM
LONDON w MADEIRA,

AND THENCE TO

NEW PROVIDENCE;

AND BACK AGAIN TO

LONDON;

In the Snow THAMES of London,
CHARLES BURTON, Commander.

LONDON :
PRINTED FOR GEORGE ROBINSON,
PATERNOSTER-ROW J
£>¦ T. Davison, WUtefriars.
1805.

JOURNAL.

On Tuefday, Auguft 21st, 1804, having
epmpleted taking in our cargo and the
neceffary ftores, at eight A. m. the pilot
came on board ; at elevei;i we unmoored,
hove out the tier, and made fail. At eight
p. M. anchored in Long Reach ; and in
the afternoon of the following day ar
rived at Gravefend, where we received
the rernainder of our live flock and paf-
fengers' baggage.

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Thurfday, Aug. 23d. At two A.M.
we got under weigh with a frefli breeze
at norjh-weft; at four p.m. came through
the Downs, fent the pilot on fhore, and
made fail for Portfmouth, with the wind
at north. Saturday the 25th. At one p. m.
anchored at Spithead, hoiiled the boat
out, and found that the Weft-India con^
voy, in company with which we were to
have failed, was gone.
Thurfday the 30th, we got in-
ftructions from his Majefty's fhip the
Revolutionaire, captain Hotham, which
was appointed to convoy the Eaft- India
fleet, and under the protection of which
we were to fail. / .
Sunday, September the 2dj the com
modore made the fignal to unmoor:
at one p. M. came on board Mifs
Whyly, Mifs Slater, Mr. Lord, Mr,
Caruthers, and the Rev. John Rutlidge,
paflengers.

? Tuefday the 4th.' At three p. m'.
the commodore made the fignal to
weigh : weighed and made fail, with
a moderate breeze at fouth-fouth-weft,
in company with the commodore and
nine sail of Indiamen, three fouthern
whalers, and one West-Indiaman. At
fiin-fet, St. Catharine's bore north-west
half weft, distant three or four leagues.
Wednefday the 5th. At four p. m.
the Needle's Point bore north-north-eaft,
diftant about four leagues ; and at fix
p. M. the Bill of Portland bore north-weft
by north, at about fix or feven leagues
diftance. Thurfday the 6th. At noon we had
gentle breezes, variable from weft to
fouth-weft, and clear weather ; made
way with all fails fet to the beft advan
tage ; tacked fliip according to the fignal
of the commodore, then diftant about a
mile to windward.
At feven p. m. the Boult Head

bore north- weft by north, about three
leagues diftant, and the commodore waS
a-head of us nearly three miles.
Friday the 7th, we had moderate
breezes at weft-north- weft, and clear
weather : tacked ship occafionally, irt
order to get into the body of the fleets
Our people were to-day employed in.
making a top-gallant fteering fail, and^
other ufeful work.
Saturday the 8th, we had again light
and variable breezes, with clear wea-*
jher. At noon the Lizard bore weft-
north-weft about feven leagues diftant.
The day was pafTcd in wearing, tacking,
^nd lying-to, according to fignals from,
the commodore-Sunday the 9th. At eight A. M. thef
Lizard bore north-eaft by eaft fix or
feven leagues. Light airs and variable
during the day.
Monday the loth, we had mo-*
derate and variable, but hazy^ weather.

This morning three ftrange fail were Ift.
fight. We hove-to for the ftiips aftern to
come up with us. At two p. m. we
tnade fail, with a light breeze at north ;
at four it fell' calm.
Tuefday the nth. At two A.M.
,a breeze fprung up from the fouth-
eaft, ,and we loft fight of the commo
dore : at fix A. M. it became more clear^
and we had fight of the fleet, bearing
north-north-eaft ; bore away towards
them. At noon we had moderate breezes
and cloudy weather, and made way with
all fails fet to the beft advantage; the
commodore being a-head of us about
half a mile. At fix p. M. the commo*
dore in chafe ; bore away as per fignal :
at nine the commodore joined the fleet.
Wednefday the i2th. This morn-*
ing we had light breezes from fouth-
weft, moderate weather and cloudy; un
bent the cables, and ftowed the anchors
©n the fore-caftle ; made and fhortened'

fail as neceffary. In the afternoon frefh
breezes with a heavy fwell from the
north-weft. Our latitude at noon by ob-
fervation was 48° 51' north.
Thurfday the 1 3th. During the whole
of this day we had hazy weather and
ftrong gales at fouth-weft, with a he^vy
fea. Friday the 14th. 'I'o-day at noon
the wind came round with a heavy
fquall to the northward ; and we had
ftrong gales and rain, with a heavy
confufed fea ; the veffel labouring much,
with the deck continually full of water.
At four p. M. the wind became more mo
derate, and the weather clear: made and
fhortened fail as neceffary : loft fight of
the fleet.
Saturday the 15th. At day-light
faw the fleet bearing weft by fouth,
and hauled up and made fail to join
them. At noon we had moderate and
clear weather, and made, way witk.

all fails fet to the beft advantage ; the
commodore being a-head about one
league. At fix p. m. the commodore
hove to for the fhips aftern to come up.
Saturday the i6th. This morning
we had light breezes from the north-
north-eaft, and clear weather, with a
heavy fwell from the north-weft. At
noon we were becalmed. The commo
dore was a-head" about three miles ; our
latitude by obfervation 45° 52^ north.
Divine fervice was performed by the re
verend Mr. Rutlidge.
Monday the 17th. Strong -gales and
variable, with rain ; the commodore about
a mile to windward.
Tuefday the i8th. This morn
ing at ten A. m. we hoifted out our
boat, and fent her on board the com
modore, in compliance with his fignal.
About one p. M. fhe returned; we hoifted
her in~ and made fail. To-day we had
moderate breezes and clear weather : our

obfei'ved latitude at noon was 45'' 20'
north. Wednefday the 19th. In the early
part of this morning a ftrong breeze
fprung up, with fqualls and rain. At
half paft nine A. M. the commodore hove-
to, and made our fignal for us to pafs
within hail. At ten we hove-to, and
got a hawfer from the commodore, who
took us in tow. Set the fteering fails,
and made way with a brifk gale. Our
latitude by obfervation at noon to-day
was 43° 29' north. At three p. M. found
the tow line had parted in the bend; and
in the evening the commodore and the
'whole fleet were out of fight.a-head.
Thurfday / the 2pth. This morn-r
ing we had frefh gales and fqualls, with
a heavy fea : no fhips in fight. At
nine A. m. faw fix fail at weft-fouth-
weft, and fuppofing them to be part of
our fleet, kept away in expectation to
Join them. At noojft only one fail was

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In fight ; therefore thought it prudent
to haul up fouth-fouth-weft, as by our ac
count we Were near the longitude of Porto
Santo. Our latitude to-day was 40° 31'^
north ; our longitude, by reckoning, 1 6"
4' weft. In the afternoon we had frefh
gales and clear weather: no fhips in
fight. Friday the 21ft. Moderate and clear
weather: at feven A. M. pafTed a gal
liot, standing to the northward. We
made way with all our fails fet to the beft
advantage, with a moderate breeze from
eaft to fouth'^eaft. Our people to-day
were employed in puddinging the fraall
bower anchor, and- mending the old
lower fteering- fail.
Saturday the 2 2d. Moderate and
fair weather ; at night fqually with
thunder, lightning, and rain : elofe
reefed our topfails. )Our latitude at
noon, by obfervation, was 37" 22*^
c

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north; our computed long:itude, 16'' 36'*
weft. Sunday the 23d. In the morn-"
ing, moderate, variable, and cloudy; at
noon, frefh breezes, fqually, and rain ;
in the afternoon, light airs, variable
•winds, frequent and heavy fhowers of
rain, with thunder and lightning, and a
fwell from the fouth-weft.
Monday thfe 24th. In the morn
ing we had, as before, light airs, variable
winds, and fair weather, with occafional
fqualls of rain : let out the reefs : in the
afternoon, frefh breezes at fouth, and
fair. Tuefday the 25th. In the moirning,
jnoderate breezes from the fouthj and fair.
At one p. M. faw a fail in the north-eaft,
and altered our courfe. A,t three p. m.
we hoifted American colours, which fhe
anfwered with Portuguefe. At night
paflTed a fhip ftanding to the weft ward.

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Our longitude to-day, by obfervation
of the fun and moon, at ten a. m. was
14° 4/ weft : our latitude at noon ^5° 16'
north. .Wednefday the 26th. This morning
a moderate breeze from north-eaft : at
day-light fawfrom the maft-head eighteen
fail, ftanding to the fouthward. At eleven
A. M. we had fight of Porto Santo, bear
ing weft by fouth, at about ten leagues
diftance. Bent our cables, and got our
anchors on the gun-wale. The weather
was moderate and clear. At fix p. m.
Porto Santo bore north-weft by weft,
diftant about four leagues.
Thurfday the 27th. At day-light,
Porto Santo bore north-north-eaft, and
the eafternmoft Deferta fouth-weft by
fouth. At noon we had fight of the
eaft end of Madeira, bearing north-weft
by north ; the wefternmoft Deferta bear
ing at the fame time fouth by eaft.
We employed the whole of the day

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-and night In turning to windward. A^
one p. M. faw a fleet of twenty fail to thef
fouth-eaft, ftanding for the ifland. At
fun-fet the Brazen Head bore north-weft
by weft, and the eaft point of Madeira
north-eaft. Friday the 28th. At day-light this
qiorning the Brazen Head bore north -
north-weft, and the Loo Rock north-
weft. At ten A.M. fpoke the Pheafant
floop of war, who informed us that the
fleet we had feen was the Weft-India con
voy. At noon we faw all our convoy at
anchor in Funchal Road, except the Har
riot Eaft-Indiaman, which was turning
to windward tO get into the Road. The
other ships had got in, and anchored the
morning before; We continued plying
to windward. At fun-fet the Loo Rock
bore north-weft by weft, and the Brazen
Head north-eaft by north.
Saturday the 29th. At day-light
the fouth-weft point of the ifland bore

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weft-north-weft, and the LoO' Rock
north-north-eaft. At feven A. m. we
bore away, and came to an anchor in
Funchal Road, in twenty-two fathom
water ; the Loo Rock bearing north, the
Brazen Head eaft-fouth-eaft, the eaftern
moft Deferta fouth-eaft by fouth, and
the weft point of the ifland weft by north.
We hoifted out the boat, and moored with
the kedge to the north-weft.
This being a holiday, we could not
enter the fhip. The paffengers, foon after
we had anchored, went on fhore.
We continued in Funchal Road till
Thurfday the 4th of October, employed
in delivering goods and taking in wine.
On that day, having completed receiv
ing our cargo, fea-ftores, &c. at one
p. m. unmoored, and hoifted in the boat.
The pafl^engers returned on board, and at
fix we got under way and made fail ; the
commodore and the reft of the fleet be
ing under way in the offing.

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'¦ Friday the 5 th. At day-light the
body of Madeira bore eaft-north-eaft,
about feven leagues diftant. At eleven
A. m. fpoke the commodore as per fig
nal, who wifhed us a good voyage, and
we parted company. At noon, the body
of the ifland bore north-eaft, diftant
eighteen or twenty leagues. In the after^-
noon unbent the cables, and ftowed the
anchors on the fore-caftle. In the even
ing, the commodore and the fleet were
about three miles to the fouthward.
Saturday the 6th. At day-light this
morning, the fleet was juft in fight fronr
the deck. At noon, we had frefh breezes
and cloudy weather : made way with all
fails fet to the beft advantage; but foon
afterwards loft fight of the fleet. To-day
we killed a fheep.
Sunday the 7th. Squally, with frefh
breezes : gave the people a fea-pie : had
for dinner in the cabin an Englifh, Irifh,
and Scotch mefs.

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' Monday the 8th. Moderate breeze§
and fair: fhifted the fore-fail, jib, and
fore-top-maft ftay-fail, with the fecOnd
beft. Our latitude to-day at noon, by ob
fervation, was 26° 29'' north.
Tuefday the 9th. Frefh breezes and
fair ; the people employed in repairing
fails and knotting yarns.
Wednefday the loth. In the early
part of the morning, ftrong breezes and
cloudy : at noon fqually, with rain. The
people employed in repairing fails and
other ufeful work. Our latitude to-day,i
by obfervation, was 25° 21' north; our
longitude, by reckoning, 28° 24' weft.
Thurfday the i ith. In the morning,
moderate and cleai* weather ; in the after
noon, ftrong breezes at eaft, and fqually.
Friday the 1 2th. Frefh breezes and
fqually, with rain.
Saturday the 1 3th. Frefh breezes eaft-
erly. At day-light faw a fail a-head,
ftanding to the fouth-weft. Our latitude

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' at noon 24° 43' north; our longitude!
at three p. m. by obfervation of the fun
and moon, was 35° 14' weft.
Sunday the 14th, Moderate and
clear; light breezes at noon.
Monday the 15th. Light breezes
and cloudy: fhifted the maintop -fail livith
the fecond beft. ^
Tuefday the 1 6th. Moderate breezes
and fair ; all fails fet to the beft advan-*
tage. Wednefday the 17th. In the morn
ing fqually, with rain ; in the afternoon,
moderate and clear : winds, generally,
from eaft by north to eaft by fouth.
Thurfday the i8th. Moderate brfezes
and fair: people employed in knotting
yarns and making fpun yarn.
Friday the 19th. In the morning
moderate breezes and fair : at noon faw
a fail aftern, fteering wefterly ; cut up
the worft foretop-fail.
Saturday the 20th. Frefh breeze? and

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cloudy : at day-light the fail a-head :
carpenter employed in repairing the
yawl. Sunday the 21st. Moderate breezes
throughout, with exceedingly pleafant
weather. Monday the 22d. Fine weather and
moderate breezes: people employed in
painting the yawl and other ufeful jobs.
Tuefday the 23d. Pleafant breezes
and fair weather ; the people employed
iii repairing fails and other work. Our
latitude to-day at noon was 24* 43'
north. Wednefday the 24th. In the morn-
ing,*^ ftrong breezes and cloudy : at nine
A.M. faw fomething in the north- weft,
appearing like a boat with one fail fet :
"hauled up towards it ; and in a quarter
of an hour after difcoveted it to be a
wreck, with her mafts gone and her bow-
fprit ftanding. What we took for a fail
was a piece of canvas hoifted on the baw-
D

as
fprit for a fignal. Soon after we difcO*
vered four men on the bowfprit, and
likewife part of a fhark, and a firkin of
butter hanging under it. We hauled up
elofe to the wreck. At ten hove-to,
hoifted the [boat out, and took the men
on board. They were in an extremely
weak condition, having remained, by their
account, thirteen days on the bowfprit,
with no other fuftenance than the piece
of the fhark we had feen and fome fait
butter, as will appear from the fubjoined
narrative. The captain, Thomas Burrows,
who was one of them, on being brought
on board, fainted away feveral times.
The legs of all of them were dreadfully
ulcerated, and they were emaciated and
feeble to a degree fcarcely conceivable.
We made a bed for them on the quarter
deck, fetting up an awning over it, and
gave them every assistance neceflary.
The two ladies, our paflTengers, with
that fympathy and tendernefs which ever

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diftingulfhes the fex, were moft aflidu-
oufly attentive to them, doing every
thing in their power to contribute to
their relief and comfort. We were par
ticularly careful to prevent them from
gratifying their eager defire to affuage the
burning thirft they had fo long fuffered
by drinking too copioufly, which might
have been fatal to them ; and we there
fore fupplied them with frefh water at
firft only fparingly and cautioufly. We
gave them fome fago, and made them
fome chicken-broth ; and they foon be
gan to recover their fpirits and ftrength.
As their clothing was in a very wretched
plight, from the diftrefs they had fuffer
ed, our people furnifhed them with new
clothes ; and we had the happinefs daily
to fee a rapid progrefs in the re-eftablifh-
ment of their health.
While we were lying-to, and the
people with the boat were employed in
taking the poor men from the wreck, we
caught fix dolphins.

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Our latitude to-day at noon, by ob
servation, was 25" 5*^ north ; from which
it appeared that we had been carried by
fome current, or fome unknown ca;ufe,
eleven miles to the northward of our ac-
eount, by which deviation from the
courfe we had intended to fteer we were
bf ought to the fpot where the wreck lay ;
a deviation the more extraordinary, as it
had never occurred to us in any former
voyage, and can only be afcribed to the
immediate diredtion of his* all-gracious
providence whofe tender mercies are
over all his works, and who had ordained
that we fhould be the inftruments of his
merciful goodnefs, by difcovering and
refcuing from their dreadful fituation the
four poor fouls we took on board from
the wreck ^-So true is it that " thofe who
go down to the fea in fhips, and who do
bufinefs in great waters, fee the works of
the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.''
The following is the narrative of the
Ipfs of the fhip of which we difcovered

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the wreck, and of the fufFerings of the
crew, written by Mr, Thomas Burrows,
the mafter.
*' Account of the Loss of the Brig
Flora of Philadelphia, Thomas Bur
rows Master,, on a Voyage to Cayenne
and South America.

" On Friday the 28th of September,

1804, we failed from

Philadelphia, in

good order, and well-conditioned for fea j

our crew confifling of the following per-

fons:

Thomas Burrows, ,

mafter,

William Davidfon,

fupercargq.

Jacob Oldenberg,

mate.

Jofiah Anderfon,

ft e ward.

Samuel Babcock,

. feaman.

John Nevan,

. ditto.

William Story,

. ditto.

Jofeph Wilden,

. ditto.

Jofiah Smith,

boy.

James Cameron,

. ditto.

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« On Tuefday, the ift of Odober,
we difcharged our • pilot, and took our
departure from Cape Henlopen, with a
pleafant breeze from the north-eaft ward,
all well on board. Nothing of importance
occurred till Tuefday the 8th, when the
wind hauled to the fouth-eaftward, and
continued in that diredtion till the loth,
with a heavy fwell from the eaft-north-
eaft; On Friday the 1 2th, we found by
obfervation that we were in latitude 28*
50^ north, longitude 54° o' weft. Ob-
ferving it to look for a blow from the
north-eaft, we took in our jib, fquare
main-fail, top-gallant-fails, and ftay- fails.
At four in the afternoon, the -gale increaf-
ing, we clofe-reefed the top-fails, fent the
top-gallant yards down, and took in two
reefs of the fore and aft main-fail. At
midnight, the gale ftill increafing from
the north -eaft ward, we handed the top-
fails, and hove-to under the fore-fail and
main-ftay-fail. At one A. m. of Saturday

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the 13th handed the fore-fail and main-
ftay-fail; hove-to under the balance"
reefed main-fail ; the gale Increafing with
a heavy fea, thunder, lightning, and
violent rain. At two A. m. the gale ftill
increafing, handed the balance main-fail,
and hove-to under bare poles, the brig
making good weather. The gale ftill
continuing to increafe, all hands were
employed on dcck^ and our pump kept
conftantly going ; till finding it im-
poffible that the brig could lie-to any
longer, we called all hands aft, and it
was determined, for the prefervatlon of
the veffel, to cut away the maln-maft,
and feud before the wind. Every thing
being prepared, we divided accordingly ;
but before we could get to the maft, we
were ftruck by a whirlwind, which hove
the brig on her beam ends. Every per-:
fon on board, except Jofeph Wilden, a
feaman — who, being in the forecaftle, was
drowned — now ran to the windward fide

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of the veffel. We immediately cut the
lanyards of the main-bigging, and the
main-maft went by the board. By thh
time the hatches had burfted up ; the
veffel filled with water ; and the cargo
was floating out at each hatch-way. All
hope of faving the fhip being now at an
end, fclf- prefervatlon became the only
object with every one ; and we endea
voured to lafh ourfelves to the main-
chains, when a heavy fea broke over
us, and carried away William Davidfon,
the fupercargo, William Story, and the
two boys, Smith and Cameron : the
fore-maft foon afterwards went by the
board. *• Day-light came on, and difcovered
the moft difmal fight ever beheld by the
eye of man. The veffel was an entire
wreck, with mafts and fpars hanging to
it ; while different parts of the cargo, as
tKey floated from time to time out of the
hold, wafhed over us. At length we

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Ihipped a heavy fea abaft, which floved in
the ftern ; and made an opening through
which the cargo in the cabin wafhed out ;
and thus the wreck became confiderably
lightened. " We i'emained on the miain-chains
till eight o'clock in the morning, when
we took to the bowfprit, thinking that
the fafeft part of the wreck. About nine,
William , Story, and the boy, William
Cameron, drifted on board, on the cab-
booze-houfe. We now had loft all hope,
and refigned ourfelves to our fate, ex-
pefting every wave to fwallow us up.
About noon the boy died through fa
tigue, and we committed his body to the
deep. In the latter part of this day the
gale. became more moderate, but a heavy
fea continued running. On Monday the
15th William Story died for want of
fubfiftence, and the mate, from extreme
hunger, actually devoured a part of his
flefh ; all the reft, however, refufed to
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fhare with him, and the remains were
committed to the deep.
" When we had continued in this
difmal fituation till Wednefday the 17th,
the gale had become confiderably more
moderate ; and it occurred to us, that by
diving into the half-deck, we might ob
tain fomething on which we might fub-
fift. This we endeavoured to do, but
all our attempts proved ineffectual ; and
we then had no other refource but to
chew the lead from the bows. On Fri
day the 19th, we difcovered a large fhip
to leeward, and made all the fignals we
could, but in vain, for fhe paffed with
out noticing us,
" On Saturday the 20th, a flrong
breeze fpringing up, with a heavy fea
running, feveral kegs of butter came up
from the fore-caftle : we all immediately
plunged in on the deck, and were fo for
tunate as to fave five kegs of falt-bytter,
one of which was immediately opened.

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and we fed one another ; but we found
that the fait butter, inftead of relieving,
only increafed our thirft.
*' On Sunday the 2ift Jacob Old
enburg the mate became delirious, and
continued fo till his death, on the 23d.
On the fame day (the 21ft) a fchooner
paffed us to leeward, within lefs than a
mile. We hoifted all the fignals we
could make, biit without effect, though
we could fee every man on deck.
, *' On Tuefday the 23d the mate' de
parted this life from want of fubfiilence ;
and as we were reduced to the laft extre
mity from want of water and food, it
was agreed to eat his flefh, for our own
prefervatlon. We accordingly diffedled
him and drank his blood among us, from
which we found confiderable relief. At
this time we were furrounded by nu
merous fharks, which feemed waiting for
us ; and, as Providence directed us, we
were fo fortunate with a rope, and a

piece of human flefh, as to take one of
the largeft of them. We then committed
the mate's body to the deep ; and having
got the fhark on the bowfprit, f^lit him
open, and divided his blood among uSi
which proved a moft happy relief t&
us all. " On Wednefday the 24th, at fun-
rife, ¦ we faw a brig ftanding towards us,
which fight cheered our drooping fpiritSj
as it afforded us hope of relief. We im
mediately hoifted fignals of diftrefs ; and
had the pleafure to find the brig haul up
towards us. At ten a.m. fhe hove to^
hoifted her boat out to our affiftance ; and
we were taken on board the veffel, Which
proved to be the Snow Thames, of Lon
don, Charles Burton mafter, from Ma*
deira, bound to New Providence. We
were at that time in the moft feeble and
emaciated condition poffible for living
men to be ; but we foon began to revive,
as we received every affiftance and atten-

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tion from the humanity of the captain,
his officerSj and paffengers.
" Thomas Burrows."

We now continued our voyage. At
sleven A. M, we hoifted in the boat, and
made fail with a frefh breeze from the
fouth-eaft : fqually with rain ; double
reefed the top -fails : in the night thun-
der, lightning, and heavy rain.
Thurfday the 25th. Moderate breezes
from the eaft, and cloudy. At ten A. M.
our longitude, by obfervatJon of the fun
and moon, was 61°, 32' weft. In the
afternoon pleafant breezes ; let out the
reefs of the top-fails. The perfons we
had taken from the wreck continued to
recover, but the captain was ftill unable
to walk, and the others very lame.
Friday the 26th. Moderate breezes
from the eaft-fouth-eaft, and clear. The
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Saturday the 27th. Moderate breezes
from the eaft-fouth-eaft, as before, and
clear weather : the carpenter employed in
painting the yawl.
Sunday the 28th. In the morning
fqually with rain. At noon moderate
and fair : all fails fet to the beft advan
tage. At ten A. M. by obfervation of
the fun and moon, our longitude was
6y° 36' weft ; our latitude at noon ^5*
38' north. 'j
. Monday the 29th. Moderate breezes
from the eaft-fouth-eaft, and pleafant
weather. Hauled up two pieces of junk,
fpliced them, and coiled them on the
quarter-deck. Tuefday the 30th. In the morning,
light breezes from the fouth-fouth- eaft, and
cloudy. Finifhed painting the yawl. In
the afternoon law a brig and a fchooner
to the north-weft, ftanding to the eaft-
ward. In the evening fqually, with rain.
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aft main-fail. Our latitude at noon to
day was 25° 57^ north.
Wednefday the 31ft. Strong gales
and heavy rain from the fouthward : elofe
reefed the top-fails ; handed fquare-main-
fail, bent the main-ftay-fail, and fet it ;
took the fore-top-fail in. At five A. m.
took the fore and aft main-fail in. At
eight more moderate ; fet the fore- top-
fail, and fore and aft main-fail. At noon
more moderate : in the afternoon light
airs and calms, with a heavy fea ; let out
all reefs. Thurfday, November the i ft. .Gentle
breezes from the north-eaft : bent the
cables, and got the anchors on the gun
wale. In the afternoon, ftrong gales
from the north-eaft, with a heavy fea
from the northward. Handed the fore-
top-fail, boom, and fquare main-fail ;
clofe-reefed the main-top-fail. Set the
main-ftay-fail, and fingle reefed try-fail,
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increafing from the fouthrcaft, wore fblp,
and took the fore -fail in.
Friday the 2d. Continued laying-to
till fix A. m. when the, gale became more
moderate, with thick weather and rain.
Set the fore-fail and fore-top-fail. At
feven a.m. faw a brig fteering weft by
north. , At eleven, heavy gales and rain j
took in the fore-fail and fore-top -fail, and
hove-to ; the brig in fight laying-to under
her maiur-fail. Strong gales with a very
heavy fea ; fent the top-gallant yards-
down. At four p. M. fplit the main-top-
fail : unbent it and bent the beft. At
feven wore fhip.
Saturday the 3d. Employed in laying-
to till day-light ; ftrong gales and rain :
found both the pumps choked up with
gravel ; employed in getting them clear.
At four A . M. more moderate ; fet th&
fore^top-fail : at fix fet the^fore-fail and
bore away : at ten light breezes at north-
eaft^ and clear, with a heavy fea running:

out all reefs. Our longitude to-^day, by
obfervation of the fun and moon, was
75° 59^ weft ; latitude 26=' O) north. In
the night kept a good look-out for the
land. Sunday the 4th. Light breezes from
the north-eaft, and fair. At day- light
faw the ifland of Eleuthera, bearing from
weft-fouth-weft to fouth-fouth-weft. At
noon. Egg Ifland bore fouth half weft
fix or feven miles. At fix p. m. Egg
Ifland north-eaft -by-eaft half eaft, and
Providence from the maft-head fouth-
by-weft : run till eight o'clock ; then
double-reefed the top-fails, hauled by the
wind, and tacked occafionally.
- Monday the 5th. Moderate breezes
from the north-eaft, with pleafant wea
ther. At day-light, faw Naffau bearing
fouth-weft ; bore away, and made fail.
At eight, Mr. Samuel Clutfam, pilot,
came on board : at nine got fafe over the
bar : moored abreaft the fifh-market vv'ith
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the fmall bower to the eaftward, and the
junk and ftream-anchor to the weftward:
hoifted out the boats, and fent the paf
fengers on fhore. Down top and top
gallant mafts.
Immediately after our landing at
New Providence, a fubfcrlption was fet
on foot by Mr. Caruthers and captain
Burton, for the affiftance of the perfons
faved from the wreck ; by which to the
amount of 250 dollars was raifed for
them. On Saturday the loth of No
vember, two of them, Mr. Burrows the
mafter, and Jofiah Anderfon the fteward,
left us with the warmeft expreffions of
gratitude, and took their paflage on board
a veffel bound for Philadelphia. The
two feamen, John Nevan and Samuel Bab
cock, remained with us, coming on board
every night ; and when their ftrength
was fufficiently reftored went to work,
and affifted us in landing our cargo, or any
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On Wednefday the 7th of November,
William Mackenzie and Thomas Badener
ran away from the fhip.
Saturday the loth. Struck our top-
fail and lower yards.
Wednefday the 14th. Struck the top-
maft, and unrove the running rigging.
Monday the 19th. Sent fome pitch,
tar, and paint, on shore for the long-boat.
Sailed the Africaine, captain Nicks, for
Livei"pool. Wednefday the 21ft. Sent on fhore
our empty water-cafks.
Thurfday the 2 2d. Got our long
boat off along-fide.
Saturday the 24th. Finifhed land
ing our cargo. John Nevan, one of the
men we took from the wreck, left us, to
take his paffage to America. ^ The people
employed in cleaning the veffel.
Monday the 26th. Delivered all the
ballaft,' and cleared the timbers.
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fide,^and repaired the copper ; and payed
above the copper with half and half ftuff.
Wednefday the 28th- Got down the
fore-top-maft rigging to overhaul it: em
ployed, likewife, In repairing fails.
Thurfday the 29th. Engaged Samuel
Babcock, one of the men we took from
the wreck, to affift us In taking In our
cargo. Employed in receiving and ftow-
ing wood and cotton ; and were obliged
to have negroes every day to affift us till
our lading was completed.
Wednefday, December the 5th. Fixed
two pair of new fore-fhrouds : one hand
conftantly at work on the fails.
Wednefday the 1 2th. Having com
pleted the fore and top-maft rigging, got
down the maln-top-maft rigging to over
haul it. One hand was now conftantly
employed on fhore filling water-cafks,
and another on board on the fails.
Friday the 14th. To-day the fhip
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don. Sent on fhore the fore-yard, it being
rotten. - ^
Tuefday the i8th. Employed in fit
ting two pair of new maln-fhrouds.
Friday the 21ft. Got the main rigging
over head.
Saturday the 22d. Employed in fet
ting up the main-rigging.
Monday the 24th. Got the fmall boat
along-fide, fhe having beeri on fhore re
pairing. Monday the 31ft. Employed in over
hauling and repairing the main and top-
maft rigging.
Wednefday, January the 2d, 1805.
Received on board a new fore-yard ; fent
on fhore the main-top-maft crofs-trees to
repair. Saturday the 5th. Got on boardthe
main-top-maft crofs-trees, they having
been repaired. Ran from the fhip John
Donaldfon, cook ; and Johii Hart,
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Wednefday the 1 6th. Employed in
getting up the top-gallant-mafts and
lower yards.
Monday the 21ft. Shipped James
Welch, cook.
Wednefday the 23d. Employed in
painting the veffel.
Thurfday the 24th and Friday the
25th. Finiflied painting the veffel; blacked
her bends, and payed her fides with bright
varnlfh. Saturday, February the 2d. All our
rigging being completely finifhed, em
ployed in bending fome of our fails.
Sunday the 3d. Strong gales from
weft-north-weft. Our weftermoft anchor
coming home, was obKged to let go the
beft bower to bring the fhip up.
Monday the 4th. The gale having
become more moderate, hove up our beft
boWer-anchor, and moored the fhip afrefh.
Hoifted in the yawl, fhe being ftoved in
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Wednefday the 6th. Finifhed receiv
ing on board the cargo, In taking in
which we had been employed fince
Thurfday, November the 29th. Received
on board four cafks of water.
Thurfday the 7th. Completed taking
in our water, and all our ftores. Shipped
Peter Ogle, feaman.
Friday the 8th. Finifhed bending
the fails, and getting the veffel re^dy for
fea. Shipped John Wallace, fteward.
Saturday the 9th.* Hoifted in the long
boat ; got on board the paffengers' bag
gage. . Ran from the veffel, John Terry
and James Fenn, apprentices. Difcharged
Samuel Babcock, one of the men we took
from the wreck.
Sunday the loth. Got up top-gal-
lant-mafts and yards.- -Shipped Daniel
Young and William Henry, feamen ; and
were now all ready for fea. John Terry,
the apprentice, returned to his duty.
Monday the nth. In the morning
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Sandwich, lieutenant Bernardlne, com-*
mander. At ten a. m. fhe made the fig
nal for getting under way. Samuel Clut
fam, the pilot, came on board and un-r
moored the veffel. Mrs. Macartney and
fervants, paffengers, came on board. At
thrte P. M. came on board captain Bur
ton, and mifs Anderfon, paffenger.-^Got
under way ; the cutter being then over
the bar. At four p. m. got fafe over the-
bar : fingle-reefed the top-fails ; and the
pilot left us. At fix p. M. the Govern-
ment-houfe bore fouth by eaft, about two
leagues diftant : the commodore on the
ftarboard quarter elofe to us.
Tuefday the i2th. At fix A. m. the
ifland Abaco bore north-north-weft to-
weft, off fhore three or four leagues.
Wednefday the 13th. Moderate
breezes and fair from the eaftward. At
day-light the commodore not In fight.
Unbent the cables, and ftowed tl\e anchors
on the forecaftle.
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from ths fouth-fouth-eaft. At day-light
faw a fchooner In the north-weft, by the
wind, on the ftar board-tack. In the after
noon ftrong gales from the fouth-'weft :
clofe-reefed the top-fails. Paffed the
fchooner, ftanding to the north'-weft.
Friday the 15th. Moderate breezes
and clear : all fails fet to the beft advan
tage : out all reefs. In the afternoon
frefh gales : down fore-top-gallant yards
and mails. At eight p. m. clofe-reefed the
top-fails : down fore-top-gallant yard ;
the breeze increafing, with rain.
Saturday the i6th. At one a. m.
frefh gales and cloudy ; ftruck the main
top-gallant maft. At four A. M. ftrong
gales, and a heavy fea : in fore-top-fall.
At noon, ftrong gales and a heavy fea
from the nOrth-weft ; pumped fhip every
hour. At two P. M. it being more mo
derate, we fet the fore-top-fail. At fix,
p. M. ftill more moderate and clear.
Monday the 1 8th. At day-light mo-
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derate breezes from the weft-north-welt:^
and clear : let two reefs out of the top-
fails ; got the maln-top-gallant-maft up.
From this time we had ftrong gales
till Monday the 25th of February, when
the weather became more moderate : let
out all reefs, and made fail to the beft
advantage. In the morning of Tuefday the 26th
we had frefh breezes from the weft-fouth-
weft, with rain. At day-light paffed elofe
to a maft. To-day at noon our latitude,
by obfervation, was ^6' 13'nprth; our
longitude, by reckoning, ^^" 4' weft.
Wednefday the 27th. Strong gales
from the fouth-weft, and cloudy. From
day-light till noon exceedingly heavy
gales, with a tremendous fea; fhip fcudding
under clofe-reefed main-top-fall and fore-
fail. From noon till midnight very heavy
gales, and the decks continually full of
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derate, from the weft-north-weft : made
fail as neceffary.
From Thurfday, February the 28th,
to Monday, March the 4th, we had
ftrong breezes and fqually : made and
fhortened fail as neceffary. On the latter
day at ten a. m. faw a fail to leeward,
ftanding to the fouth-weft.
Wednefday the 6th. Strong gales
from the weft-fouth-weft, with thunder,
lightning, and heavy rain. Our latitude
at noon, by obfervation, was 46" 25'
north. From Wednefday the 6th to Saturday
the 9th ftrong gales and fqually, with a
heavy fea running : took in and made
fail as neceffary.
Saturday the 9th. At day-light found
the third ftarboard maln-fhroud gone :
got a ftopper on it.
Sunday the i oth. Strong breezes from
the fouth-weft, and cloudy : at three p. m.
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to heare-to under fingle-reefed try-fail
and main-ftay-fail.
Monday the 1 1 th. In the morning
more moderate ; made fail: the wind
fhifted round to the weft-fouth-weft.
Found the fourth maln-fhroud gone on
the ftarboard fide, and rove a running
rigging as a preventer. From noon to
midnight, ftrong gales. Latitude at noon
49° 44' north ; longitude, by obfervation
of the fun and moon, 21" 58' weft.
Tuefday the 1 2th. In the morning
ftrong gales from the weft-fouth-weft,
with heavy fqualls : at noon, the gale
increafing, was obliged to heave-to under
fingle-reefed try-fail and main-ftay-fail.
Wednefday the 13th. Continued tO'
lie-to till five A. M. ; when it becoming
more moderate, we made, fail : unbent the
fore-top-fail, it being fplit, and bent
another. Frefh breezes till Friday the 15th,
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ftariding to the fouth-weft : fuppofed
them to be a fleet of Indiamen. Our
latitude this day, at noon, was 49° 36'
north ; our longitude, by obfervation,
10° 50' weft.
Saturday the i6th. Frefh breezes
from weft-fouth-weft. At day-light, mo
derate and clear : fet all fails to the beft
advantage : bent the cables, and got the
anchors on the gun-wale : our latitude
to-day was 49° 30' north ; our longitude,
by obfervation of the fun and moon, was
8° 4' weft. In the afternoon frefh breezes
and hazy. Spoke a Ragufan fhip from
Zante, bound to Amfterdam. At feven
p. M. faw Scilly light, bearing north-eaft
by eaft, about four leagues. At midnight
the light bore north-weft by north.
Sunday the 17th. Strong breezes
from the fouth-weft, and thick weather.
At four A.M., being more clear, faw the
Lizard lights bearing north-weft by north
about fix leagues. At noon more mo-

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derate and clear ; all fails fet to the befl:
advantage. Saw feveral fail bound up
and down the Channel. At four p. M.
the Start Point bore north-eaft half eaft
about ten miles: at fix p. m. Berry Head
north half eaft fix or feven leagues.
Monday the i8th. Light breezes
and variable : at fix A. M. the Bill of
Portland bore north-eaft by eaft half
eaft fix or feven leagues. Several fail
in fight bound up and down Channel.
At noon St. Alban's Head bore north-
north-eaft, about feven leagues : at four
p. M. St. Catherine's Point bore eaft
half north about fix or feven leagues.
Tuefday the 19th. Frefh breezes
from the northward and clear weather.
At day-light faw Beachy Head, bearing
horth-eaft and by eaft fix leagues. At
eleven A. M. ftrong breezes from the
north-eaft and cloudy : fingle-reefed the
top-fails, and bore down to a fhip of
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to be his majefty's fhip the Rattler, cap*
tain Mafon ; Beachy Head then bearing
north by eaft, about nine leagues. At
half paft one P.M. made fail : moderate
and cloudy : tacked occafionally. At fun-
fet Beachy Head bore eaft by north about
feven leagues.
Wednefday the 20th. Moderate
breezes from the eaftward, and rain : fet
all fails to the beft advantage. Several
fail in company bound up and down
Channel. At noon Beachy Head bore
eaft by north about eight leagues. Saw
feveral fail at anchor In Seaford roads ;
fuppofed them to be a convoy bound to
the eaftward.
Thurfday the 21ft. Strong breezes
from the eaftward, and rain : at day
light moderate and clear ; out all reefs ;
tacked occafionally; Beachy Head bearing
north-eaft by north four leagues. At
noon ftrong breezes and clear : feveral
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bore nortTiV frefh gales : clofe-reefed thfe
top-fails ; down top-gallant-yards, and
bore away. At three p.m. came-to with
the fmall bower In feven fathom water in
Seaford road ; Beachy Head bearing fouth-
eaft by eaft, and New Haven north-
north-weft : was boarded by the boat of
his majefty's fldop the Zephyr, which
preffed William Henry, carpenter, and
fent a landman on board in his room.
Friday the 2 2d. Frefh gales at eaft
and by fouth, and cloudy : wore away to
the long fervice : anchored near his ma
jesty's fhip the Rattler. At eight A. m.
more moderate : failed his majesty's brig;
the Zephyr. At noon, ftrong breezes
and clear : three of the veffels bound to
the eafliward got under way ; but in the
afternoon returned again, and came to an
anchor. Being more moderate, fent the
boat on fhore with letters.
Saturday the 23d. At day-light
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and cleaf : a heavy fwell began to roll
into the bay. At eight A. M. got Under
way, as did all the reft of the fhips lying
there, and bore away for Portfmouth.
At ten A. M. got up the top-gallant yards
and fet all fails to the beft advantage. At
fix p. M. came to anchor on the Mother
Bank In fix fathom Water : — down top
gallant yards.
Tuefday the 26th. Got inftrudlons
from his majefty's fhip Chlchefter, fhe
being bound to the Downs : came on
board the Ryde prefs-boat, and took the
man who had been fent from the Zephyr.
Wednefday the 27th. At day-light
moderate breezes from the north-north-
eaft and cloudy. At fix a. m. got under
Way as per fignal. At ten the commo
dore made a fignal to anchor at St^
Helen's, the buoy of Bembrldge Ledge
bearing eaft by fouth. At four p. m.
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way as per fignal, and bore away, and
anchored on the Mother Bank at fix
p. M. Thurfday the 28th. Gentle breezes
from the eaft-north-eaft, and clear wea
ther : employed In painting the ftarboard
fide of the veffel. At two P. M. the
commodore made the fignal to weigh ;
got up our anchor and made fail : at
feven came-to with the fmall bower at
St. Helens as per fignal, in feven fathom
water. Friday the 29th. Light breezes from
the fouth-fouth-weft, and cloudy, with
fhowers. At day-light got under way,
as per fignal, and made fail in company
with about forty fail of merchantmen.
At noon, Dunnofe bore weft by north,
and Selfey Bill north-eaft by north :
tacked occafionally. At one p.m. mo
derate breezes and rain : all fails fet to
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Dunnofe bore north-weft by weft ; and
the Oar's-llght north-eaft by north, about
three leagues.
Saturday the 30th. At one A. M. mo
derate breezes from the fouth-weft, with
fmall rain : the commodore's light juft
in fight a-head. At day-light gentle
breezes and foggy : only two or three
fail In fight. At eleven A. M. it cleared
up ; faw Folkftone bearing north-north-
eaft, about three leagues : at noon Dover
bore north-north-eaft, about two leagues:
at one p. M. light breezes and variable :
at three p. m. came-to with the beft
bower in the Downs, In five fathom
water, abreaft of Deal. Mr. Norris, pi
lot, came on board, and took charge of
the veffel. A boat from his majefty's
fhip Ariadne came on board, and preffed
George Bailey, apprentice.
Sundaythe3lft. At five A. M. got under
way, and made fail with gentle breezes
and variable: at noon abreaft of Margate:
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anqhor In feven fathom water, abreaft of
Lea. Monday, April the ift. At fix a.m,
got our anchor, and made fall : light
breezes, variable and rain. At noon,
abreaft of Gravefend, difcharged Mr.
Norris, pilot, and took on board Mr.
Starbuck, river pilot. Came on board
two cuftom-houfe officers, and two oSir,
cers of excife.
Wednefday the 3d, Gentle breezes,
and cloudy, with fhowers. In dropping
up, abreaft of Limehoufe, the brig Mary
of Sunderland, Robert Glover mafter,
going down by the wind, ran foul of us,
and carried away our bowfprit. At noon
made faft in Union Tier. The following
day we moored ffilp : — down top-gallant
mafts and yards, and dlfpharged the fea-^
men. Employed till Wednefday the 24th
in delivering the cargo ; and on Saturday
the 27th hauled the fhip afhore on Mr,
Manfon's ways.
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profperous for ourfelves and fortunate
for four of our fellow-creatures, whom
we had the happinefs to refcue, by, as it
appeared to us, the fpecial diredion of
Divine Providence, from the moft
miferable and dreadful fituation that ima
gination can poffibly conceive,
Ch A RtSS^-iBu R TQN.

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Relolution of the Bahama Chamber bf
Commerce.
** At a meeting of the Bahama Cham
ber of Commerce, held on the 1 6th of
November, 1804,
" Resolved, "'
" That the thanks of the Chamber be
given to captain Charles Burton, of the
Snow Thames of London, for his huma
nity, in picking up, and bringing to this
port, the mafter and furvlving part of the
crew of the American brig Flora, of Phi
ladelphia, whereof Thomas Burrows was
mafter, when in the greateft diftrefs, al-
moft in the middle of the ocean ; and
that the fame be tranfmltted by the pre-
fident. " J. Webster, Prefident."
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Letter from Mr. J. Webster,
Prefident of the Bahama Chamber of
Commerce, to captain Charles Bur
ton, with a copy of the above refo-
lutlon. n c' ,. New Providence,
' 31st December, 1804.
*' The Chamber of Commerce of the
Bahama Iflands, ever ready to bear teftl-
mony of the meritorious conduct of in
dividuals anywife concerned in com
merce, did at their quarterly meeting,
on the 16th ultimo, refolve unanimoujly^
that the thanks of the Chamber be con
veyed to you for your humanity in pick
ing up, and bringing to this port, the
mafter and furvlving part of the crew of
the American brig Flora, of Philadelphia,
whereof Thomas Burrows was mafter,
when in the greateft diftrefs, almoft in
the middle of the ocean.
Although in this inftance you did no
thing more than what was due, and ought

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to have been 6xpe£led from one individual
to fuffering brethren of the fame profef-
fion undet fimllar circumftances ; yet It
muft be allowed that few men would
have exerclfed the humanity you did to
thofe unfortunate people when at the
point of death, and that to your care and
attention, after they were received on
board the Thames, may be attributed the
prefervatlon of their lives.
" A cOpy of the refolutlon of thd
Chamber I herewith tranfmit to you with
great pleafure ; and I requeft. Sir, that
you will accept my beft wifhes for your
future fuccefs and happinefs in life.
I am. Sir,
Your moft humble fervant,
.Captain Charles Burton, ' t Txr
Thames of London. J. WEBSTER,
Prefident of the Chambei*
of Commerce*
THE END.

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