ARGUMENT.
I. Reflections on leaving Shore.—II. Favourable Breeze—Water-Spout—The dying Dolphin—Breeze freshens—Ship’s rapid progress along the Coast—Top-Sails reefed—Gale of Wind—Last appearance, bearing, and distance of Cape Spado—A Squall—Top-Sails double reefed—Main-Sail split—The Ship bears up; again hauls upon the Wind—Another Main-Sail bent, and set—Porpoises.—III. The Ship driven out of her course from Candia—Heavy Gale—Top-Sails furled—Top-gallant-yards lowered—Heavy Sea—Threatening Sunset—Difference of Opinion respecting the mode of taking in the Main-sail—Courses reefed—Four Seamen lost off the lee Main-yard-arm—Anxiety of the Master, and his Mates, on being near a Lee-shore—Mizen reefed.—IV. A tremendous Sea bursts over the Deck; its consequences—The Ship labours in great Distress—Guns thrown overboard—Dismal appearance of the Weather—Very high and dangerous Sea—Storm of Lightning—Severe fatigue of the Crew at the Pumps—Critical situation of the Ship near the Island Falconera—Consultation and resolution of the Officers—Speech and advice of Albert; his devout Address to Heaven—Order given to scud—The Fore Stay-sail hoisted and split—The Head Yards braced aback—The Mizen-Mast cut away.
THE
SHIPWRECK.
CANTO II.
He said: Palemon saw with grief of heart,
The storm prevailing o’er the Pilot’s art;
In silent terror and distress involved,
He heard their last alternative resolved:
DRAWN BY RICHARD WESTALL, R.A. ENGRAVED BY EDWARD FINDEN.
PUBLISHED BY JOHN SHARPE, PICCADILLY,
OCT. 1, 1819.
