An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners

by A. Fothergill

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ON THE

PRESERVATION

OF

SHIPWRECKED MARINERS.

Printed by J. NICHOLS,

Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet Street.

AN
ESSAY
ON THE
PRESERVATION
OF
SHIPWRECKED MARINERS,
IN ANSWER TO THE PRIZE-QUESTIONS
PROPOSED BY
THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY:
“1. What are the best Means of preserving Mariners from Shipwreck?—2. Of keeping the Vessel afloat?—3. Of giving Assistance to the Crew, when Boats dare not venture out to their Aid?”