Accidents > Dangers of the deep, or, Narratives of shipwreck and adventure at sea

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of this narrative, John Dean, was ignorant.
The Sussex kept company all night with the
Winchester, Captain Dove, under a foresail,
and only one chain and one hand pump going;
in the working of which there were some in¬
tervals.
About six in the morning the captain had
a consultation with all his officers in the round¬
house, on what was expedient to be done, and
then, coming on deck along with them, called
all hands. He asked who had a mind to go
on board the Winchester, and, before the men
could answer, told them that the officers had
consented to go, and that the carpenter had
swore that the ship was not in a condition
to go round the Cape, adding these words:
“ I advise you all to go on board the Winches¬
ter, for, if you should stay by the ship, and
meet with a hard gale going round the Cape,
you’ll cry, Lord have mercy on us. You’ll
wish you had gone on board the Winchester,
and not stayed by the Sussex.”
Many of the people agreed to go on board
the Winchester, but John Dean, the narrator,
with about thirty more, told the Captain that
they would tarry by the ship at all hazards,
to carry her safe to some port, for it was a