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

BURNING OF THE PRINCE. 303
even more painful than that which the others
had suffered, in perishing of famine. But
finding several barrels, which they hoped
might contain something to relieve their ne¬
cessities, they experienced great mortification
on ascertaining that they were part of the
powder that had been thrown overboard
during the conflagration of their unfortunate
vessel.
As night approached, they providentially
discovered a cask of brandy, about fifteen
pounds of salt pork, a piece of scarlet cloth,
twenty yards of linen, a dozen of pipe staves,
and a small quantity of cordage. When it
became dark, they durst not venture to re¬
tain their present station until daylight, with¬
out being endangered by the wreck, from the
fragments of which they had not then been able
to disengage themselves. Therefore they rowed
as quickly away as possible from among them,
and bent all their care to the management
of the yawl.
The whole began to labour assiduously, and
every article which could be converted to
use was employed; the lining of the boat was
tore up for the sake of the planks and nails ; a
seaman luckily had two needles, and the linen