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

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scraper. But next day they had the good
fortune to discover a hamper containing files,
sail-needles, gimblets, and an azimuth com¬
pass card. They also found two quadrants,
a carpenter’s adze, a chissel, three sword
blades, and a chest of treasure. As a prodi¬
gious surf had been rolling in all the day be¬
fore, which it was reasonably expected would
throw something up, the search was made
early in the morning. At ten o’clock all as¬
sembled to prayers ; and, not going out again
until after dinner, they then found most of
the packets belonging to the king and the
company, which they carefully dried and laid
aside.
While searching about the beach, they
found the body of a lady, which they recog¬
nized to be that of Mrs. Collet, the wife of
the second mate, who was himself then at a
little distance. The mutual affection subsist¬
ing between this couple was of remarkable
tenderness; and Mr. Jones, the first mate,
immediately stepped to Mr. Collet, and con¬
trived to take him to the other side of the
rock, while the other two mates, the carpen¬
ter, and some others, dug a grave, where
they deposited the body, reading the funeral