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fore hatch but before. I got there I got beened from above on the. back There lumps of burning
were
by
terial fell down. I got up bizn the foreholeh. I saw the rigging
burning. I got to the chains, and jumped into the water. The chains dropped on my back, and I was nearly drowned - The Ship
I could not swim, Scbing moving.
Jas
to a mast in the water. I did not
ale
any
European
ov
loard the
Ship when I came on deck - Idid
not see
any
oll aNA
boats leave the Ship-
A fishing boat picked up
fifty of us on
about
the 4th watch of
next morning, about 3or 4 o'clock.