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hours although the weather was fine. When off leape Horn the
weather was
very bad. The ship made a great deal of water.
For
for a week before we left the
ship
we were continually at the Pumps. When
we were out.
55 days - about 24th January-
the water was
there
being
was gaining on us,
about 6 or 7 feet-
abou
in the hold. The Captain called
Alo
aft and told us we must
leave the ship as she was in a condition. The Captain
sinking condi
(Mr. Mc. Henzie) said the
second mate who was sick
must go.
with him, the
First Mate (Roberts) would go
in another boat, and the. Steward would take charge of
the third boat. We took as
much provisions and water
as we could
earry and left the ship in the evening after. dark. I do not know where we
were. The Captain had the second Mate and two seamen; the Chief Mate had three seamen and a boy, I was in the bout with the Steward and three other seamen. We had
compass in the bout: Our orders were to follow the other boats. We lost sight of the
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