Cine Cod in New-England (on April 18, 1681,) in a very stormy time, soddenly there sprang a plank in the fore-part of the ship. Whereupon the sea broke in so fast, that they could not by all their endeavours keep te ship from sinking above half an hour. Wherefore, when the ship was just sinking, some of the company resolved that they would launch out the boat, which was a very small one; and in this action the master, the mate, the boatswain, the cook, two fore-mast men, and a boy, kept such hold of it, when a cast of the sea suddenly help'd them off with it, that they got into it. The heaving of the sea now suddenly thrust them from the ship, in which there were left nineteen persons, namely, sixteen men End three women, who all perish'd in the deep, while they were trying to make rafters, by cutting down the masts for the preservation of their lives as long as they could. The seven in the boat apprehended themselves to be in a condition little better than that of them in the ship; for they had Deither sails, nor oars, nor bread, nor water, nor any sort of instrument, except a knife and a piece of a deal-board, with which they made sticks, and set them up in the sides of the boat, covering them with some of their cwn garments to keep off the spray of the sea. In this condition they drove with an hard wind and an high sea all this day, with the night Allowing; but the next morning their dismal distress met with an happy relief; when they saw a ketch (whereof Edmund Henfield, of Salem in New-England, was master) under sail; which ketch coming right with them, took 'em up, and brought 'em safe to New-England. Now, none of the least remarkable circumstances in this matter was, that when the ship founder'd, the ketch was many leagues to the westward of her; but a contrary wind caused her to stand back again unto the eastward, where these poor men were met and saved.

VIII. DISTRESSED PEOPLE AT SEA, HAPPILY MEETING AND HELPING ONE ANOTHER.—A ship, whereof William Laiton was master, bound from Piscataqua in New-England to Barbadoes, being two hundred and fifty leagues off the coast, sprang a leak; which, notwithstanding their constant fing of the pump for fourteen hours together, so fill'd the vessel with Water, that all the eight persons aboard betook themselves to their boat, ha good supply of bread for them there to live upon. The master would ter a strange perswasion, that they should meet with a ship at sea, hereby they should be reliev'd: But before they did so, they had so far spent their small supply of water, that they were come to the allowance of each man a spoonful a day. In this boat they continu'd upon the Atlantick Ocean for nineteen days together; after twelve of which they met. with a storm, which did much endanger their lives; but God preserv'd hem. At the end of eighteen days a flying fish fell into their boat; and aving with them an hook and line, they made use of that fish for bait, hereby they caught a couple of dolphins. A ship then at sea, whereof

Mr. Samuel Scarlet was commander, apprehending a storm to be near they suffer'd their vessel to drive before the wind, while they were fitting of the rigging to entertain that approaching storm; and by this mean they met with a boat full of their distress'd brethren. Captain Scarlet vessel was then destitute of provisions; only they had water enough, an to spare: For which cause the mariners desir'd him that he would not g to take the men in, lest they should all die by famine. But the Captai was a man of too generous a charity to follow the selfish proposals thus mad unto him. He reply'd, "It may be, these distress'd creatures are our ow country men: Or, however, they are distress'd creatures. I am resolve I will take them in; and I'll trust in God, who is able to deliver us all. Nor was he a looser by this charitable resolution; for Captain Scarlet ha the water which Laiton wanted, and Mr. Laiton had the bread and fish the Scarlet wanted: So they refresh'd one another, and in a few days arriv' safe to New-England. But it was remark'd, that the chief of the mariner who urg'd Captain Scarlet against his taking in these distress'd people, di afterwards, in his distress at sea, perish without any to take him in. I another voyage he perish'd at sea, and was never heard of.

IX. WONDERFUL DISTRESSES, AND MORE WONDERFUL DELIVER ANCES.-A number of mariners, in a small pink, belonging to Bostor (call'd the Blessing) were taken by an half-galley of cruel Spaniards, o April 1, 1683, who put them all immediately into their hold, except th master and mate, the latter of which they tormented by twisting a piec of sea-net about his head, until his eyes were ready to start out, and the hanging him up by the two thumbs to make him confess what mone they had aboard; but when they saw he would confess nothing, they mad fast a rope about his neck, and ask'd their commander whether they shoul hoise him up or not: they consulted also whether they should not hang a the men; but not agreeing on that point, they concluded on somewhat n less truculent and barbarous. They kept one of the men on board, o whom they afterwards exercis'd bloody cruelties; and the other si belonging to the vessel, they thus disposed of: They carry'd the poor me among the mangrove trees, that grew upon an adjacent island, and, strip ping them stark naked, they caus'd each of 'em to turn their backs unt the branch of a tree, and spread their arms abroad: in which posture the bound the arms of each man to the branches, two by two, about a quarte of a miles distance between the several couples, thus leaving them to pe ish without any pity. They stood up to the mid-leg in water, their fe contiguous, and their faces turn'd so that they might behold each other miseries. But about three hours after, one of these men espy'd a stic with a crook at one end, not far from him; whereupon he said unto h companion, "If it please God that we might get that stick into our hand it might be a means to work our deliverance;" and thereupon trying t

ng the stick towards them with their feet, in a little time they happily ected it, and so bore it up with their feet, that at last the man got hold it with his hand; and herewith by degrees they loos'd the knot that s upon the bowing of their arms; and shifting it into their fingers, did little and little get so far in loosing it, that they quite undid it, setting emselves at liberty. Now, returning their thanks to the God of heaven helping them thus far, they hastened unto the help of their despairing ends. But their next care was how to keep themselves out of the sight those barbarous wretches, from whom they had receiv'd this usage: Yet y had not gone above a mile, before they spy'd some of 'em got upon high tree to discover ships that pass'd that way. Upon this they were affrighted, that they ran among the thickets and lost one another, and t not again till the third night after; in all which time they found no ter, but lick'd the dew from the leaves of the plants thereabout: At ich business, while they were imploy'd, an alligator suddenly got the n of the master into his mouth; but he, with the rest, crying out, the gator let go his hold, therewithal tearing away a great piece of the sh. After this, they got upon an high tree, and sate there till it was 7; but within a day or two they kill'd a wild coney, which they flay'd h the help of a sharp stone; and applying the inside of it unto the ster's arm, they eat the flesh raw with no little satisfaction. The night owing they got upon an high rock, thinking there to be secure from alligators; yet even there, one of those terrible creatures came upon 4, and hall'd one of the men off the rock; at which they all crying out, monster let go his hold, and the man was recover'd. However, this de 'em retire into the trees for safety. Their drink all this while was rain water, found in holes among the rocks. At length also they sd a little wall, two yards high to keep off the numerous alligators: whilks and crabs were their best food, whilst they had much ado to serve themselves from being food to those devourers. But anon they nd a well with a barrel in it, where they resolv'd they would wait for por death. On April 13, the mate (namely, Charles Cretchet) with › more (namely, Robert Pierce and Peter Clement) of these distress'd ple, made a raft with such wood as they found on the island, and put sea. The master (whose name was David East) with two more (whose nes were John Bath and Peter Rowland) being left behind, were reamly hungry and feeble, and had not the least garment to cover them m the sun, while they were at the same time so grievously infested with schetos, that they could not go to the rocks for whilks, but must content mselves with gnawing such dry bones of turtles as had been half a year ng there. In this extremity Heaven sent them some supply; for they and a dead eel, which they suppos'd had been dropt by an hern: This y took, they skin'd, they divided, and it seem'd an incomparable feast to them. On April 19, the master and the two left with him follow'd

the example of the mate and his two, in making a raft for a voyage to se but as they were going to put off, they espy'd a couple of sails: upon whic they betook themselves unto the water, that they might get unto the vessels, which at length took them up. These two vessels were a coup of canoes, having three men apiece, who kept 'em thirty-two days, an then carry'd 'em into Havana; where the governour, notwithstanding the fairly related unto him their circumstances, kept 'em in prison eightee days, without allowing 'em any food. So that, if they had not receiv some sustenance from a few poor English prisoners who had been the before 'em, they had been perfectly starved. At last they understood the their ship was in that harbour, and the persons who took her: Whereupo they petition'd the governour that they might have their ship agair inasmuch as they could make no legal prize of her; for she had no Spanis goods aboard. Their petition was granted; and their ship (tho' empty' of every thing but her ballast) was restor'd unto 'em: Nor could they b a new petition obtain any thing but her sails, and some small part of he lading that had not been dispos'd of.

On June 10, the hunters having taken up Robert Pierce and Pete Clement, and brought 'em into Havana, the governour examin'd 'em wh was become of their mates; and they told him that they were five days: sea upon the raft, and had only two crabs all this while to subsist upon and then by the wind they were driven upon the same island which the had left, where they wander'd up and down for a month together; and i their travels lost their mate, who was thro' weakness unable to trave Hereupon the governour sent 'em aboard also; and the night before the sail'd the hunters informed the governour that they had likewise taken u the mate alive. But the governour hurry'd 'em away in such haste, the they could not know the certainty thereof; and so they prosecuted thei voyage for Boston, whither they came, well nigh starv'd with cold, ne having any more clothes than a canvass frock for each man, which th turtlers had bestowed upon them.

X. A NOTABLE STORY OF ONE SAV'D FROM THE HANDS OF THE TURK -A decad of remarkable sea deliverances may be sufficient for the presen entertainment. One of my honest neighbours, whose name is Christophe Monk, brought me this account of what had befallen himself:

"In a ship of Bermudas, call'd the John's Adventure, whereof I was master, July 28, 1681, W departed from Torbay in the west of England. Eight days after this we saw a ship about 81A. M. that gave us chase; and tho' we made what sail we could to run from it, by 2 h. P. M. came up with us. It prov'd to be the 'Half Moon' of Algier, who sent their launch on board ♦ us, and carry'd us all on board the Turk's ship, except one, whom they left to help 'em in sailing The captain having examin'd us of divers things, and robb'd us of what silver or gold w had about us, sent us forward among the other Christians that were there before us, who entertain us with sorrowful lamentations.

ours.

"I have since reflected on it, that tho' formerly I used morning and evening prayers with my√

company; yet in the time of our chase, my fears and cares made me have no heart for the duty. Eur application of our selves unto outward reliefs and second causes, prov'd all in vain.

However now, being in Turkish and cruel hands, I thought it fit to pray with them that were bery of my family, that is to say, my company; and I was enabl'd to do it in the presence of Venemies, without receiving disturbance from 'em. I incourag'd my self in the Lord my God, wen I heard 'em rejoicing with shouts at the prey taken by them.

"Uce of the Moors took away my Bible, which I thought was a sore judgment on me, because ny neglecting to read it while I had it. But, thro' the mercy of God, I had soon after an old Che, which the Turks reckon'd of little value, given to me. This was my sweetest companion my greatest consolation in my distress. I also met with two other books, one entitul'd⚫ The asdiy Man's Ark,' the other, The History of the Sufferings of Jesus Christ;' which were very icial to me. From the sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ, I was incourag'd to submit my will the will of God in all things; knowing that Jesus Christ had suffer'd more than I was able to go, and had sweetn'd all those who are His. I was likewise made willing to undergo slavery those considerations in Lam. iii. 22. 39: It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consum'd: erefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sin?'-being convinc'd that av sins had deserv'd far more than could be inflicted upon me in this life. I thought with my self that if I met with a good master, my life would be the more comfortable; but that, if I met with a fad master, the time which I had here to live, was but short, compar'd with eternity: and if 1 cd but secure my eternal happiness, it would make amends for all; and why could not I endure Avery as well as the negroes in my own nation? I usually read those places which, at my openr of the Bible, first offer'd themselves unto me; and often they would happen to be exceedingly tment unto my present condition; especially many passages in the 37th Psalm very much affected me. Once, coming upon the deck in the morning, and finding most of all the Turks and Moors seep, I thought that, if I had been owner of a sharp knife, I could have cut the throats of a great my, without making any noise, and withal communicated the notion to some of the English bard, how easily we might conquer our adversaries, and master the ship. Some consented, and perb'd a way; but one, more fearful than the rest, bid me have a care what I said; for some wag us, he affirmed, would willingly betray our design, unto the loss of our own lives. Hereupon ke no more of it, but went down between decks to advise with my Bible; and this was the pare which then ocurr'd unto me: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thy self in ty we to do evil, for evil-doers shall be cut off; but they that wait on the Lord, shall inherit the h: for yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be.' Upon this, I wholly desisted from my istent; and resolving to take the advice of the Psalm, I also apply'd unto my self that scripture -Lam. iii. 26: It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Led And that in Isa. xlix. 24, 25, and that in Isa. liii. 3, 4.

"One morning, as I slept upon some old sails between decks, I dream'd that I was upon an hill, where was a little sort of a log-house, like some houses that I have seen in Virginia; that some who we with me had young eagles in their hands, bruising and squeezing 'em in their hands till they made em cry; that there appear'd at length two great white eagles upon the top of another hill coming wards us, at the cry of the young ones, to release 'em: that for fear, lest the old eagles might kill ! with several others were put into the little house to secure us: and that hereupon the young

Ts were set at liberty; and somebody said unto me, 'For the crying of the poor, for the sighing

he needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; and I will set him at liberty from him that puffeth I thought also that I heard somebody cry out 'A sail, a sail!' and I thought my self upon Supper deck; imagining that there I saw a ship or two. With this, I awoke, and went upon deck; but seeing no other ship, I considered a little upon my dream, telling it unto my mate, 1. adding, that I expected a speedy redemption.'

"I continu'd thus with the Turks, until the 9th of September; all which time they never offer'd by abuse, tho' they did beat other Christians very much. On that day, about 8 in the morning, Christian at the fore top-mast head saw three ships; one of which was a Frenchman, which had been in our company the night before; and now told the other two ships that they had seen a Turk the preceding evening. The two ships were two small English frigates, the James-Galley, and the Sface. The Seaface having a man at the top-mast head, espy'd us, and made sail towards us, so did the James-Galley. We lay still until I saw their sails above the water, like my two

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