Chapter
1 II | their work.~My list of the ship’s officials is incomplete
2 II | vessel.~I have seen the ship’s list and subjoin a list
3 III | Scotland, commander of the ship ‘Chancellor,’ of about 900
4 III | gun-deck of the aforesaid ship, seventeen hundred bales
5 III | Brothers, of Liverpool. The ship was constructed with the
6 V | Hatteras in the Bermudas; the ship’s bearings, he said were
7 VI | persist in allowing the ship to drive to the south, instead
8 VI | captain chooses to take the ship to China we should obey
9 VI | I have already said, the ship under her large low-reefed
10 VII | have been able to take the ship’s bearings: our latitude,
11 VII | the imminent peril of the ship could alone justify him
12 VII | in any improvement in the ship’s pace; still it must be
13 VII | pipe hands to brace the ship a bit; but it was soon all
14 IX | of knocking a hole in the ship’s timbers just on her waterline,
15 X | leaves the command of the ship to him. It is now certain
16 XI | allow them all to leave the ship; but that moment, he said,
17 XII | of course get quit of the ship as quietly as we can; if
18 XII | what is the name of the ship?”~“The ‘Chancellor,’ sir.”~“
19 XII | take the command of the ship, and act just as if I were
20 XII | most cordially joined.~The ship still holds her course south-west
21 XIII | whole neighbourhood of the ship’s bows with a reeking vapour
22 XIII | the proper working of the ship has gradually become a more
23 XIII | in his power to bring the ship ahull; every effort was
24 XIII | be obliged to leave the ship.~About eight o’clock in
25 XIV | boat was swung over to the ship’s side, For a moment it
26 XIV | From the centre of the ship, which was hollowed out
27 XIV | As long as a plank of the ship remains to stand on, Mr,
28 XIV | There is a sudden shock; the ship is caught up by an enormous
29 XV | Very shortly after the ship had thus come to a standstill
30 XV | starboard side, on which the ship had heeled, as far as the
31 XV | contention. Some plank in the ship’s side was evidently stove
32 XV | the two extremities of the ship, became less dense, and
33 XV | advisable to abandon the ship and take refuge on the reef.
34 XVI | blows were felt against the ship’s side, and at the same
35 XVI | fathoms to the north of the ship an irregular mass of rocks
36 XVI | ever on your everlasting ship, so I beg you will make
37 XVI | measures for setting the ship afloat.~The conflagration
38 XVI | long conversation about the ship’s officers. We consider
39 XVI | north angle of which the ship is lying. As the tide rose
40 XVI | oblivious of the fact that the ship with a hold full of water
41 XVI | and then, with a lightened ship, he will take advantage
42 XVIII | of trouble in getting his ship afloat.”~“Why, what a fellow
43 XVIII | disappear just that the ship might be free again.”~Andre
44 XVIII | this time was low, and the ship now lay heeled over very
45 XVIII | trouble himself to leave the ship; and although I asked his
46 XVIII | to allow her to leave the ship. I felt intensely annoyed,
47 XIX | until the entire hull of the ship, right up to the deck, had
48 XIX | from the interior of the ship, Curtis employed the interval
49 XIX | 8th the unlading of the ship commenced. Pulleys and tackling
50 XIX | damage would be to careen the ship, and to shift the planking,
51 XIX | which might occur while the ship was on her flank would only
52 XIX | much in our favour; the ship lies on a firm and solid
53 XIX | hopelessly, for a foundering ship!~
54 XX | fire on the flanks of the ship had been of a much more
55 XX | a miracle that the whole ship had not long since gaped
56 XX | have hesitated to take the ship to pieces, and construct
57 XX | power could do to repair his ship, determined to put her to
58 XX | make an attempt to get the ship, lightened as she was, over
59 XX | consultation, preferred to tow the ship over the ridge, as he considered
60 XX | be necessary to bring the ship back to her present moorings.
61 XX | minutes before that time the ship had been hauled as far as
62 XX | gently to and fro, lifted the ship several times.~“Now, my
63 XX | redoubling our efforts when the ship grounded again.~And now
64 XXI | way it was conjectured the ship might be got over the ridge
65 XXI | perhaps by that time the ship may be knocked to atoms.
66 XXI | was forced to leave the ship. Falsten, as soon as he
67 XXII | and although on board a ship of which the stability was
68 XXII | starboard tack. This made the ship lurch very much on one side,
69 XXII | no top-sails at all, the ship seemed to heel over more
70 XXII | could be done was to let the ship go with the wind and wait
71 XXII | be relaxed. Already the ship had sunk a foot lower in
72 XXIII | he could have sighted a ship he would have made signals
73 XXIII | water in the hold!”~The ship, then, was filling once
74 XXIV | least sensible benefit. The ship became so water-logged and
75 XXIV | resolved to abandon the ship. The only remaining boat
76 XXIV | it seemed all over, the ship ceased to sink, and hung
77 XXV | compromise the equilibrium of the ship he might diminish the chance
78 XXV | prepared to abandon the ship almost at a moment’s notice,
79 XXV | back to your places. The ship will not sink yet, so don’
80 XXVI | heavy waves broke over the ship as though she were a reef,
81 XXVI | wave that dashed over the ship shook the masts till they
82 XXVI | from the partitions of the ship, were rescued before they
83 XXVI | use. The symptoms of the ship foundering did not appear
84 XXVI | be afther lavin’ of the ship?”~He turned his quid with
85 XXVI | Nay, nay; while the ould ship lasts, let’s stick to her,
86 XXVII | from land. Moreover, the ship had sunk considerably during
87 XXVII | captain had abandoned the ship that had once been under
88 XXVII | chest was lost when the ship began to sink. Nevertheless,
89 XXVIII| that were broken from the ship’s sides by the violence
90 XXIX | XXIX.~DECEMBER 7th.—The ship was sinking rapidly; the
91 XXIX | the very moment when the ship was descending into the
92 XXIX | raft, nor return to the ship. Curtis tied a rope round
93 XXIX | was hauled back to the ship.~Meantime, Dowlas and his
94 XXIX | him, Curtis then left the ship; the rope was cut and we
95 XXX | Falsten, and myself; the ship’s officers, Captain Curtis,
96 XXX | destroyed at the time when the ship’s deck was submerged, and
97 XXXIV | by a distant tempest. A ship, in such a case, would have
98 XXXVI | the survivor of so many ship wrecks. Our party is thus
99 XXXIX | said, “perhaps some passing ship—”~“Ship!” he cried impatiently, “
100 XXXIX | perhaps some passing ship—”~“Ship!” he cried impatiently, “
101 XXXIX | falling in with a passing ship.” Then, breaking off suddenly,
102 XLI | of the stranding of the ship, of our sojourn on Ham Rock,
103 XLII | pointing to the east.~“A ship! A ship!” he cried.~In an
104 XLII | to the east.~“A ship! A ship!” he cried.~In an instant
105 XLII | longer there. If it were a ship, that ship had disappeared;
106 XLII | If it were a ship, that ship had disappeared; but probably
107 XLIII | hopes, but I think I see a ship.”~It was as well that the
108 XLIII | distinguish the outline of a ship under sail.~Almost at the
109 XLIII | direction, raised the cry, “Ship ahoy!”~Whether it was that
110 XLIII | most undeniably, was the ship, and the question rose at
111 XLIII | couple of centuries. The ship might change her course
112 XLIII | between hope and despair. The ship was evidently making her
113 XLIII | wandered from the distant ship to our captain’s face. Curtis
114 XLIII | dropped a frightful oath. The ship was still nine miles away,
115 LIV | more day? If no land or ship is in sight to-morrow, then
116 LIV | viewed the coast or the ship of which she spoke; and
117 LIV | through the darkness some ship will approach, and that
118 LV | hopes began to fade. Neither ship nor shore had appeared,
119 LVII | Charleston on board the ship, only five passengers and
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