This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...and rigg'd it as well as we could, and with a main-sail lower'd almost to the deck, stood at a great rate afore it all night and the next day, and on Tuesday morning we saw land, but could not tell where it was; but being not in a condition to keep the sea, we run in, and made signals of distress; some pilots came off ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...and rigg'd it as well as we could, and with a main-sail lower'd almost to the deck, stood at a great rate afore it all night and the next day, and on Tuesday morning we saw land, but could not tell where it was; but being not in a condition to keep the sea, we run in, and made signals of distress; some pilots came off to us, by whom we were inform'd we had reached the coast of Norway, and having neither anchor nor cable on board capable to ride the ship, a Norwegian pilot came on board, and brought us into a creek, where we had smooth water, and lay by till we got help, cables, and anchors, by which means we are safe in place." "The Russia fleet," says Defoe, "near a hundred sail, which happened to be then upon the coast, was absolutely dispersed and scattered, some got into Newcastle, some into Hull, and some into Yarmouth roads; two foundered in the sea; one or two more run ashore, and were lost; and the reserve frigate, their convoy, foundered in Yarmouth roads, and no boat from the shore durst go off to relieve her, though it was in the day time, but all her men perished. In Yarmouth roads there rode at least 400 sail, being most of them laden colliers, Russia-men, and coasters from Lynn and Hull. In the River Thames, at the Nore, lay about 12 sail of the Queen's hired ships and storeships, and two men-of-war. In the Downs 160 sail of merchant ships outward bound, besides that part of the fleet which came in from the Mediterranean with Sir Cloudesley Shovel, 18 men-of-war, with tenders and victuallers. At Portsmouth and Cowes, there lay three fleets; first a fleet of transports and tenders, who with Admiral Dilks brought the forces from Ireland that were to accompany the king of Spain to Lisbon; secondly, a great fleet of victuallers...
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