The pirate, and The three cutters (1845) (14778924901)

Identifier: piratethreecutte00mar (find matches)
Title: The pirate, and The three cutters
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
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Publisher: London (etc.) A. Fullarton and co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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hought Francisco; she willbe lost—they cannot see the bank! and he wouldhave made a signal to her, if he had been able, towarn her of her danger, forgetting, at the time, hisown desolate situation. 130 THE SAND-BANK. As Francisco watched, the sun rose, bright andjoyous, over this scene of anxiety and pain. Oncame the vessel, flying before the gale; while theseas chased her as if they would fain overwhelm her.It was fearful to see her scud—agonizing to knowthat she was rushing to destruction. At last he could distinguish those on board. Hewaved his hand, but they perceived him not; heshouted, but his voice was borne away by the gale.On came the vessel, as if doomed. She was withintwo cables length of the bank, when those on boardperceived their danger. It was too late!—theyrounded her to—another and another wave hurledher towards the sand. She struck!—her only remain-ing mast fell over the side—and the roaring waveshastened to complete their work of destruction andof death!
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CHAPTER XI THE ESCAPE. Franciscos eyes were fixed upon the vessel, overwhich the sea now broke with terrific violence. Thereappeared to be about eight or nine men on her deck,who sheltered themselves under the weather bulwarks.Each wave, as it broke against her side and thendashed in foam over her, threw her, with a convulsivejerk, still further on the sand-bank. At last she wasso high up that their fury was partly spent beforethey dashed against her frame. Had the vessel beenstrong and well built; had she been a collier coastingthe English shores, there was a fair chance that shemight have withstood the fury of the storm until ithad subsided, and that by remaining on board, thecrew might have survived; but she was of a verydifferent mould, and, as Francisco justly surmised, anAmerican brig, built for swift sailing, very sharp, and,moreover, very slightly put together. Franciscos eyes, as may easily be supposed, werenever removed from the only object which could now 132 THE ESCAPE. in