class="tdl">Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice,

182 Seamen wintering in Spitzbergen, 185 A Man Overboard, 190 An Escape through the Cabin-Windows, 192 Tom Cringle’s Log, 197 Loss of the Nautilus, Sloop of War, 201 Wreck of a Slave Ship, 212 The Wrecked Seamen, 213 Adventures of Philip Ashton, 219 Explosion of H. B. M. ship Amphion, 220 Loss of H. B. M. ship La Tribune, 245 Burning of the Prince, a French East Indiaman, 250 Wreck of the Schooner Betsey, 259 Early American Heroism, 262 Fingal’s Cave, 264 Loss of H. B. M. ship Ramillies, 267 Preservation of Nine Seamen, 276 Capt. Ross’s Expedition, 281 Loss of the Catharine, Venus, and Piedmont, transports, and three Merchant Ships, 288 Wreck of the Ship Sidney, 298 Loss of the Duke William, transport, 303 Commodore Barney, 320 Naval Battles of the United States, 324 Address to the Ocean, 336

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THE

BOOK OF THE OCEAN.

ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN WOODWARD AND FIVE SEAMEN IN THE ISLAND OF CELEBES.

In the year 1791, Woodward sailed from Boston in the ship Robert Morris, Captain Hay, for the East Indies. On his arrival there he was employed in making country voyages until the 20th of January, when he sailed as chief-mate in an American ship from Batavia bound to Manilla.

In passing through the straits of Macassar, they found the wind and current both against them, and after beating up for six weeks they fell short of provision. Captain Woodward and five seamen were sent to purchase some from a vessel about four leagues distant. They were without water, provisions, or compass,—having on board only an axe, a boat hook, two penknives, a useless gun and forty dollars in cash.

They reached the ship at sunset, and were told by the captain that he had no provision to spare as he was bound to China and was victualled for only one month. He advised them to stay until morning, which they did. But when morning dawned, their own ship was out of sight even from the mast head, and with a fair wind for her to go through the straits of Macassar. Being treated coolly by the captain, they agreed with one voice to leave the ship in search of their own. On leaving the vessel, the captain gave them twelve musket cartridges and a round bottle of brandy, but neither water nor provision of any sort.

They rowed till twelve o’clock at night, in hopes of seeing their own vessel, and then drawing near an island they thought it prudent to go there to get some fresh water.—They landed and made a large fire in hopes their ship might see it. But not being able to see any thing of her in the morning and finding no water or provisions on the island, they continued their course in the middle of the straits six days longer, without going on shore or tasting of any thing but brandy. They soon had the shore of Celebes in sight, where they determined to go in search of provisions and then to proceed