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Friday Aug. 7th.

As I expected the storm broke upon about
eight o'clock last evening with awful
suddenness. The wind blew with terrible
violence lashing the sea into foam, and
shaking the old ship as if it would
tear her into fragments. She was put
over on her side very quickly by the force
of the wind and waves and flew along
under [lure?] poles with a rapidity unequalled
at any time during the voyage up to the
present time. The Captain, who up to the
present time had left the management
of the vessel to his subordinate officers
now made his appearance and assumed
the command of the ship. Nearly all
of the passengers had from fear returned to
their bunks where they could not see, even
if they could hear the storm without.
But I and Mr. Coad attracted by the
novelty of the scene and situation and
not feeling the least afraid, could not
refrain from [slopping?] on deck till
the last minute. The surface of the

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