aptain of the ship, who managed to leap out of a stern port
and was saved, as was the late Sir Philip Durham, port-admiral of
Portsmouth, then one of the junior lieutenants. The accident happened
from the gross negligence and obstinacy of one of the lieutenants. In
order to get at a water-cock on the starboard side, the ship had been
heeled down on her larboard side, by running her guns over until the
lower deck port-sills were just level with the water. Some casks of rum
were being hoisted on board from a lighter, bringing the ship still more
over. The carpenter, seeing the danger, reported it to the lieutenant
of the watch, who at first obstinately refused to listen to him. A
second time he went to the officer, who, when too late, turned the hands
up to right ship, intending to run the guns back into their former
places. The weight of five or six hundred men, however, going over to
the larboard side completely turned the hitherto critically balanced
scale; and the ship went right over, with her masts in the water. The
sea rushing through her ports quickly filled her, when she righted and
went down, those who had clambered through the ports on her starboard
side being swept off. Two hundred out of nine hundred alone were saved.
Among these was a midshipman only nine years old, and a little child
found fastened on to the back of a sheep swimming from the wreck. He
could not tell the names of his parents, who must have perished, and
only knew that his name was Jack, so he was called John Lamb. None of
his relatives could be found, and a subscription was raised and people
took care of him, and having received a liberal education, he entered an
honourable profession.

Some years ago the remains of the ship were blown up by Sir C. Pasley,
and many of the guns recovered. Close to the spot, in the days of bluff
King Harry, the Mary Rose, after an action with a French ship, went down
with her gallant captain, Sir George Carew, and all his men, while his
crew were attempting to get at the shot-holes she had received.

In 1701, the Edgar, 74 guns, which had just arrived from Canada, blew
up; her crew and their friends were making merry when they, to the
number of eight hundred, miserably perished.

While at anchor here also, the Boyne, of 91 guns, caught fire. All
efforts to put out the flames were unavailing; but the greater number of
her crew escaped in boats. As she drifted from Spithead towards
Southsea, her g