Intending for his native shore;
The wind at south-south-west did roar,
There likewise was a terrible sky,
Which made the sea to run mountains high.

"The tide of ebb not being done,
But quickly to the west did run,
Which put us all in dreadful fear,
Because there was not room to wear;
The wind and weather increased sore.
Which drove ten sail of us ashore.

"Ashore went the _Northumberland_,
The _Harwich_ and the _Cumberland_,
The _Cloister_ and the _Lion_, too;
But the _Elizabeth_, she had most to rue,
She ran stem on and her _Lion_ broke,
And sunk the _Cambridge_ at one stroke.

"But the worst is what I have to tell,
The greatest ships had the greatest fall;
The brave `_Crounation_' and all her men,
Was lost and drownded every one,
Except a little midshipman and eighteen more
Who in the long-boat comed ashore.

"And thus they lost their precious lives,
But the greatest loss was unto their wives,
Who, with their children, left ashore,
Their husbands' watery death deplore;
And weep their fate with many of tears,
But grief endureth not for years.

"Now you who've a mind to go to sea,
Pray take a useful hint from me;
Oh! stay at home and be content
With what kind Providence has sent;
For these were punish'd unto their deeds,
For grumbling when they had no needs.

"Now may Heaven bless our worthy King,
Likewise his ministers we sing,
And may they ever steer a course,
To make things better 'stead of worse;
And England's flag triumphant fly,
The dread of every enemy."

O'Grady's song, though often heard before, was received with no less
applause in consequence. Other songs followed, but the effort was
greater than many of the seamen could make. Several attempted to tell
stories or their own adventures, but the former had no ending, and they
very soon lost the thread of their adventures. Then they wandered
strangely; some stopped altogether; others laughed and cried
alternately. Even Devereux could with difficulty keep command of his
own senses. Food and a few drops of precious water were distributed
among the sufferers; without it, few could have survived another night.
That night came, however, and that night passed, though some on the raft
had passed away from life when another sun arose.

Paul more than once asked himself, "Why did I come to sea?"

Reuben overheard him. "To my mind, Paul, when a person has done w