She foundered at sea, whether going or returning is not said; in consequence, we are told, of injuries received from the stroke of a whale, of the thornback species.

So suddenly did she sink, that her crew, only six in number, had barely time to save themselves.

They escaped to the jolly boat, saving nothing but their lives.

They took with them neither water nor provisions; and for six days, hopeless of succor, they lay tossing to and fro, upon the bald and cheerless ocean.
A dog, which swam to them from the sinking vessel, was sacrificed to their hunger.

His raw flesh was their only food, his blood their only drink, during this distressing period.