Had the wind sprung up during the hours of darkness not a soul on board would have lived to record the tale.
Very early the next morning, as Captain Godfrey was standing on the quarter deck, conversing with the officer in charge of the ship, the rain began suddenly to descend in torrents and the wind to freshen.

The mist that had enshrouded the ship for so many days, began to lift, and the sun shone through by instalments.

Soon it was seen that the _Pitt_ was hemmed in by rocks, almost wedged in among them.

Fortunately the storm soon abated, and the situation of the vessel kept her in an upright position.

The fog settled down again, and for the next ten days all on board were kept busy in saving their effects and the King's stores.
At the end of ten days all on board were taken off.