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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539733" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Wreck of the Barque Wm. Paterson of Liverpool</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ye landsmen all attend my verse, and I'll tell to ye a tale<br>Concerning the barque &quot;Wm. Paterson&quot; that was lost in a tempestuous gale;<br>She was on a voyage from Bangkok to the Clyde with a cargo of Teakwood,<br>And the crew numbered Fifteen in all of seamen firm and good. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas on the 11th of March, when a violent gale from the southward broke out,<br>And for nine days during tempestuous weather their ship was tossed about<br>By the angry sea, and the barque she sprang a leak,<br>Still the crew wrought at the pumps till their hearts were like to break. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And the pumps were kept constantly going for fourteen long hours,<br>And the poor men were drenched to the skin with sea spray showers;<br>Still they wrougnt at the pumps till they became rather clogged<br>Until at last the barque became thoroughly water-logged. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh! hard was the fate of these brave men,<br>While the water did rush in from stern to stem,<br>Poor souls,'twas enough to have driven them frantic,<br>To be drifting about water-logged in the Atlantic. At last she became unmanageable and her masts had to be cut away,<br>Which the brave crew performed quickly without delay;<br>Still gales of more or less violence prevailed every day,<br>Whilst the big waves kept dashing o'er them, likewise the spray. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And with the fearful hurricane the deckhouse and galley were carried away,<br>Yet the thought of a speedy deliverance kept up their courage day by day,<br>And the captain prepared for the breaking up of the ship without dismay,<br>And to save his rations he reduced each man to two biscuits a day. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The brave heroes managed to save a pinnace about fifteen feet long,<br>And into it thirteen of the crew quickly and cautiously did throng,<br>With two bags of biscuits and a cask of water out of the tank.<br>And for these precious mercies, God they did thank; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Who is the giver of all good things,<br>And to those that put their trust in him often succour brings<br>And such has been the case with these brave men at sea,<br>That sent Captain McMullan to save them and bring them to Dundee. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">When once into the pinnace they improvised a sail into a tent,<br>Which to the crew some little shelter lent;<br>Still every day they were drifting towards the coast of Greenland,<br>Yet they hoped in God that speedy deliverance might be near at hand. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And as every day passed by they felt woe begone,<br>Because no sail could they see on the horizon;<br>And they constructed a sea anchor to keep the boat's head to sea,<br>And not withstanding their hardships they stood out bravely. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And on the 19th of March a ship hove in sight,<br>Which proved to be the &quot;Slieve Roe&quot; to their delight;<br>Then they hoisted a signal of distress when they espied the &quot;Slieve Roe,&quot;<br>But it was not seen on account of the wreck being in the water so low. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But as soon as Captain McMullan knew it was a signal of distress,<br>Then heroically and quickly his men he did address,<br>He cried! come my men keep the ship close to the wind,<br>And let's try if we can these unfortunate souls find. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And as the &quot;Slieve Roe&quot; to them drew near,<br>Poor souls they gave a hearty cheer;<br>Then they were immediately taken on board,<br>And they thanked Captain McMullan for saving them, likewise the Lord. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then a crew from the &quot;Slieve Roe&quot; were sent away,<br>For the two remaining members of the crew without delay;<br>The Captain and a Sailor, together with a cat and a pet dog,<br>Which had been the companions of the sailors, and seemed as frisky as a frog. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And when they had all got safe on board,<br>With one accord they thanked the Lord;<br>And Captain McMullan kindly did them treat,<br>By giving them dry clothing and plenty of meat. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And for his kind treatment unto them he deserves great praise,<br>For his many manly and kindly ways,<br>By saving so many lives during the time he has been at sea,<br>And in particular for fetching the crew of the &quot;Wm. Paterson&quot; safe to Dundee.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Topaz+McGonagall">William Topaz McGonagall</a><div class=q>
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Concerning the barque &quot;Wm. Paterson&quot; that was lost in a tempestuous gale;
She was on a voyage from Bangkok to the Clyde with a cargo of Teakwood,
And the crew numbered Fifteen i..."></div>
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