Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy Between 1793 And 1849 Gilly 8 1
Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy Between 1793 And 1849 Gilly 8 1
Gilly William O. S.
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[13] Such was the fate of the Minotaur, her captain, and four hundred ofher crew. There is not the slightest doubt but that, had the Dutchsent assistance, the greater part of the ship's company would havebeen saved; and it would appear by the following extract from aletter, written on the subject by Lieutenant Snell, that the riskattending such a humane attempt, on the part of the Dutch, would nothave been great. Lieutenant Snell says:-- 'The launch which had brought on shore eighty-five men, w...as of thesmallest description of 74 launches, with one gunwale entirely brokenin, and without a rudder. This will better prove than anything I cansay how easy it would have been for the Dutch admiral in the Texel tohave saved, or to have shown some wish to have saved, the remainingpart of the crew. ' On the other hand, we have the report from the chief officer of themarine district of the North coast, addressed to the Minister ofMarine, in which he states, that 'Captain Musquetie, commander in theTexel Roads, sent, at daylight on the 23rd, two boats to reconnoitrethe Minotaur, but the wind and sea prevented them approaching thevessel.
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