As this was not found sufficient we continued to Lighten her by every method we could think off; as the Tide fell the ship began to make Water as much as two pumps could free: at Noon she lay with 3 or 4 Streakes heel to Starboard; Latitude observed 15 degrees 45 minutes South.
Tuesday, 12th.

Fortunately we had little wind, fine weather, and a smooth Sea, all this 24 Hours, which in the P.M.gave us an Opportunity to carry out the 2 Bower Anchors, one on the Starboard Quarter, and the other right a Stern, got Blocks and Tackles upon the Cables, brought the falls in abaft and hove taught.

By this time it was 5 o'Clock p.m.; the tide we observed now begun to rise, and the leak increased upon us, which obliged us to set the 3rd Pump to work, as we should have done the 4th also, but could not make it work.

At 9 the Ship righted, and the Leak gain'd upon the Pumps considerably.

This was an alarming and, I may say, terrible circumstance, and threatened immediate destruction to us.