Folio 136: Daniel Furzer, Naval Officer, Kinsale. Last night, in the passage, he...

Folio 136: Daniel Furzer, Naval Officer, Kinsale. Last night, in the passage, he found the Shark sloop, Captain Samuel Goddard, who provided an account of the disaster. He sailed from the harbour on the 29th but about 15 miles out the wind changed and he had to The weather was so bad no Pilot boat could get to him and she was driven on to Rampoint, in the harbour, broke her rother and fell ashore on her broad side. They let go of the bower and floated again and a Pilot boat was able to reach them and warped her, using the stream anchor, into a small channel. On the 31st, using hawsers and a long boat from a Dutchman, they got her off and nailed deals to the remains of the rother but were then hit by another storm He has got lighters to unload the beer, water, guns, cables and anchors to lighten her for hauling ashore on Thursday for the rother to be repaired for which he will send the timber and iron tomorrow. Damaged.