I got up out of my cabin and looked out; but such a dismal sight I never saw: the sea ran mountains high, and broke upon us every three or four minutes; when I could look about, I could see nothing but distress round us; two ships that rode near us, we found, had cut their masts by the board, being deep laden; and our men cried out that a ship which rode about a mile ahead of us was foundered.
A látvány iszonyatos volt. A hegymagasságú hullámok tornyosultak fölénk, és három-négy percenként elborították alkotmányunkat.