Narrative of the Euphrates expedition - carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. (1868) (14766632861)

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Title: Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837.

Year: 1868 (1860s)

Authors: Chesney, Francis Rawdon, 1789-1872

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Publisher: London: : Longmans, Green, and co.

Contributing Library: Boston Public Library

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bring up ; consequently, itbecame most prudent to steam onwards, the result ofwhich I now give in the words of Mr. Fitzjames :— 6 A squall was observed on the right hand, which itwas thought would not reach us ; but just as we werehurricane. gomg through the rocky passage of Is-Geria (which,however, we did not see, as there were three feet ofwater over the rocks), the squall was observed comingin our direction from the WSW. with great rapidity,and looking like a large cloud of black mud. As soon asthe rocks were passed, the Tigris made signal to pickup our berth, and she rounded by us to the left bank.As our broadside came to the stream, we were takenwith the violence of the hurricane, which made usheel considerably ; but being too near the Tigris, itbecame necessary to back our paddles, to avoid afatal collision. It was blowing tremendously, and theair so thick with sand that we could scarcely see. Onour bow touching the bank, Charlewood and a number of Mr. Fitz-jamessaccountof the

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■=1 - LOSS OF THE TIGRIS STEAMER. 253 the crew jumped on shore, and by the greatest exertions chap. xiv. got an anchor out, which, with the full power ofsteam, held her till two chain-cables were got out, andsecured by means of jumpers driven into the ground;but with all this she dragged, and would have gonedown at her anchor had the storm continued—for thewaves were then four feet above the bank of the river.When at its height, we saw the poor Tigris fall offfrom the shore, and drift past us at a fearful rate, broad-side to the wind, and heeling over considerably. Shesoon disappeared in the cloud of sand, but on lookingastern, soon after, I saw her in a sinking state, withher bow already under water—in fact going down, andit is believed that, on reaching the bottom, she turnedkeel upwards. Such is the account written, on the instant, by the Mr.lamented Fitzjames. The following is that given also WOods~at the time by Mr. Charlewood, who says: At two ^tiiT*p.m.-, the men having d

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