Latter Struggles in the Journey of Life: Or, the Afternoon of My Days. The Real Life of a Country Bookseller..

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833. Excerpt: ... and, including, An Apparatus For Restoring Suspended Animation,--for these dangerous shores, that had, previously to 1811, when the Bell-Rock Beacon was first lighted up, on so whole matter of providing the Boat--Boat-House--Carriage, and Tackle, together with the Apparatus For Restoring Suspended Animation, was completed, and paid for, from our numerous subscriptions, amounting, with interest, to £371. 19s. Id. in the short space of exactly a twelvemonth from the date of our first meeting--the whole having been declared in a state of readiness on the evening of October the 14th, 1808--a rather strange coincidence; but, it will be seen, not a moment too soon, when it is added, as another remarkable circumstance, that the boat was, in fact, called away into actual service, early on the following morning, (and long before, the Leith Life Boat, on the same errand, had reached the streets of Dunbar, under the direction of, that enterprising hero of these shores, Mr David Laing, (one of the original Life Boat Committee) to the assistance of Captain Dix, of his Majesty's sloop Cygnet, whose certificate attached--for I have no room here for the documents more at large--speaks for itself:--This is to certify the Directors of the Dunbar Life Boat, that every assistance was rendered to Sis Majesty,s sloop Cygnet, on the 16th of October, by the crew in her, under the direction of Mr David Laing, whose own exertions were very great; also, that every benefit would have been received from her if the wind had remained on the shore. Her appearance over the rods on the preceding evening gave great hopes to all on board, who had been so long in expectation of being dashed to pieces Given under my band, on board H. M. Sloop Cygnet, in Leith Roads, this 26th day of Octo...