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As soon as the young girl, confided to the care of the sympathizing / friends, had left the ship, André Vasling, the mate, apprised Jean / Cornbutte of the dreadful event which had deprived him of his son, / narrated in the ship's journal as follows: -
"At the height of the Maëlstrom, on the 26th of April, the ship, / putting for the cape, by reason of bad weather and south-west winds, / perceived signals of distress made by a schooner to the leeward. This / schooner, deprived of its mizzen-mast, was running towards the / whirlpool, under bare poles. Captain Louis Cornbutte, seeing that this / vessel was hastening into imminent danger, resolved to go on board her. / Despite the remonstrances of his crew, he had the long-boat lowered / into the sea, and got into it, with the sailor Courtois and the / helmsman Pierre Nouquet. The crew watched them until they disappeared / in the fog. Night came on. The sea became more and more boisterous. The / "Jeune-Hardie", drawn by the currents in those parts, was in danger of / being engulfed by the Maëlstrom. She was obliged to fly before the / wind. For several days she hovered near the place of the disaster, but / in vain. The long-boat, the schooner, Captain Louis, and the two / sailors did not reappear. André Vasling then called the crew together, / took command of the ship, and set sail for Dunkirk."