At dawn of day they perceived a large ship under their lee, lying upon her side, water-logged, her hands attempting to wear her by first cutting away the mizen mast, and then main mast: hoisting her ensign, with the union downwards, in order to draw the attention of the fleet; but to no purpose, for no succour could be given, and she very soon went down head foremost, the fly of her ensign being the last thing visible. This was the _Dutton_, formerly an Indiaman, and then a store ship, commanded by a lieutenant of the navy, who in his agitation leaped from her deck into the sea; but, as might be expected, was very soon overwhelmed by the billows. Twelve or thirteen of the crew contrived, however, to slip off with one of the boats, and running with the wind, endeavoured to reach a large ship before them, failing in which, however, and afraid of filling if they attempted to haul up for that purpose, they made up for another ship more to the leeward, who, fortunately descrying them, threw a number of ropes, by the help of which these desperate fellows scrambled up her sides and fortunately saved their lives. Out of ninety-four or ninety-five sail seen the day before scarcely twenty could now be counted; of the ships of war there were discovered the _Canada_ half hull down upon the lee quarter, having her main-top mast and mizen mast gone, the main top damaged, the main yard aloft, and the main sail furled. The _Centaur_ was far to windward, without masts, bowsprit or rudder; and the _Glorieux_ without fore mast, bowsprit, or main-top mast. Of these the two latter perished with all their crews, excepting the captain of the _Centaur_ and a few of his people, who contrived to slip off her stern into one of the boats unnoticed, and thus escaped the fate of the rest. The _Ville de Paris_ appeared to have received no injury, and was commanded by a most experienced seaman, who had made twenty-four voyages to and from the West Indies, and had, therefore, been pitched upon to lead the ship through the Gulf; nevertheless, she was afterwards buried in the ocean with all on board her, consisting of above eight hundred people. Of the convoy, besides the _Dutton_ before mentioned and the _British Queen_, seven others were discovered without mast or bowsprit; eighteen lost masts, and several others had actually foundered. In the course of this day the _Canada_ crossed upon and passed the _Ramilies_. Some of the trade attempted to follow the _Canada_, but she ran at such a rate that they soon found it to be in vain, and then returned to the flag ship. The _Ramilies_ had at this time six feet of water in her hold, and the pumps would not free her, the water having worked out the oakum, and her beams amid ship being almost drawn from her clamps.