The Sun by intervals peeped through the corner of a Cloud, but soon disappearing, gave us a more melancholick Prospect of the Weather. About 11 a Clock it dispersed the Clouds, and the Hurricane abated into a more moderate Storm, which drove us over to the Bank of _Flanders_, and thence along the Coast of _Holland_ and _Friesland_ to the entrance of the Elb, where the 4th of _December_ we had almost as violent a Storm, as when we drove from our Anchors, the Wind at North West, driving us directly upon the Shoar. So that we must all have inevitably perished, had not God mercifully favoured us about 10 a Clock at night with a South West Wind, which gave us an opportunity to put to Sea. But being afterwards driven near the Coast of _Norway_, the Ship wanting Anchors and Cables, our Wood and Candles wholly expended; no Beer on Board, nor any thing else in lieu; every one reduced to one quart of Water _per_ Day, the Men, who had been harrassed at _Belle Isle_; and in our _Mediterranean_ Voyage, now jaded by the continual Fatigues of the Storms, falling sick every Day, the Vice-Admiral in this exigency thought it advisable to put into _Gottenbourgh_, the only Port where we could hope to be supplied. We arrived there the 11th of _December_, and having without lost of time got Anchors and Cables from _Copenhagen_, and Provisions from _Gottenbourgh_, we sailed thence the Third of _January_, with twelve Merchant Men under our Convoy, all loaden with Stores for her Majesty's Navy. The Eleventh following we prevented four _French_ Privateers from taking four of our Store-Ships. At Night we anchored off the _Long-Sand-Head_. Weighed again the next Day, but soon came to an Anchor, because it was very hazy Weather. Here we rid against a violent Storm, which was like to have put us to Sea. But after three Days very bad Weather, we weighed and arrived to the _Buoy of the Nore_ the 23d of _January_, having run very great Risks among the Sands. For we had not only contrary Winds, but also very tempestuous Winds. We lost 28 Men by Sickness, contracted by the Hardships which they endur'd in the bad Weather; and had not Sir _Stafford Fairborne_ by his great care and diligence, got the Ship out of _Gottenbourgh_, and by that prevented her being frozen up, most part of the Sailers had perished afterwards by the severity of the Winter, which is intolerable Cold in those parts. A LIST _of such of Her Majesty's Ships, with their Commanders Names, as were cast away by the Violent Storm on_ Friday _Night the_ 26_th of_ November 1703. _the Wind having been from the_ S.W. _to_ W.S.W. _and the Storm continuing from about Midnight to past Six in the Morning_.