The Royal Charter's Black Day
The passengers were in good spirits - feasting, dancing, but more important than that, they were rich. The atrocities that followed are a lesson in human audacity, the futility of money and the insuperable power of the sea.
Captain Taylor had promised his passengers that they would reach Liverpool within twenty-four hours of leaving Queenstown, Ireland by breaking his own record in the process. However, as the ship came round Pwynt Leinas on the last leg of her journey, she was caught in a storm that was bigger than anything seen before.
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by Bedwr Rees
The crew tried to turn her towards the expanse of the Irish Sea, but nothing prevailed. She was stuck in a lethal hole. With nothing except the rocks of Anglesey behind her, The Royal Charter, and everyone on her, relied on the mercy on the sea. The first to notice that something was wrong was Mesach Williams, a native of Moelfre.
From his house on the hill brow overlooking the bay he could see the lights on the ship dazzling like little pins through the storm. He ran to get help and when the men of the village reached the rocks by Poerth Eleth, they were shocked by the view in front of them.
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