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Captain James Braund

Pilot over Bideford Bar
for over forty years.

Wlio Never Lost a Vessel or a Life.

a,4<jr^

NOTE.

Believing that there are many of the
BraunJ connection who would n^e to have
in their possession this little pamphlet, pub-
lished in Bideford in 1873, the writer had it
re-printed (together with ** A Recollection
of a later date) and now presents a copy
with his compliments, to all the descendants
of Captain William Braund, late of Port
Hope, Ontario, Canada, and trusts that it
may prove of sufficient interest by the
Braund posterity to be preserved and handed
down to future generations.

S. FRED BAULCH

(Grandson of Captain Wm, Braund)

Sales Manager

GERHARD HEINTZMAN. LIMITED.

Piano Manu(ac*:nrers,

TORONTO. ONT., CANADA

A Recollection.

I'HKFATOHV NOTK.— It is (I suppose) rare for jiny iiidi-
vidu'il to set himself down deliberately to produce verse, of
wluitsoever kind, without haviii^ some object iu view, or beiujj
incited thereto by the recollection, nt least, of something he has
heard, seen, or done. Certainly I am no exception to the rule.
Yesterday I haj)pened to make a trip to Bucks Mills, and, after
an interval of six years, shook hands once more with the well-
nigh king — or patriarch, if you will, — of that place, (JAPlAfiN
.JAMES BRAUNE. He is now broken down by age and infirm-
ity, but is not the less interesting on that account. Himself one
of the few survivors of a generatiion of men n >/ fast passing
away, his simple boast is that he never lost a vessel, nor a single
soul, all the years he commanded a vessel, but was actually, in
God's providence, the means of saving some twelve lives at sea.

Full many a storm has beaten on thy h^-ow.
Old sailor, whom we hold converse with now,

Down-stricken with a weight of years fourscore;
And gone thy strength to-day, so ready erst
To help thy shipwrecked comrade, when outburst,

Sudden and fierce, the tempest 's thundering roar.

Faltering thy step, scarce able now to pace
The humble courtyard of thy fisher's place;

But still a bright and kindly look is rife
Upon thy honest countenance; and I
Desire that, when Heav'n call thee, thou may'st die

With peace and joy to crown a well-spent life.

—EDWARD HENRY BLAKENEY.

Westward Ho! Aug. 10, 1889.

Pilot over Bideford Bar for forty years, never lost vessel oj

life.

JAMES BRAUND,

Fisherman and Pilot,

One of thi Fifth tJeiuration ;

BORN AND RESIDING ON THE OPKN SHORE AT BUCKS.

FishinK Hamlet n Barnstaple or Bideford Bay. on the Coast of Nortli Daven.

Aged 65. Mary his wife 62, AD. 1873.

annah, Tlit> WclovtMl Djuij-ljti'r of .hmios i^c >iiuy

liiiiiKl, Horn ;it Hiicks, .laniiary Htli, IS.ll.
She <lioil happy in the Lord, Auj^ust 'Jnd,
\S')-1; and for "her l*iety, as a pattern to
^'outh. 4,()l)(> copies of a I'aniphlet was
|.ul)lislied, entitled, "The l*'ishin^ llandet,
or a Memorial of Hannah." Printed l)y
.lohn Wright, Steam Press, Bristol, 1S.")2.

James 'I he Son of James and Mary Uraund. was

Horn at Hiieks. February 24\h, IH.'U. Killed
bv a fall from the ("litil's at Luiidy Island,
June 10, 1S()9.

Mary, The Daughter of James and Mary Braund,

was Born at Bueks, February lind, 188(5.

William, The Son of James and Mary Braund, was Born

at Bu(d<s, December L'nd, ls;?7.

John, The Son of James and Mary Braund, was Born

at Bucks, October (ith, 1839.

Elizabeth, The Daughter of James and Mary Braund,

was Born at Bucks, April 2(ith, 1841.

Frederick, The Son of .lames and Mary liraund, was

Born at Bucks, April l.lth, 1844.

Christopher, The Son of James and Mary Braund, was Bovn

at Bucks, March lOth, 1840.

Ellen, The Daughter of .lames and Mary B.-iund, was

Born at Bucks, Juno 11th, 18*48.

Matilda, The Daughter of James and Mary Braund, was

Born at Bucks, .Tune lOth, 18,30.

Reuben, The darling Son of James and Mary Braund,

was Born at Bucks, January 24th, 1858,

.Tamos Braund has within the last 2.") years saved 12 Lives, with
a little Herring-boat, besides Vessels, ai;d on going off to a Ship
in distress, she was driven near Bideford Bar, and his boat
forced to folloAv the vessel's perilous track; miraculously escap-
ing. See Newspapers.

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Tho Rrnmwls of Bucks! tli,. BraiiiKls of RucUs!

A liu'c of Iwirdy .NUmi!
So full of couni;-*', thiit their 'pluck' —

KttMimlly rrniaiii.

Kivc (UMU'iatioiis of this h'ac i» —

llavo not yet passtMl awav;
All born at lUicks, a, rocky [dace,

I n liidcfonl 's snu^ \iiiy.

Hcnovvii'd as rislicrmcn of old,

S(f they coiit iauc now,
And Laun'-h their boats like lions hold.

To guide each fishiny; plough.

No Haven have the;/! not a Pier!

Wherein to ino(.r their Craft,
But uj) and down tlr» rocks, wi'Ji care,

They haul thoin foro and aft.

The Braundn of Rucks' the Rraunds of Rucks!

Are \aIorous, 'tis true;
Keal water-dogs, and swim like ducks.

Soon as from shell got tiirough.

Mountains and rocks surround ej* di home,

Whereon their Goats do feed,
Supplying heather for the broom,

And kids and milk ui need.

Advent 'rouH Braunds! Aovent 'rous lirauiids!

T^'' "7 munch into the sea;
TV cast their nets," their wives catch prawn:

Whilst they mesh fish with glee.

Now hauling in their silver prey,

Perl)a[)s a dozen meas;
And home they come without dela}',

And shake them out like bees.

Oh! what a gladsome — glorious sight,
These Maek'rel and the Herring!

A gift of God! — view'd with delight, —
By wives and children cheering.

Then, JAMES, among them Captain JOE,

When ship or life 's in danger,
Have braved the sea, for friend or foe,

The foreigner or stranger.

No hazard for them is too great, —
The cry— * ' DISTRES ! " enough:

They rush unto the Beach, discreet,
Be weather e 'er so rough.

JAMKS' litV Pont is a Horrinp Yawl,

A little optMi I'rovv;
llns vvoiitlu'iM ii.uii.v a storm and squuU

Ami SAVKI) TWKI.Vl': LIVKS wo know.

.IXMKS in this Moat, to souls forlorn,

1 1 us «one to Ships in gloon.,—
Urivon in the bay— by tempests borne,

All wanting more sea-room:

And steer M them into AppltMlore,

A vvcli'omi' port and kind;
Or shipwr.M'k on the wind bound shore,

I'oor mnrinors would find.

A providential rescue hear-
When .loseph's Boat upset —

With him and son, and James' son, —
A scene of deep regret:

Three (luarters of a mile from shore —

The father back M his son,
And buov 'd his nephew up oefore,

Whilst waves did heavy run.

•lAMES with his glass saw their distress,

And prompt assistance gave;
.loe's Boat wat sunk, yet Heaven did bless —

His efTorts for to save.

The Lord sustain 'd the Captain's strength,

Three quarters of an hour,
To buoy the lads, — rescued at length.

By His Almighty Powc.

This boat, the father and each boy, —
Brought home to Liothers dear.

Tears flowed with mingled pain and joyj
It was a sight severe.

When taken first into the boat,

They all were clustered fast.
The boys were death-gript to Joe's coat.

But were unclasp 'd at last.

Finger by finger were unclench 'd.
With heartfelt love and care,

Which must have torn the coat if wrench 'd,
And injur 'd suflf'rers dear.

When -warm 'd and rubb 'd they came about.
Their hearts to heaven were rais'd,

Undaunted Joe, and swimmer stout,
His Preservator prais'd.

Aim Haul it sotMii M five niiiiuteH all,
ll(> float cil on the deop;

A vision cane unto his soul,
When nappy as aHloop.

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Foar not, my son, all's well," it, naid,
(ThoMo solemn words did <dierish),
That "Not one hair of thy just head —
Shall in the water perish."

Next liiirman's boat and men capsiz 'd

When fishing oil" the shore;
James Mraund, whose bravery is priz'd.

Went oil > nd sav M two niore.

A younjif man heating back from '(Jombe, '

Capsi/'d in sini'lar way;
lie launehi'd "(Jraee Darling" through the foam,

And taught his soul to pray,

That God would well reward those Braunds, —

So foremost life to save;
And reseue, where misfortune dawns,

Lives fio'H a watery grave.

J AM HIS went on board a foreign Brig,

So shatter 'd scarce could steer;
She Pilots had, besides a Uig,

And brought her into Pier.

To cut the cable they resoiv'd,

And let her drift en shore;
This ruin shall not be involvM,

Said JAMES, "I'll clear the Gore."

Clovelly is the place where I —
Will guarantee to bear her;
Unknown to all, some sail let fly.
And haul 'd it aft to steer her.

Succeeded, too, and moor'd her safe —

Into Clovelly Pier;
Although his hands did sorely chafe,

Reward was — all but fair.

Two men called Herbert next they spy,
Floating upon their uf,ts;
The sea was running very high, —
iNo odds — ^where there's upset.

Tumbling and rolling o'er and o'er,

For hours were toss'd about;
JAMES pull'd his boat across the Gore,

And two miles off went out.

He haulVl them, ca-ight in their own trap,

Into his bont v\ith sidll;
rutano-ltMl thcin upon liis Jap,

And (li<i their bellies fill.

The l:iraun(ls of Bucks! tlie r3raunds of Buciis!

Iiidustr'ous men and wives;
uMav they have fortune and good luck,

WIjo save i)oor sailors' lives.

Their thrifty women sell the iish.

And mend the nets with glee;
And mav tliey never want a dish —

Fiil'M vvi'th Prosperity.

[d] [n] [g]

Prom the *' Kxeter and Plymouth Gazette," December 21s', 1850.
On Mondav, about iialf-past twelve o'clock at noon, a new
American bri'gaiitine, belonging to Wm. Yeo, Esq., of Appledore,
hove in sight, in Bideford bay (being her first voyage from
Prince Edward Island). She was observed by Capt. James
Braund, of Bucks, ai)i)arently in distress, and seeing a Clovelly
boat approach her, but, whether from want of courage or prac-
ticability, return to the Pier, the undaunted heroism of the re-
nowned fifth generation of Braunds sprung up; Capt. James
and his brother humi-hed a herring-boat through the surf, a
tremendous sea running, following the boat through the
breakers, until they got her clear of the rocks, and succeeded
in hoisting the reefed lug sail, made towards the brigantine;
but the gale increasing, and the vessel driving towards the bar,
the little Grace Darling was left to the mercy of a raging sea,
and the Braunds had no alternative but to follow the vessel,
then making the best of her way over the bar, as they found
it impossible to return. The vessel, however, got into Apple-
dore safe; meanwhile, the brave fellows in the boat had nothing
but death before their eyes as a reward for their indefatigable
exertions to render assistance to mariners in distress. Previous
to taking the bar, they rigged tne mizen lug for a fore-sail,
threw out Jial"' their ballast, and the mate pulled off his boots,
expecting to hno a swim for it, and when on the bar, the sea
broke mountains high, behind and before them, but happily
not on them; one sea sent them right on end, and it was won-
derful that the boat had not turned over with them. Numbers
of people, looking at them on the hill at Appledore, exclaimed
that it was impossible she could ''live'" to come through such
a mad sea; yet, as nothing is impossible with Him who rules
the storm, the brave fellows got into Appledore in safety, about

throe o dock in tho afternoon, after encoiinterino- the most
nnra.-ulous enterprise of piloting' on reeor.l. The soo.l people
ot Apple, ore thion«e.| aronn.l them on their arrival, heartily
^•reetin^r them with expressions of ftla.lness nn.l praise for the
sl<iltiil manner m which they managed their tinv prow iu the Jes-
perate situation in which they were placed. To"describe the wail-
in^rs and screams of the wives and children of the two Braunds
js beyond |»ower to express— they watched their procrress up the
bay, as tar as tliey could, with momentary expectation to see
then; sink to rise no more." (Japt. .lame's has a wife and ten
ehiloren; and his brother a wife aud four children —There is
another brother of these Braunds, Cajit. Joseph, who has hereto
fore, ill like manner, gone oft to vessels in the bay in distress
from Bucks, and even when his comrades could not get alongside
of a stranger, a rope has been thrown to him in the boat, which
he has lashed round his middle, ;)uniped into the sea, and been
hauled on board by the crew, and succeeded in bringing them
into Appledore, for which he has been rewarded. (Japt. Joseph
was upset in a punt, half a mile from the land, some years ago,
when hauling np his lobster pots,— James launched another boat,'
and put oft', and succeeded in rescuing him. Three years ao-o'
Mr. Burman's boat, of Clovelly, capsized three miles off land',
when the two Braunds before mentioned put off to their assist-
ance, and rescued the two men who were on the nets. But to
conclude the narrative, — a horse was dispatched from Bucks
to Appledore to ascertain the result of this last adventure, wdien,
tinding they were safe, the messenger returned with glad tidings'
which changed the woe-worn countenances of the mothers and
childien. and numerous relatives and friends, who welcomed the
return of the Braunds with joyous congratulations.

From ''..oolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette.' October

29th, 1853.

Clovelly Herring Fishery. — On Monday the 17th instant, about
five o'clock in the morning, when the fishing boats were beating
back with their fish netted during the night the wind being
south-east, suddenly chopped round to north-west, blowing a
hurricane, and a boat belonging to Mr. Alexander Pidler, of
Clovelly. was seen from the pier to capsize, and sink. As tlie
catastrophe occurred two miles from Clovelly, and three quarters
of a mile from the land towards Bucks, it was deemed impossible
for any assistance to be rendered the unfortunate fisherman
from the former place. However, the renowned Braunds of
Bucks, perceiving the occurrence, rushed to the beach, launched
their boat, stripped for the hazardous occasion, and by gieat
exertion got the boat off the shore and gallantly pulled her
through the gore, a ridge of pebbles that extends three miles
out at sea, o'er which the sea breaks furiously in bad weather
(being the most dangerous navigation in the bay), and succeeded

in reaching and rps'-iiing John and Sanuiel Herbert, of Bideford,
who were providentially entangled in the floating nets. They
had the utmost diffieulty in getting them clear from their en-
tanglement, but to the great joy of the wives and families, and
a large number of spectators, they were safely landed between
eight and nine o'clock, in an exhausted state. The Braunds
subsequently started oft' in a six oared gig, and were fortunate
enough in recovering the nets and sails of the sunken boat.
These brave fishermen, James and Thomas Braund, deserve the
highest reward for the imminent risks they have made on so
many occasions for the preservation of their fellow-creatures
and vessels from shipwreck. The fishermen and inhabitants of
("lovelly and neighborhood, we are happy to hear, have com-
menced a voluntary subscription for these men, and their heroic
conduct has been reported to the North Devon Humane Society.

From the ''Shipwrecked Mariner," April, 1872.

The Hon. Agent at Appledore writes: — "I think the poor
fellows belonging to the "Majestas" suffered great hardship;
they were the whole night in the bay, in an open boat wtihout
oars, and expecting every minute the boat (a frail one) to
founder; they were seen in the morning by James and Thomas
Braund (a flannel shirt being hoisted for a signal), two veteran
boatmen, who immediately launched their small boat (the sea at
the time running very high), and at the risk of their lives,
succeeded in reaching them, and under Divine providence rescued
the crew from a watery grave. I cannot help stating that these
two Braunds (commonly called the Braunds of Buck) have been
instrumental in saving a great many lives, at the risk of their
own, and would kindly suggest that if the good actions of these
men were brougac before the Committee or the Humane Society,
a testimonial might be awarded them."

From the ''North Devon Journal," October 24th, 1872.

Narrow Escape. — John Braund, a well known fisherman of this
place, was making his way home in his boat a few nights ago,
when he encountered a gale of wind which capsized him. The
night was very dark and the weather boisterous. He managed
to get a firm hold on the boat after it had turned over, but it
was soon drifted from him, and he then endeavored to swim
ashore. His strength, however, was unequal to the emergency,
and he was obliged to give up the attempt. He succeeded in
finding his boat again, and then raised a cry and waited for the
other craft that were out in the bay. Two boats, one contain-
ing James and Christopher Braund, and the other Thomas
Braund and his two sons, eventually came to his assistance, and
he was conveyed safely hime. His cries for help were heard
ashore, but the night was so dark that it was impossible to ascer-
tain the spot from which they came.