 Early in 1748 he was rescued by a sea captain who had been asked by Newton's father to search for him, and returned to England on the merchant ship "Greyhound", which was carrying beeswax and dyer's wood, now referred to as camwood.In 1748, during his return voyage to England aboard the ship "Greyhound", Newton had a spiritual conversion.He awoke to find the ship caught in a severe storm off the coast of Donegal, Ireland and about to sink.