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Wei had frothing temarkable happen’d to us till the. 27th of Boy, 
when’ ‘we met ‘4, Pink belonging to ond. Slaters. Hie had been, Ten 
Weeks from the Bay of Campeche, where the Logwood js cut, . and 
had ‘come througt the Gulf of Florida a Week after us, he had «been 
on the Banks of Newfoundland, where he had taken fome Cod-fifh, but 
could tell us no News. Being by Computation about go Leagues W’. 
of Scilly, we try’d feveral Days by founding, but found no Bottom. Here 
we were becalm’d, and the Waves being very large, we were like 
to have fallen fowl one of another, had not Boats towed us off which 
together with a fmall Breeze help’d us to get to fome Diftance ons 
from another. This Circumftance is worfe in thick Fogs at Sea, 
when the Sailors in the feveral Ships are fore’d to difcharge Muf- 
quets, and beat Drums to know how they lye one from ans 
other. 
iMfay 28. At Noon the Water, was difcolour’d, looking greenith, by 
which and,our Reckonings. we'concluded. we weré in the Soundings, 
and accordingly upon Tryal, found 75 Fathom Water all round us for 
a Quarter of a Mile, with fine oufy Sand, and a Scallop fticking to 
the Tallow on the End of the Lead. At Right at Night, after run- 
ning feveral Miles, we founded again, and had the fame Depth, and 
70 and 73 round us, with the fare white onfy Sand. We had 49° 
50 min. N. Lat. and fail’d Ea/ff, a little S$. to come up with Scelly, 
We now put out Lines to catch Mackarell, I have been affur’d by 
many Commanders of Ships of War, and others, who have been, or 
had their Station, in thefe Soundings, that they have found here the 
Bottom of the.Sea very uneven, with, Rocks, and Hills as at Land, 
making the Deprh of the Wacer’ differ “in! Places vety ‘Heele diftant 
one from another, and that on thefe Rocks grows the Iratex marinus, 
flabelliformis, cortice verucofo obductus of Mr. Doody, Raij. fy. p.327- ¥ 
‘have had feveral of thefe Sea Shrubs of different Bignefs, and Variety 
of Colours brought me from thence, and have feen one of fuch Di- 
menfions and Beauty, that King Charles the Il. kept it many Years, 
even to his Death, for the Ornament of his Clofet. 
May 29. We had 55 Fathoms Water, and foon faw Scilly, the dan- 
gerous Rocks call’d, The Bifbop and his Clerks, the Lands-End, Lizard, 
and in the Morning came in towards Plymouth, to. get Intelligence 
whither there was Peace or War, and with whom, left going up the 
Channel, we might be taken as Prizes. This we the rather did, be- 
caufe fome Days before we had feen Boards, Chefts, gc. floating in the 
Sea, which were gueffed to have been thrown over board to clear 
Ships for a Fight, and which was concluded afterwards to have been 
really from that between the Englifb and French in Bantry Bay. 
When we came within fome Leagues of Plymouth, I was fent in an 
arm’d long Boat, to get certain Knowledge of the Situation of Publick 
Affairs, and to give a fpeedy Account of it to the Hleet, who were 
to ftand off of that Porr,, till they were affured of their Safety or 
Danger. We had fight firft of a Boat which was fifhing fome Leagues 
from the Land, whofe Mafter did what he could to fly from us, but 
coming up with him, asking what News, and where the King yore 
