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of was about ten of water to one of juice. Fifteen 

 of the nineteen half-barrels of the inspissated juice 

 which we had on board were produced from wort 

 that was hopped before inspissated. The other four 

 were made of beer that had been both hopped and 

 fermented before inspissated. This last requires no 

 other preparation to make it fit for use, than to mix 

 it with cold water, from one part in eight, to one 

 part in twelve of water, (or in such other proportion 

 as might be liked,) then stop it down ; and in a few 

 days it will be brisk, and drinkable. But the other 

 sort, after being mixed with water in the same man- 

 ner, will require to be fermented with yeast, in the 

 usual way of making beer ; at least it was so thought. 

 However, experience taught us that this will not 

 always be necessary. For by the heat of the weather 

 and the agitation of the ship, both sorts were at this 

 time in the highest state of fermentation, and had 

 hitherto evaded all our endeavours to stop it. If 

 this juice could be kept from fermenting, it certainly 

 would be a most valuable article at sea. 



On finding that our stock of water would not last 

 us to the Cape of Good Hope, without putting the 

 people to a scanty allowance, I resolved to stop at 

 St. Jago for a supply. On the 9th, at nine o'clock 

 in the morning, we made the island of Bonavista, 

 bearing 8. W. The next day, we passed the island 

 of Mayo on our right ; and the same evening- 

 anchored in Port Pray a, in the island of St. Jago, in 

 eighteen fathom water. The east point of the bay 

 bore east ; the west point S. W. S. and the fort 

 N. W. I immediately dispatched an officer to ask 

 leave to water, and purchase refreshments ; which 

 was granted. On the return of the officer I saluted 

 the fort with eleven guns, on a promise of its being 

 returned with an equal number. But by a mistake, 

 as they pretended, the salute was returned with only 

 nine ; for which the governor made an excuse the 



