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about eight o'clock, anchored on the south-east side 

 of it, in the road of Santa Cruz, in twenty-three 

 fathoms water ; the bottom, sand and owze. Punta 

 de Nago, the east point of the road, bore north 64 

 east ; St. Francis's church, remarkable for its high 

 steeple, west south-west ; the Pic, south 65 west ; 

 and the south-west point of the road, on which 

 stands a fort or castle, south 39 west. In this 

 situation, we moored north-east and south-west, 

 with a cable each way, being near half a mile from 

 the shore. 



We found, riding in this road, La Boussole, a 

 French frigate, commanded by the Chevalier de 

 Borda; two brigantines of the same nation ; an 

 English brigantine from London, bound to Senegal ; 

 and fourteen sail of Spanish vessels. 



No sooner had we anchored, than we were visited 

 by the master of the port, who satisfied himself with 

 asking the ship's name. Upon his leaving us, I sent 

 an officer ashore to present my respects to the 

 Governor ; and to ask his leave to take in water, and 

 to purchase such articles as we were in want of. All 

 this he granted with the greatest politeness : and, 

 soon after, sent an officer on board, to compliment 

 me on my arrival. In the afternoon, I waited upon 

 him in person, accompanied by some of my officers ; 

 and, before I returned to my ship, bespoke some 

 corn and straw for the live stock ; ordered a quantity 

 of wine from Mr. M'Carrick, the contractor, and 

 made an agreement with the master of a Spanish boat 

 to supply us with water, as I found that we could 

 not do it ourselves. 



The road of Santa Cruz is situated before the 

 town of the same name, on the south-east side of the 

 island. It is, as I am told, the principal road of 

 TenerifFe, for shelter, capacity, and the goodness of 

 its bottom. It lies entirely open to the south-east 

 and south winds. But these winds are never of 

 long continuance ; and, they say, there is not an 



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