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A VOYAGE TO 



1777. In the night, Mr. Bayly, Mr. King, and myfelf, obferved 



November. ^^ j^nmcrfion of Jupiter's third fatellite. It happened, by 



the obfeivation of 



^y, at 2" 37" 54'] 



. in the morning. 



Wcdncf. 20. Mr. Bayly, at 2" 37- 54' 



Mr. King, at 2 37 24 

 Myfelf, at 2 2,7 A^ 



Mr. Bayly and Mr. King obferved, with Dollond's three 

 and a half feet achromatic telefcope, and with the grcateft 

 magnifying power. I obferved, with a two-feet Gregorian 

 refleflor, made by Bird. 



Soon after day-break, the Chief, his fon, daughter, and 

 fon-in-law, came on board the Refolution. The three laft 

 I refolved to detain, till the two deferters fliould be brought 

 back. With this view, Captain Gierke invited them to go 

 on board his fhip ; and as foon as they arrived there, con- 

 fined them in his cabin. The Chief was with me when the 

 news reached him. He immediately acquainted me with it, 

 fuppofing that this flep had been taken without my know- 

 ledge, and confcquently without my approbation. I in- 

 flantly undeceived him ; and then he began to have ap'^re- 

 henfions as to his own fituation, and his looks expreffed the 

 utmoft perturbation of mind. But I foon made him eafy as 

 to this, by telling him, that he was at liberty to leave the 

 fhip whenever he pleafed, and to take fuch meafurcs as he 

 Ihould judge beft calculated to get our two men back; that, 

 if he fuccecdcd, his friends on board the DiCcovery fliould 

 be delivered up; if not, tliat I was determined to carry them 

 away with me. 1 added, that his own conducff, as well as 

 that of many of his people, in not only allilling thefc two 



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