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A VOYAGE TO 



Wc had not been long under fail, before the wind veered to 

 the North, which obliged us to ply. The foundings were 

 from forty to twenty-fcvcn fathoms, over a bottom of fand 

 and mud. In the evening, the ebb making againft us, we 

 anchored about three leagues from our laft ftation, with the 

 pafTage bearing North Well. 



Sunday 28. At day-break, the next morning, we weighed, with a 

 ligtu breeze at South, which carried us up to the paflage, 

 when it was fucceeded by variable light airs from all di- 

 recftions. But as there run a rapid tide in our favour, the 

 Refolution got through before the ebb made. The Difco- 

 very was not fo fortunate. She was carried back, got 

 into the race ; and had fome trouble to get clear of it. 

 As foon as we were through, the land, on one fide, was 

 found to trend Weft and South Weft; and that on the 

 other fide to trend North. This gave us great reafon to 

 hope, that the continent had here taken a new dire(5lion, 

 which was much in our favour. Being in want of wa- 

 ter, and perceiving that we run fome rifk of driving 

 about in a rapid tide, without wind to govern the fliip, 

 I flood for a harbour, lying on the South fide of the paf- 

 fage ; but we were very foon driven paft it ; and, to pre- 

 vent being forced back through the paflage, came to an 

 anchor in twenty eight fathoms water, pretty near the 

 Southern fliore, out of the reach of the ftrong tide. And 

 yet, even here, we found it to run full five knots and an 

 half in the hour. 



While wc lay here, fcveral of the natives came off to us, 

 each in a canoe ; and bartered a few fifliing implements 

 for tobacco. One of them, a young man, ovcrfet his ca- 

 noe, while along-fide of one of our boats. Our people 



caught 



