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Dutch ships ; and the Dutton English East India- 

 man, coming in from Bengal, Captain Rice, obliged 

 me with two more ; so that by the 26th of April, 

 this work was finished ; and having got on board all 

 necessary stores, and a fresh supply of provisions 

 and water, we took leave of the governor and other 

 principal officers, and the next morning repaired on 

 board. Soon after, the wind coming fair, we weighed 

 and put to sea ; as did also the Spanish frigate Juno, 

 from Manilla, a Danish Indiaman, and the Dutton. 



As soon as we were under sail, we saluted the gar- 

 rison with thirteen guns; which compliment was imme- 

 diately returned with the same number. The Spanish 

 frigate and Danish Indiaman, both saluted us as we 

 passed them, and I returned each salute with an 

 equal number of guns. When we were clear of the 

 bay, the Danish ship steered for the East Indies, 

 the Spanish frigate for Europe, and we and the 

 Dutton for St. Helena. 



Depending on the goodness of Mr. Kendall's watch, 

 I resolved to try to make the island, by a direct 

 course. For the first six days, that is, till we got into 

 the latitude of 2?° S., longitude ll* b W. of the 

 Cape, the winds were southerly and S. E. After 

 this we had variable light airs for two days ; they 

 were succeeded by a wind at S.E. which continued 

 to the island, except a part of one day, when it was 

 at N. E. In general, the wind blew faint all the pas- 

 sage, which made it longer than common. 



At day-break, in the morning of the 15th of May, 

 we saw the island of St. Helena, at the distance of 

 fourteen leagues ; and, at midnight, anchored in the 

 road before the town, on the N. W. side of the island. 

 At sunrise the next morning, the castle, and also the 

 Dutton, saluted us, each with thirteen guns j on my 

 landing, soon after, I was saluted by the castle, with 

 the same number ; and each of the salutes was re^ 

 turned by the ship. 



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