THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 39 



On the 26th, the French fhip failed for Europe, and by J^^J.^ 



her, we fent letters to England. The next day, the Hamp- « ' 



fhire Eaft India fhip, from Bencoolen, anchored in the bay, sundV 27^. ' 

 and fainted us with thirteen guns, which we returned with 

 eleven. 



Nothing remarkable happened till the evening of the gift, Thurfdayai. 

 when it came on to blow excefiively hard at South Eaft, and 

 continued for three days ; during which time there was no 

 communication between the Ihip and the fhore. The Re- 

 folution was the only fhip in the bay that rode out the gale 

 without dragging her anchors. We felt its efFecfls as fenfi- 

 bly on fhore. Our tents and obfervatory were torn to pieces; 

 and our aftronomical quadrant narrowly efcaped irreparable November 

 damage. On the 3d of November the ftorm ceafed, and the Sunday 3. 

 next day we refumed our different employments. 



On the 6th, the Hampfhire India fliip failed for England. Wednef. 6. 

 In her I fent home an invalid, whom Captain Trimble was 

 fo obliging as to receive on board. I was afterwards forry 

 that I had not availed myfelf of this opportunity to part 

 with two or three more of my crew, who were troubled 

 with different complaints ; but, at this time, there was fome 

 hope of their health being re-eftablilhed. 



In the morning of the loth, the Difcovery arrived in the Sunday 10, 

 bay. Captain Gierke informed me that he had failed from 

 Plymouth on the ift of Auguft, and fliould have been with 

 us here a week fooner, if the late gale of wind had not 

 blown him off the coaft. Upon the whole, he was feven 

 days longer in his pafTage from England than we had been. 

 He had the misfortune to lofe one of his marines, by fall- 

 ing over-board ; but there had been no other mortality 

 amongft his people, and they now arrived well and healthy. 



Captain 



