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A VOYAGE TO 



'777- This day, in order to fave our water, I ordered the dill to 



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"<— -v ' be kept at work, from fix o'clock in the morning to tour 



in the afternoon ; during which time, we procured from 

 thirteen to fixtcen gallons of frefh water. There has been 

 lately made fome improvement, as they are pleafed to call 

 it, of this machine, which, in my opinion, is much for the 

 worfe. 



Thurfdayio. Thcfc light breczes continued till the loth, when we had, 

 for fome hours, the wind blowing frefli from the North, 

 and North North Weft ; being then in the latitude of i8° 38', 

 and longitude 198° 24' Eaft. In the afternoon, we had fome 

 thunder fqualls from the South, attended with heavy rain; 

 of which v/ater, we collefted enough to fill five puncheons. 

 After thefe fqualls had blown over, the wind came round 

 to the North Eaft, and North Weft ; being very unfettled 



Friday ii. botli in ftrcngth and in pofition, till about noon the next day, 

 when it fixed at North Weft, and North North Weft, and 

 blew a frefli breeze, with fair weather. 



Thus were we perfecuted with a wind in our teeth, wliich- 

 ever way we direifled our courfc ; and we had the additional 

 mortification to find here, thofe very winds, which we had 

 reafon to expe(5t 8° or 10' farther South. They came too 

 late ; for I durft not truft their continuance ; and the event 

 proved that I judged right. 



Sunday 13. At length, at day-break, in the morning of the 13th, we 

 faw Palmerfton Ifland, bearing Weft by South, diftant about 

 five leagues. However, we did nor get up v,'ith it, till eight 



Mond:iy 14. o'clock the next morning. 1 then fent four boats, three 

 from the Refolution, and one from the Difcovery, with an 

 officer in each, to fearch the coaft for the moft convenient 

 landing-place. For, now, we were under an abfolute necef- 



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