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Lema bore from the Prata Island north 60> W. one 

 hundred and fifty-three miles ; and by our run, north 

 57° W. one hundred and forty-six miles. 



In the morning of the 30th, we ran along the 

 Lema Isles, which, like all the other islands on this 

 coast, are without wood, and, as far as we could 

 observe, without cultivation. At seven o'clock, we 

 had precisely the same view of these islands, as is 

 represented in a plate of Lord Anson's voyage. At 

 nine o'clock, a Chinese boat, which had been before 

 with the Resolution, came alongside, and wanted to 

 put on board us a pilot, which however we declined, 

 as it was our business to follow our consort. We 

 soon after passed the rock marked R, in Lord Anson's 

 plate ; but, instead of hauling up to the northward 

 of the grand Ladrone Island, as was done in the 

 Centurion, we proceeded to leeward. 



It is hardly necessary to caution the mariner not 

 to take this course, as the danger is sufficiently 

 obvious ; for, should the wind blow strong, and the 

 current set with it, it will be extremely difficult to 

 fetch Macao. Indeed we might, with great safety, 

 by the direction of Mr. Dalrymple's map, have gone 

 either entirely to the north of the Lema Isles, or 

 between them, and made the wind fair for Macao. 

 Our fears of missing this port, and being forced to 

 Batavia, added to the strong and eager desires of 

 hearing news from Europe, made us rejoice to see the 

 Resolution soon after fire a gun, and hoist her colours 

 as a signal for a pilot. On repeating the signal, we 

 saw an excellent race between four Chinese boats ; 

 and Captain Gore having engaged with the man who 

 arrived first, to carry the ship to the Typa for thirty 

 dollars, sent me word, that, as we could easily follow, 

 that expence might be saved to us. Soon after, a 

 second pilot getting on board the Resolution, in- 

 sisted on conducting the ship, and, without further 

 ceremony, laid hold of the wheel, and began to order 

 the sails to be trimmed. This occasioned a violent 



