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Ladrone, having passed to the eastward of the for- 

 mer. At nine o'clock the tide beginning to ebb, we 

 again came to anchor in six fathoms' water ; the 

 town of Macao bearing north west, three leagues 

 distant, and the island of Potoe south half-west, two 

 leagues distant. This island lies two leagues to the 

 north north-west of the island marked Z in Mr. Dal- 

 rymple's chart, which we at first took to be part of the 

 grand Ladrone. It is small and rocky ; and off the 

 west end there is said to be foul ground, though we 

 passed near it without perceiving any. 



In the forenoon of the 2d, one of the Chinese 

 contractors, who are called Compradors, went on 

 board the Resolution, and sold to Captain Gore two 

 hundred pounds' weight of beef, together with a con- 

 siderable quantity of greens, oranges, and eggs. 

 A proportionable share of these articles was sent to 

 the Discovery ; and an agreement made with the 

 man to furnish us with a daily supply, for which, 

 however, he insisted on being paid beforehand. 



Our pilot pretending he could carry the ships 

 no farther, Captain Gore was obliged to discharge 

 him, and we were left to our own guidance. 



At two in the afternoon, the tide flowing, we 

 weighed, and worked to windward ; and at seven 

 anchored in three and a half fathoms of water, 

 Macao bearing west, three miles distant. This 

 situation was, indeed, very ineligible, being exposed 

 to the north-east, and having shoal water, not 

 more than two fathoms and a half deep, to leeward ; 

 but as no nautical description is given in Lord An- 

 son's voyage of the harbour in which the Centurion 

 anchored, and Mr. Dalrymple's general map, which 

 was the only one on board, was on too small a scale 

 to serve for our direction, the ships were obliged to 

 remain there all night. 



In the evening, Captain Gore sent me on shore to 

 visit the Portugueze governor, and to request his 

 assistance in procuring refreshments for our crews, 



