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A VOYAGE TO 



'779- 

 March. 



Monday B. 



Tuesday g. 



ufe of fuch means as may arife for the regaining his lofl 

 confequence. But I fhall have occafion to fpeak more par- 

 ticularly on this fubjecl: in the next chapter ; in which the 

 bell account will be given, which we were able to collect, 

 of the political flate of thofe countries. 



On the 8th, at nine in the morning, we weighed, and 

 failed toward Oneeheow ; and, at three in the afternoon, 

 anchored in twenty fathoms water, nearly on the fame fpot 

 as in the year 177S. We moored with the other anchor in 

 twenty-fix fathoms water. The high bluff, on the South 

 end of the ifland, bore Eafl South Ealt ; the North point of 

 the road, North half Eaft ; and a bluff head to the South of 

 it, North Eafl by North. During the night, we had a ftrong 

 gale from the Eaftward ; and, in the morning of the 9th, 

 found the fhip had driven a whole cable's length, and 

 brought both anchors almofl ahead. We fhortcned in the 

 bell bower cable ; but the wind blowing too frefh to un- 

 \vedn?f. 10. rnoor, we were obliged to remain this and the two follow- 



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ing days, with the anchors ftill ahead. 

 Friday iz. On the 1 2th, the weather being moderate, the mafler was 



fent to the North Weft fide of the ifland, to look for a more 

 convenient place for anchoring. He returned in the even- 

 ing, having found, clofe round the Weft point of the road 

 where we now lay, which is alfo the Weflernmofl point of 

 • . ifland, a fine bay, with good anchorage, in eighteen fa- 

 thoms water, a clear fandy bottom, not a mile from the 

 beach, on whiclT the furf beats, but not fo as to hinder 

 landing. The direction of the points of the bay were North 

 I, and South by Well; and, in that line, the found- 

 ings feven, eight, and nine fathoms. On the North fide 

 or the bay was a fmall village; and a quarter of a mile to 



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