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A VOYAGE TO 



'779- guard, we chofe to be convinced, by our own obfervations, 



« ece , m "'« before we weighed ; and, on trying the tide, we found a 



ftrong under-tow, which obliged us to keep faft till eleven 



o'clock. From thefe circumftances it appears, that the tide 



had run down twelve hours. 



During the afternoon, we kept ftanding on our tacks, 

 between the ifland of Potoe, and the Grand Ladrone, having 

 pafTed to the Eaftward of the former. At nine o'clock, the 

 tide beginning to ebb, we again came to anchor in fix fa- 

 thoms water ; the town of Macao bearing North Weft, 

 three leagues diflant ; and the illand of Potoe South half 

 Weft, two leagues diftant. This ifland lies two leagues to 

 the North North Weft of the illand marked Z in Mr. Dal- 

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

 Grand Ladrone. It is fmall and rocky ; and off the Weft 

 end there is faid to be foul ground, though we palled near 

 it without perceiving any. 



Thurfdayz. i n the forenoon of the 2d, one of the Chinefe contractors, 

 who are called Compradors, went on board thcRefoIution, and 

 fold to Captain Gore two hundred pounds weight of beef, to* 

 gether with a confiderable quantity of greens, oranges, and 

 eggs. A proportionable fhare of thefe articles was fent to 

 the Difcovery ; and an agreement made with the man to 

 furnifli us with a daily fupply, for which, however, he in- 

 filled on being paid before-hand. 



Our pilot, pretending he could carry the mips no farther, 

 Captain Gore was obliged to difcharge him, and we wer,e 

 left to our own guidance. 



At two in the afternoon, the tide flowing, we weighed, 



and worked to windward ; and, at feven, anchored in three 



2 and 



