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•780. that the public prints, which had arrived lafl from Eng- 

 «J — ,— — » land, made mention of instructions having been found on 

 board all the French fhips of war, captured in Europe, di- 

 recting their commanders, in cafe of falling in with the 

 fhips that failed under the command of Captain Cook, to 

 fuller them to proceed on their voyage without moleftation. 

 The fame orders were alfo faid to have been given by the 

 American congrefs to the veffcls employed in their fervice. 

 As this intelligence was farther confirmed by the private 

 letters of fevcral of the fupercargoes, Captain Gore thought 

 himfelf bound, in return for the liberal exceptions made 

 in our favour, to refrain from availing himfelf of any 

 opportunities of capture, which thefe might afford, and 

 to preferve, throughout his voyage, the flricteft neutra- 

 lity. 



At two in the afternoon, having got under fail, the Refo- 

 lution faluted the fort of Macao with eleven guns, which 

 was returned with the fame number. At five, the wind 

 dropping, the fliip milled ftays, ai.d drove into lhallow 

 water ; but, by carrying out an anchor, fhe was hauled off 

 without receiving the lmalleft damage. The weather con- 

 tinuing calm, we were obliged to warp out into the en- 

 trance of the Typa, which we gained by eight o'clock, and 

 Friday 13. ] a y there till nine the next morning ; when, by the help of 

 a frefh breeze from the Ealt, we flood to the Southward 

 between Potoe and Wungboo. 



At noon, we were faluted by a Swedifh fhip as flic pafTed 



us on her way to Europe. At four the Ladrone bore Eaft, 



diftant two leagues. We now fleered South half Eatl, with 



a frefh breeze from the Eaft North Eaft, without any occur- 



s^nday i S . rence worth remarking, till noon of the 15th ; when, being 



4 in 



