464 A VOYAGE TO 



1780. gave him a letter of recommendation to the Commanders 



January. . 



»— v ■ of any other mips that might put in here ; to which he 



added a handfomc prefent. He likewife gave him a letter 

 for the Bifliop of Adran, together with a telefcopc, which 

 he begged might be prefented to him as a compliment for 

 the fervices he had received, through his means, at Con- 

 dore. 



The harbour at Pulo Condore is in latitude 8° 40' co" North. 



Longitude, deduced from a great num ) 



, c , . r . r 106 ib 46 iiait. 



ber or lunar oblervations, 3 



Dip of the North pole of the magnetic > , 



needle, 3 



Variation of the compafs, - o° 14' Weft. 



High water, at the full and change) „ ,„ 



b r , a J. 4 h i6 m apparent time, 



of the moon, - - 3 rr 



From this time the water continued for twelve hours, 

 without any vifible alteration, viz. till i6 h 15'" apparent time, 

 when it began to ebb ; and at 22 h i$ m apparent time, it was 

 low water. 1 he ch;inge, from ebbing to flowing, was 

 very quick, or in lefs than 5 m . The water role and fell leven 

 feet four inches perpendicular j and every day the fame 

 whilit we continued there. 



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