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1780. but the laft were for the moft part very fmall. In the courfe 

 February. ^ ^ ^ night, we had heavy rain ; and on the 14th, at day- 

 Monday 14. ugh^ we f aw the Refolution to the Northward, {landing to- 

 ward the ifland, and at two in the afternoon, (he dropt an- 

 chor clofe to us. In the courfe of the day, we heeled the 

 fhip, andfcrubbed and hogged her bottom, which was very 

 foul ; and got ready for fea. 

 Tuefday i S . The next day, Captain Gore not having completed his 

 Hock of water at Cracatoa, fent his men on more, who now 

 found the brook that was firft mentioned, rendered per- 

 fectly fweet by the rain, and flowing in great abundance. 

 This being too valuable a treafure to be neglected, I gave 

 orders, that all the calks we had filled before mould be 

 flarted, and replenifhed with the frelh water, which was ac- 

 Wednef. z6. cordingly done before noon the next day; and in the 

 evening, we cleared the decks, and both mips were ready 

 for fea. 



In the forenoon of the 18th, we had heavy rains, and va- 

 riable winds, which prevented our getting under way till 

 two in the afternoon, when a light wind fprung up from 

 the Northward; but this foon after leaving us, we were 

 obliged to drop our anchor again, at eight o'clock that 

 night, in fifty fathoms water, and wait till the fame hour 

 Jamrday 19. the next morning. At that time, being favoured by a breeze 

 from die North Weft, we broke ground, to our inexprcflible 

 fatisfaction, for the laft time in the Straits of Sunda, and 

 the next day, had intirely loft fight of Prince's Ifland. 



This ifland having been already defcribed by Captain 

 Cook, in the hiftory of a former voyage, I mail only add, 

 that we were exceedingly ftruck with the great general re- 

 semblance of the natives, both in figure, colour, manners, 



and 



Friday 18. 



