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i 7 8o. f C en bearing down to us, which proved to be an Englifh 

 Ea(t-India packet, that had left Table Bay three days before, 

 and was cruizing with orders for the China fleet, and other 

 India (hips. She told us, that, about three weeks before, 

 Monf.Trongoller's fquadron, confiflingof fix fhips, had failed 

 from the Cape, and was gone to cruize off St. Helena, for 

 our Eaft-India fleet. This intelligence made us conjecture, 

 that the five fail we had feen Handing to the Eaftward mull 

 have been the French fquadron, who, in that cafe, had 

 given over their cruize, and were probably proceeding to 

 the Mauritius. Having informed the packet of our conjec- 

 tures, and alfo of the time we underftood the China fhips 

 were to fail from Canton, we left them, and proceeded to- 

 ward the Cape. 



In the evening of the 10th, the Gunner's Quoin bore 

 North by Eaft, and Falfe Cape Eafl North Eafl ; but the wind 

 being at South Weft, and variable, prevented our getting 

 into Falfe Bay, till the evening of the 12th, when we dropc 

 anchor abreaft of Simon's Bay. We found a ftrong current 

 letting to the Weftward, round the Cape, which, for fome 

 time, we could but juft flem, with a breeze that would 

 Thurfdayij. k ave carr i ec i us four knots an hour. The next morning, we 

 flood into Simon's Bay, and at eight came to anchor, and 

 moored a cable each way ; the beft bower to the Eaft South 

 Eaft, and fmall bower Weft North Weft ; the South Eaft 

 point of the bay bearing South by Eaft, Table Mountain 

 North Eaft half North ; diftant from the neareft fhore one- 

 time! of a mile. We found lying here, the NafTau and 

 Southampton Eaft-Indiamen, waiting for convoy for Europe. 

 'The Refolution falutcd the fort with eleven guns, and the 

 fame number was returned* 



Mr. 



Wednef. 12. 



