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ing gulf between them, wore, however, through 

 all her trials, and gave me cause for exultation 

 in the strength of her masts, and the goodness 

 of her tackling. We passed two hours in this 

 anxious and critical condition, but at length 

 emerged into the Chinese Sea ; where the com- 

 parative peacefulness of the waves allowed us to 

 repose after our fatigues, and even afforded us 

 an opportunity of ascertaining our longitudes. 



We found the longitude of the most 



easterly of the Richmond rocks . 237° 50' 2" 



most westerly 237° 52' 00' 



the eastern point 



of the Island of Bantan • . . 237° 55' 32' 

 the western point 



of Babuyan .... 238° 00 56 

 the western point 



oftheBashi Island . . . 238° 4' 47' 

 latitude of the eastern point 20° 15' 47'. 



All these longitudes are determined accord- 

 ing to our chronometers, which w^ere tried im- 

 mediately after our arrival in Manilla. They 

 differ from those on Horsbourg's new chart by 

 three minutes and a half, ours being so much 

 more westerly. 



With a favourable wind we now sailed south- 



