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shared in this danger had we been a hundred 

 miles nearer the coast. I must here recommend 

 every navigator, if possible, to keep clear of the 

 two isles of France and Bourbon, from the mid- 

 dle of January till the middle of March, as, 

 during that season, violent hurricanes continu- 

 ally rage there, which are very destructive even 

 on shore. 



On the following day we passed the large 

 frigate Bombay, belonging to the English East 

 India Company, having on board, as passengers, 

 the Governorof Batavia, Baron vander Kapellen, 

 and his lady, wdth w^hom we afterwards had the 

 pleasure of forming an acquaintance in St. 

 Helena. On the 15th of March we doubled the 

 Cape of Good Hope. It had been my intention 

 to anchor in Table Bay, but a storm from 

 the north-west came just in time to remind us 

 how dangerous the bay is at this season, and we 

 prosecuted our voyage to St. Helena. On the 

 25th of the same month, having traversed 360 

 degrees of longitude from east to west, we 

 had lost a day, and were therefore compelled to 

 change our Friday into a Saturday. 



On the 29th we anchored at St. Helena, be- 



