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soundings sandy bottom. At seven 
A. M. saw Padra Branca, bearing 
N. W. by W. from the fore-top, 
hazy-looking weather. At noon 
came on a hard squall——had no ob- 
servation ; ship steering to the north- 
ward and westward, At 1 o'clock, 
the squall clearing up a little, saw 
Padra Branca bearing N. by E. 
about two or three miles’ distance ; 
and also saw a great number of fish- 
ing-boats going in different direc- 
tions, and seemingly in great confu- 
sion ; hauled more to the westward ; 
still squally, with heavy rain. At 
8 o'clock at night, the squall in- 
creasing, and dismal-looking wea- 
ther, handed our top-sails and 
courses, and lay-to under the mizen 
stay-sail, heaving the lead through 
the night; at midnight, blowing 
hard, with rain, the wind about N. 
KH. At 3 o’clock next morning wore 
ship to the. southward and eastward, 
blowing furiously, and a tremendous 
sea. At 4 o’clock wore ship again. 
At day-light saw an island under our 
lee ; let go both the bower anchors ; 
but at this time, the wind being so 
very violent, the anchor had no ef- 
fect on the ship, and she drove bo- 
dily on the island, and went to 
pieces shortly after she struck. . In 
the evening we mustered 18 men on 
shore ; came to us two China men, 
from the top of the island, and 
brought with them some roots: in 
return, we gave them some liquor ; 
they behaved very well, and went 
again to the place they came from. 
This night we remained among the 
rocks; the next morning found one 
Qascar dead. This day went on the 
top of the island, where we found 
two or three huts, but no people.— 
A little while after, came some men, 
women, and children, and conducted 
us te a place where we found a 
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Mandarin and many inhabitants :— 
this man treated us with great civi- 
lity. On the 21st sent us to Maeno, 
where we arrived in the evening, and 
staid in the boats all the night. The 
next day, about noon, I went with 
the gunner on shore, but the China 
men would not allow the Lascars to 
be landed. I went and reported 
this circumstance to the governor, 
and he got them released. I sup- 
pose 27 of the crew to be lost, to- 
gether with the captain and chief 
mate. Nineteen are saved, imclud- 
ing myself and the gunner, 
This morning, about three o’clock, 
a woman was found drowned near 
the Dundee wharf, Wapping. She 
is supposed to have fallen overboard 
from one of the Gravesend boats 
two or three nights ago, as Mr. 
Minshaw’s boatman remembers hear- 
ing a splashing in the water at the 
time one of the boats was warping 
in, and which he then supposed was 
the rowing of a boat. 
19th. This day, being appointed 
for a general fast, was observed with 
the utmost decorum in this great me- 
tropolis. The shops and all the pub- 
lic offices were shut, and the interior 
of every house wore the appearance 
of Sunday. The volunteer corps of 
London and Westminster, and their 
environs, assembled at an early hour, 
and proceeded to their several places 
of worship, where they received the 
instruction of appropriate sermons ; 
and the clergy displayed on the oc- 
casion a most laudable zeal to 
strengthen and improve those gene- 
rous and manly sentiments with which 
their audiences were inspired. At 
half past ten, St. Paul’s cathedral 
was surrounded with spectators, and 
before eleven, the lord mayor, she- 
riffs, and other city officers, with 
their different insignia, attended di- 
wine, 
