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the north, on the morning of the 30th, we imme- 

 diately weighed anchor, and sailed, in the hopes 

 of getting better out of the bay the second time 

 than we had done the first. But we had scarcely got 

 out when the wind turned to the S.W. and put an 

 end to all our hopes. I could not, however, pre- 

 vail upon myself to put back immediately into the 

 harbour, and I resolved to brave the unfavourable 

 wind J but, as it soon changed to a storm, pru- 

 dence and duty obliged me to persist no longer, 

 and at 6 o'clock, P. M. we dropped anchor in the 

 bay, behind the new breakwater. The storm and 

 rain continued the whole of this night, and our only 

 consolation in this disappointment, was the similar 

 fate of a Danish brig of war, which had likewise 

 been obliged to put back into the harbour. This 

 ship, which was going to the Mediterranean, had 

 already been several days in the Channel, and had 

 reached Cape Finisterre, when, being very much 

 damaged by the heavy storm, she was obliged to 

 return to England, and to undergo the necessary 

 repairs. At last, on the 4th of October, a steady 

 north wind arose, and we did not delay imme- 

 diately taking advantage of it : at ten o'clock in 

 the morning we were under full sail. Barraud's 

 chronometer loses 2s, 5, and Hardy's 49s, 0. 



