Ocean between Europe and America. j 



Sept. 1 2th. WE were becalmed that day, 

 and as we in this fituation obferved a {hip, which 

 we fufpefted to be a Spani/h privateer, our fear 

 was very great ; but we faw fome days after our 

 arrival at Philadelphia the fame {hip arrive, and 

 heard that they feeing us had been under the 

 fame apprehenfions with ourfelves. 



Sept. J 3th. CAPTAIN Lawfon, who kept his 

 bed for the greater part of the voyage, on account 

 of aa indifpofition, affured us yefterday we were 

 in all appearance very near America: but as the 

 mate was of a different opinion, and as the fail- 

 ors could fee no land from the head of the mail, 

 nor find ground by the lead, we fleered on di- 

 redly towards the land. About three o'clock in 

 the morning the captain gave orders to heave the 

 lead, and we found but ten fathom ; the fecond 

 mate himfelf took the lead and called out ten and 

 fourteen fathoms, but a moment after the {hip 

 ftruck on the fand, and this {hock was followed 

 b^ four other very violent ones. The confirmation 

 was incredible ; and very juftly might it bs fo ; 

 for there were above eighty perfons on board, and 

 the hip had but one boat : but happily our {hip 

 got off again, alter having been turned. At day- 

 break, which followed foon after (for the acci- 

 dent happened half an hour paft four) we faw 

 the continent of America within a Swediflj mile 

 before us : the coaft was whitifh, low, and high- 

 er up covered with firs. We found out, that 

 the fand we ftruck on, lay oppolite Arcadia in 

 Maryland^ in thirty- feven deg. fifty min'. north 

 lat, 



WE coafted the mores of Maryland all the day, 

 B 4 but 



