Travels l^hroiigh 



A large ship passed through the fleet about four 

 o'clock in the afternoon: and in the evening another 

 vessel bore down upon the sternmost ships, and 

 spoke with them. 



May 2. Fair, pleasant weather. The next day 

 we found by our reckoning that we had made a hun- 

 dred leagues from the Land's End. 



May 4. Strong, violent gales at north-and-by- 

 west. In the evening the Molly, Captain Chew, had 

 her maintop-mast carried away, and hoisted a signal 

 of distress. 



May 5. From this time to the 14th, nothing re- 

 markable happened: the wind was seldom fair, but 

 the weather being moderate, we made frequent visits, 

 and passed our time very agreeably. 



May 14. Captain Necks fell ill of a fever, and 

 continued indisposed several days: he began to mend 

 about the 17th. 



May 19. In the afternoon, a sudden and violent 

 squall from the north-west obliged us to lie-to under 

 our reefed main-sail: it continued to increase, and 

 blew a storm for about thirty-six hours, when it be- 

 gan to moderate. 



May 21. We made sail in the afternoon, with four 

 ships in company; and the next day in the evening 

 were joined by eighteen more. From that time to the 

 28th, nothing remarkable happened: we had gen- 

 erally pleasant weather, but adverse winds. We 

 frequently visited; and were much entertained with 



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