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during the night, owing to the heavy fea, antf 

 the fhip then riding only by a fingle anchor, 

 had prefently driven towards the coaft, when for- 

 tunately another anchor brought her up. This 

 fhip alio lofr two iron tillers ; fhe had no fparc 

 ones; ihefe tillers were broken by the violent 

 ftrokes which the fea gave the rudder, in the 

 combined motions of pitching and rolling : 

 Ccsterls paribus, pitching is much more felt at 

 anchor than at fea. 



From the place where we lay we counted 

 twelve iflots, with fome rocks and breakers, 

 which afforded us fhelter. In this vaft balin the 

 fea might fend us very heavy waves ; but we were 

 fortunately anchored on good holding ground. 



The iflot to leeward of which we were riding, 

 bore from fouth 25 weft to weft 5 north. 



In the morning a boat from each fhip was fent 

 thither to found, as we had an intention of get- 

 ting nearer to it ; every where was found an ex- 

 cellent bottom, and there were feven fathoms 

 and a half water at a fmall diftancc from the 

 land. 



Some perfons, in order to reach the fhore, were 

 obliged to jump into the water, for the boat 

 would have been knocked to pieces, had (Tic been 

 brought in clofe enough to the coaft for them to 

 land without wetting their feet. 



Several feais, of the fpecies wbich is called 

 3 $hoc^ 



