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the northward of 32° 40'. On Saturday, October 

 8, a violent storm overtook us, the wind between 

 north and east ; which easterly winds and foul 

 weather continued till Monday the 12th, by reason 

 of which storms and foul weather, we were forced to 

 get off to sea, to secure ourselves and ship, and 

 were driven by the rapidity of a strong current to 

 Cape Hatteras, in lat. 35° 30\ On Monday, the 

 12th aforesaid, we came to an anchor in seven 

 fathom at Cape Fair road, and took the miridian 

 altitude of the sun, and were in latitude 33° 43'. 

 The wind continuing still easterly and foul weath- 

 er till Thursday, the 15th ; and on Friday the 16th, 

 the wind being at JST. W., we weighed and sailed 

 up Cape Fair river some four or five leagues, and 

 came to an anchor in six or seven fathom, at which 

 time several Indians came on board, and brought 

 us great store of fresh fish, large mullets, young 

 bass, shads, and several other sorts of very good, 

 well tasted fish. On Saturday, the 17th, we went 

 down to the Cape, to see the English cattle, but 

 could not find them, though we rounded the Cape, 

 And having an Indian guide with us, here we 

 rode till Oct. 24. The wind being against us, we 

 could not go up the river with our ship ; but went 

 on shore and viewed the land of those quarters. 

 On Saturday we weighed and sailed up the river, 

 some four leagues, or thereabouts. Sunday the 

 25th, we weighed again and rode up the river, 

 it being calm, and got up some fourteen leagues 

 from the harbour's mouth, where we mored our 



