NORTH WEST COAST OP AMERICA. 9 



At four in the afternoorij having a frefh gale, and very hazy ^ ^^^ ^ ^• 



weather, we bore up for St. Helen's, and foon afterwards " -— -» 



anchored in St. Helen's road, Bembridge Point bearing September. 

 South Weft by Weft, three miles diftant. 



Friday 16. 



At fix in the morning of the 17th we weighed, and Saturday 17, 

 made fail with moderate variable winds, the weather hazy 

 with rain; at noon St. Catherine's Point bore North Weft, 

 five miles diftant. From this to the 19th, v/e had little 

 variety; the weather in general was thick and hazy, with 

 frequent fhowers of rain. About feven o'clock in the Monday ig. 

 evening of the 19th, the Calkets bore Eaft North Eaft three 

 leagues diftant ; it being then nearly calm, a rapid tide fet 

 us ftrongly towards them ; and at one time we were not two 

 miles diftant from thofe very dangerous rocks; however, 

 before nine o'clock, the tide turned, and at ten we could 

 juft difcern the lights, bearing South Weft by South, diftant 

 about three leagues. 



At ten in the morning of the 20th we faw the ifland Tuefdayzo. 

 of Guernfey bearing South, at the diftance of three or 

 four leagues. Our latitude at noon was 49° 39'' North, 

 the North Eaft point of Guernfey bearing South South 

 Eaft, five miles diftant. 



At fix o'clock we came to anchor in Guernfey Road 

 with the beft bower, in 13 fathom water, the caftle bear- 

 ing Weft, by South half a mile, and St. Martin's Point South 

 South Weft, one mile diftant. We moored with the kedge 

 to the Eaft South Eaft. 



