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VOYAGE TO THE 



c HA P. ipg- ^Jjg evening of the 2 8tli a heavy gale came on at 



» — ' South Eaft by South, attended with drizzling rain, which 



September. brouo;ht US undcr clofe-reefed toplails. The gale ftiil in- 

 "^ ■ ^ ' creafing, we handed the fore and mizen top-fails : at half 

 paft eleven we hauled round, in confequence of feeing a 

 light bearing about South Weft, which had much the ap- 

 pearance of a light-houfe, and which, if a real one, muft 

 have been Ufhant light. We judged ourfelves to be about 

 two leagues from it. The gale continued during the night 

 with unceafing violence, attended with heavy rain. As we 

 Thurfdsyzg. f^^^y i^q ig^n^l on the moming of the 29th, it is probable 

 the light which was feen the preceding evening was the 

 ftern light of fome veflel which flood on a contrary tack. 



Friday 30. j^^ {[^ o'clock in the morning of the 30th I acquainted 



captain Dixon with my intention of fleering Weft South 

 Weft as long as the wind continued favourable. This day 

 portable foup was ferved to the fhip's company, with half 

 a pint of peas each man three times per week. We faw a 

 number of land birds, one of which was caught; I fuppofe 

 them to have been driven off the French coaft by the heavy 

 South Eaft gales which we recently had met with. Our 

 latitude at noon was 47° 58'' North, and the longitude 

 9° o' Weft. In the afternoon we founded with a line of 

 130 fathom, but got no bottom. During the afternoon 

 and night we had light variable airs with frequent calms. 



oaober. A-p ten o'clock in the forenoon of the ift of Odober 



Saturday i. rr ^ -n iv i- r 



v/e paiied a Danith galliot. On this occalion our Com- 

 pany's enfign was hoifted, in hopes fhe might take notice 

 of us, and mention it on her arrival in Europe. 



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