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A VOYAGE TO THE 



CHAP 

 II. 



Santo bearing Weft by North about 20 leagues diftant. On 

 this we hauled up, to have a nearer view of it, with amode- 

 oaober. rate breeze at North North Eaft. At noon the North point 

 wednef. 12. ^^ ^^^ -^^^^ bore North 68° Weft, diftant 14 leagues. Inow 



changed our courfe to Weft by South, and fteered for the 

 Eaft end of Madeira, which, having been one of the firft 

 of the Weftern difcoveries, has facilitated future voyages. 

 Our obfervation at noon gave 33° 7' North latitude, and 

 the longitude was 15° 29' Weft. During the afternoon 

 we kept ftanding for Madeira, the Weft end of which, at 

 fix o'clock, bore due Weft about 12 leagues diftant. 



As I wiflied to look into Funchal Bay, and was not 



willing to lofe the opportunity of doing it, we ftiortened 



fail and brought-to during the night with the fhip's head 



Thurfdayij. to tlic Nortliward. At five in the morning of the 13th 



we bore away and made faiL 



The Eaft point of the ifland of Madeira, when it bears 

 about Weft by North, has a moft remarkable appearance ; 

 the land feems to be divided by many extraordinary chafms, 

 and there is a large rock at the extreme Eaft point, in tjie 

 fhape of a fphere, which is perforated fo as to form an 

 uncommon arch. There is alfo a rock greatly refembling 

 a fpire, which feems entirely detached from the iftand, 

 and which, one might fuppofe, could never refift the 

 heavy furfs that conftantly beat againft it. 



By noon we were clofe in with the ifland, and kept ftand- 

 ing for Funchal Bay, with a fine breeze at North Eaft. 

 Soon after five o'clock, being abreaft of the bay, we found 

 riding there his Majefty's fttip Grampus, of fifty guns, 



commo- 



