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CHAP. 

 I. 



1785. 

 September. 

 Friday 2. - 

 Saturday 3. 



Sunday 4. 

 Wednef. 7. 



A VOYAGE TO THE 



Next morning at one o'clock we weighed anchor, and 

 flood towards the channel ; but meeting with gales at 

 once frefh and contrary, we were obliged to anchor under 

 Dungenefs in the evening of the 3d, with the light-houfe 

 bearing South Weft by Weft, about four miles diftant. A 

 remarkable circumftance happened whilft we lay here: 

 Charles Gilmore (one of the boys under my care), be- 

 ing at the maintopmaft-head, attempted to come down 

 by the topmaft backftay ; but lofing his hold when he 

 was almoft at the top, he fell diredly into the main chains ;, 

 yet he providentially received no hurt, and was not the 

 leaft frighted with his fall. 



At three o'clock in the morning of the 4th we weighed 

 anchor and ftood towards Spithead, where we arrived 

 at one o'clock on the feventh. 



During our ftay here, the crews were conftantly ferved 

 with frefh beef and plenty of vegetables ; the employments 

 which principally engaged us were, fetting up the rigging, 

 and replacing the water that had been expended. Several 

 fpare anchors, and a variety of fuch other ftores were pur- 

 chafed, which we judged would be neceffary during fo long 

 a voyage, and. with which we had not been fupplied in the 

 Thames. 



Thurf. 15. 



Friday i6. 



Every neceflary bulinefs being completed, on the 15th- 

 all hands were employed in getting the vefTels ready for fea;, 

 and at feven o'clock in the morning of the 1 6th we got 

 under fail with light variable winds. By noon we were 

 clofe in with Dunnofe, which caufed us to ply occafionally. 



At 



