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 III. 



Monday i. 



ing in it, together with fome krout, garden feeds, and a 

 —- — ' few bottles of artificial mineral water, which was prepared 

 May. by Dr. Melville, in imitation of Seltzer v/ater, and fup- 

 pofed to be a moft exxellent antifcorbiitic. We frequently 

 caught turtle, which were conftantly ferved out amongft the 

 fhip's company, and I fent fome en boaid the Queen Char- 

 lotte. This, with the addition of krout, portable foup, 

 and fweet-wort, contributed greatly to preferve the health 

 of the fhips crews. 



Sunday 7. i^ the forcnooH of the 7th, we were near the fituation of 



the ifland Partida, according to captain Cook's general chart, 

 but no appearances of land were feen. Indeed, this ifland was 

 not feen by captain Cook, but copied into that chart from 

 the authority of the Spaniards. 



Towards noon the wind Inclining more to the North- 

 ward, we fteered North North Weft, in order that we 

 might get into the latitude of Los Majos, without being 

 to the Weftward of it, which I was afiaid might be the 

 cafe, if the wind hauled to the Northward as we increafed 

 our latitude. 



Friday 12. On the 1 2th, being in the latitude of 20° \ South, 



and 134.° 11' longitude, I expe6led to have fallen in with 

 the Los Majos iflands, as we were now exa<Elly in the 

 centre of them, according to the chart juft mentioned, but 

 not the lead appearance of land was to be feen. The 

 fickly fituation of our people rendered it however abfo- 

 lutely neceffary for us to make land as foon as pofTible ; on 

 which account we lay-to in the night-time, and fpread 

 during the day; fo that (as we were favoured with fine 



clear 



