A VOYAGE TO THE 



This beer was conftantly drank by fuch of our failors as 

 were affected with the fcurvy, and they found great be- 

 nefit from it; fc that in addition to its being very ufeful 

 Tuefday 13. ^^ common drink, I may fafely call it a moft excellent an- 

 tifcorbutic. Having fucceeded fo well in brewing the 

 fweet root, I tried fugar-cane by the fame method, and 

 made a good wholefome drink from it, though much in- 

 ferior to the other. 



We flood to the North North Weft, along the Weft 

 fide of Oneehow, which forms feveral fine fandy bays, 

 that feem to afiord good fiielter and anchorage. At ten 

 o'clock my worthy old friend Abbenooe took his leave 

 of me, and all the canoes left us ; on which occafion we 

 hoifted our colours, and fired ten guns, by way of taking 

 leave of this little friendly illand. At noon Yam Bay 

 bore South Eaft eight or ten miles, and the Weft point of 

 Oneehow, South by Eaft, fix leagues diftant. 



Thurfdayi5. j^f the forcnoon of the 15th we faw great numbers of 

 the tropic and man-of-war birds, together with terns and 

 boobies ; fo that I conjedlured we then were failing at no 

 confiderable diftance from fome uninhabited ifiand. Our 

 latitude at noon was 24° 14' North, and 160° 24' lon^ 

 gitude. 



For fome days the weathei* was clofe and fultry, at- 



Tuefdayzo. tended with frequent heavy rains; but on the 20th the 



weather became clear and pleafant, with a fine Eafterly 



breeze. This gave us an opportunity of examining 



our yams, and it was very fortunate that we did fo ; 



for 



