NORTH WEST COAST OF AM ERIC A. -21 



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which returned foon after, accompanied by a boat from the 

 Chinefe veflel, in which came a pilot, with whom I agreed 

 for his carrying the fhip to Macao for fifty dollars. At half No/ember. 

 paft ten filled, and flood to the Weft North Weft, the wind ^""^'^ ''• 

 at North, a three knot breeze. At two, hazy weather; founded 

 in twenty-four fathoms black muddy fandy bottom, Pedro 

 Blanco bearing North Eaft by North, diftant about four 

 miles, and the coaft in fight to the North North Weft, 

 diftant eight or nine leagues. No obfervation; latitude by 

 account 22° 38' North; longitude by departure 242° 1(3 

 Weft. 



Light winds from the Northward, with hazy weather, Monday 19. 

 with which we fteered to the Weft North Weft, one knot 

 fix fathoms per hour, founding from twenty-two to nineteen 

 fathoms over a bottom of black muddy fand. At four in 

 the evening the land in fight extended from North by Eaft 

 to Weft by North, diftant from the neareft part five or fix 

 leagues, and Pedro Blanco, North 88° Eaft, diftant about 

 feven leagues. A ftrong tide or current fetting us to the 

 Weftward, at five founded in feventeen fathoms, black 

 muddy fand. At half paft five the land extended from 

 North North Eaft to Weft North Weft, diftant from the 

 neareft part about five leagues, a fmall iftand lying off 

 the qoaft, bearing North Weft, diftant about four leagues. 

 Moderate breeze from the North, with hazy weather, 

 with which we fteered to the Weft North Weft, about two 

 knots per hour, regular foundings, from nineteen to fe- 

 venteen fathoms and a half, over a bottom of fine black 

 muddy fand ; at nine anchored with the beft bower in fe- 

 venteen fathoms and a half over a bottom of black muddy 

 fand, the fmall ifland before mentioned bearing North Eaft half 



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