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muddy bottom. At four in the evening a moderate breeze ^ ^j^^ ^'• 



at North, with which we ftood to the Weft North Weft half ' — ■ ' 



Weft, three knots per hour, almoft furrounded by iflands. November. 

 At five anchored with the beft bower in eight fathoms and "^ "^ ^°' ' 

 a quarter water, over a bottom of mud ; the extremes of 

 Lanton bearing South Eaft by Eaft a quarter Eaft, and 

 South Eaft half Eaft ; iftands all round ; our diftance from 

 the neareft fhore about two miles ; down topgallant yards. 

 During the night light and variable winds, with cloudy wea- 

 ther. At fix in the morning, with a light breeze from the 

 Northward, we weighed, founded frequently as we approach- 

 ed the pafiage leading to Macao, and found from eight to fix 

 fathoms over a muddy bottom. About nine, by borrowing 

 too near the Southern and Eaftern fhore, we fuddenly fhoaled 

 our water to three fathoms and a half; but by keeping a 

 little to the North, we deepened it again to fix fathoms, and 

 then ftood through the pafiage : a frefh breeze at about- 

 North Eaft by North, with clear weather. At half paft 

 ten, the tide of ebb having made, we came to an anchor 

 with the beft bower in nine fathoms, muddy bottom;, 

 the city of Macao bearing North Weft half North, diftant 

 about five or fix leagues. At noon a moderate breeze, witli. 

 fair weather; latitude obferved 22° 10' North, 



A MODERATE brcczc at North, with hazv weather. At Wednef.2:. 

 one in the afternoon, the ebb-tide having fiacked, we 

 weighed and ftood towards Macao ; and at half paft four 

 anchored with the beft bower in four fathoms and a half, 

 muddy bottom, in Macao Road, the town bearing Weft 

 by South, diftance two or three leagues ; and Lanton Peak 

 Eaft. At five fent the whale-boat on. fhore to Macao. 

 At fix in the mprning a frefh breeze at North by Wcfr^ 



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