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A VOYAGE TO THE 



C H A P. XVI. 



Leave Macao, — Proceed through the Straits of Banca 

 ajid Sunda. — Anchor at North IJIand. — The Vejfels part 

 Company. — Arrival at Satnt Hele?ta. — Departure fro?/i 

 thence. — Five of the People nearly poifo7ied by eating 

 Fifh. — Arrival i7i Rjigland. 



/^N the morning of the 6th of Febiiiary a frefh 

 ^-^ breeze, with open cloudy weather 3 latter part 

 1788. moderate breezes and hazy. At feven in the morn- 

 wednef. 6. ing Weighed and came to fail, with an intention of 

 taking a birth below the fliipping, to be in readinefs for 

 going down the river immediately on the pilot's coming 

 on board. At eight, a rope getting into the tiller rope 

 block in flays, occafioned the fhip's touching the ground. 

 It was very near the pitch of low water, and by the time 

 we had run out a hedge, and hove taught on the haufer, 

 flie floated off. At nine the pilot came on board ; em- 

 ployed failing and warping down the river with a light 

 breeze from the North Eaft. About noon had got down 

 nearly to the lower parts of the fhipping, where we an- 

 chored for a few minutes, and gave the fhip's company an 

 opportunity of getting fome dinner; and I have to re- 

 mark, that Robert Spencer, John Harrifon, and Thomas 

 Potts, ftole a boat from along-fide the fhip at about eight 

 or nine in the evening, and abfented themfelves for fome 

 time; and on my fending Mr. Hay ward with another boat 



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