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to look for them, he picked them up near the Bankfhalls. 

 They had been purchaling a quantity of liquor, Tufficient to 

 have kept the {hip's company in a ftate of drunkennefs February. 

 for fome days. Thofe three perfons, fince our arrival at- 

 Wampoa, either from drunkennefs, or fiicknefs occafioned 

 by it, fcarcely did a week's duty. 



On Thurfday the 7th very light winds from the Eaft Thurfday 7. 

 North Eafl, with clofe hazy weather; employed failing 

 and towing down the river; and at fix in the even- 

 ing the tide of ebb being done, and not enough w^ind to 

 item the flood with, we anchored with the fmall bower 

 anchor in five fathoms, muddy bottom, about three or 

 four miles below the fhipping at Wampoa; Queen Char- 

 lotte in company. At midnight the wind light and 

 variable between the North and Weft. At five in the 

 morning weighed, and came to fail with the ebb, with a light 

 breeze from the North North Weft, and fine weather; Queen 

 Charlotte in company. Soon after getting under way, the 

 wind chopped round to the Eaft South Eaft : employed 

 turning down the river until ten in the morning, at which 

 time we anchored in about five fathoms, muddy bottom, 

 with the fmall bower. 



All this morning v/e had light winds from the South "Fridays. 

 Eaft, with fine weather. At three in the afternoon the 

 €bb-tide having made ftrong, we weighed and came 

 to fail. Queen Charlotte in company. At eight in 

 the evening came-to with the fmall bower in five 

 fathoms water, muddy bottom. At fix a breeze at 

 North North Eaft, weighed and came to fail. At eight 

 pafted through the Boca Tigris with a fine breeze at North 



Weft, 



