66 AVOYAGETOTHE 







CHAP. 

 XVI. 



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 1733 



Weft, with v/hich we were ftanding towards Macao. At 

 noon a breeze at Weft North Weft, with fine pleafant 

 February, wcathcf, 2L numbcr of Chinefe boats along-fi.dej with vaft 

 quantities of oyfters, which we bought very cheap. At nine 

 in the morning fent the whale-boat on board a iliip at an- 

 chor. She proved to be the Diana, country fhip, from India 

 for Wampoa, who had been miffing fome time. 



Saturday 9. MODERATE brcezc from the Weft, with fine clear weather. 

 At two in the afternoon the wind hauled round to the 

 fouthward. At feven in the evening, the ebb being down, 

 we anchored with the fmall bower in eight fathoms water,, 

 muddy bottom. At midnight a moderate breeze at Eaft 

 South Eaft. At two in the morning a breeze at North 

 Eaft, and the ebb having made, we weighed and came to 

 fail. At eight very light airs, and variable. At half paft 

 eight came- to with the fmall bow^r in five fathoms water* 

 At ten a moderate breeze at South. At lialf paft eleven 

 weighed and came to fail. 



Sunday 10. Calm, with fair weather. At two in the afternoon a 

 light breeze from the Weft by South, ftanding down to- 

 wards Macao. At five Macao bore North Weft by Weft, 

 diftant about four leagues, and the Wefternmoft part of 

 the Grand Ladrone South by Eaft one quarter Eaft, 

 diftant about eight leagues j the ifland of Patoe, which is 

 a fmall iftand, lying juft to the Weftward of the Grand 

 Ladrone, bearing South three quarters Eaft, diftant about 

 feven leagues. A moderate breeze from the South Eaft by 

 Eaft, with which we were ftanding through between the 

 Patoe and the iftands lying to the Weftward. At half 

 paft five, hoifted in the whale-boat and fecured her, and 



placed 



