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placed the Sandwich Ifland canoes on the quarter in room ^ ^^yf" ^• 

 of the whale-boat. At this time the pilot left us ; I fent by *- — — — » 

 him a letter for Henry Browne Efq, prefident of the coun- February. 

 cil at Canton, fignifying the lituation and good condition "" ^^ '°' 

 of the King George and Queen Charlotte; alfo a letter of 

 advice for Mr. John Etches, or the commander of the 

 Prince of Wales or Princefs Royal, to be delivered on ei- 

 ther of their arrivals. At half pad feven the breeze having 

 failed, and the tide fetting to the Weft ward, we came- to 

 with a fmall bower in fix fathoms water. Queen Char- 

 lotte in company, the Grand Ladrone bearing from South 

 Eaft half Eaft to South Eaft half South, diftant about five 

 leagues,' the ifland of Patoe South Eaft by Eaft three 

 leagues. At midnight calm and very hazy. At three in 

 the morning a light breeze fprung up at North North 

 Eaft, vyeighed and made fail. Queen Charlotte in company. 

 At half an hour after nine in the forenoon the South Eaft 

 point of the Grand Ladrone bore North Eaft half North, 

 diftant about twenty-five miles, from whence I took my de- 

 parture: Grand Ladrone latitude 22° 2^ North, longitude 

 24.6° 4'. 



The iith, 12th, and i3tli February, for the moft From sun- 

 part fair weather. A number of the ihip's company ill Thurfday%. 

 with fluxes, and others with fevers, owing (in the opinion 

 of the furgeon) chiefly to their hard drinking whilft at 

 Wampca. On the 1 2th faw many dark-coloured gulls 

 and fome boobies, all white except the tips of their 

 vikings, which were black. At half paft feven in the morn- 

 ing of the 1 3 th faw a fail in the North Eaft quarter ftanding 

 to the Southward. At nine the ftrange iail being near 

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