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c- 'H;^^' ^•- Weft three quarters North, diftance about five miles ; and 



c: ' Mount Permifang, on the ifland of Banca, North Eaft half 



M^irch. Eaft, diftance about four or five kagues. 



Sunday 2. 



On the 2d March we paffed by a Diatch fhip lying at 

 anchor. She appeared to be a man of war of t\\enty guns. 

 At four in the afternoon the firft point on the Sumatra 

 ftiore South Eaft half South, five or fix miles, and the 

 Southernmoft point of Banca Eaft half South, four or five 

 leagues ; Mount Permifang, on the ifiand of Banca, North 

 Weft fix or feven leagues. Hove-to for the fhip that was 

 ftanding after us, and at a quarter paft four we Ipc ke her, 

 and found her to be the fhip Lanfd, ^wn, captain Storey com- 

 mander, from China, bound to London. 



Mondays. On 3d Marcli light winds and very variable, with clcfe 

 fultry weather. At half paft one weighed and ftoodoverto the 

 Sumatra fhore ; the wind very faint, and a ftrong tide fetting 

 to the South Eaft, which drove us very near the other fhoal, 

 that lies between the iiland of Lufpura and the firft point 

 of Sumatra ; at the fame time anchored in five fathoms, a 

 little to the South Eaft; the Lanfdown anchored in three fa- 

 thoms and a quarter. Soon after a breeze fpringing up from 

 the North Eaft, we weighed and ftood to the North North 

 Weft, as did the Queen Charlotte and Lanfdown, to clear the 

 North point of the above-mentioned fiioal, and at five 

 we pafied over it in three fathoms water; as did the Queen 

 Charlotte ; the Lanfdown in going over ftruck and ftuck 

 faft, and made a 1 gna! of diftrefs. We immediately anchored 

 in five fathoms water, muddy bottom ; as did the Char- 

 lotte, and fent our boats with kedge anchors and hawfers 



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