rcn. 



NORTH WEST COx^ST OF AMERICA. 



to their affirmnce. When at anchor, the firft point on the 

 Sumatra fhore bore North North Weft about two or three 



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leagues ; the Southernmoil point on the iiland of Sumatra m?.,c', 

 in iight. At half paft nine the Lanfclown made the °" ^^ ^' 

 fignal for more affiftance ; hoifted out our yaul, and fent 

 four hands and an officer to their affiftance. At half paft 

 ten the yaul returned, having got her off without receiv- 

 ing any damage. From this time to the 8th nothing par- 

 ticular occurred ; when the Lanfdown almoft out of iight. 

 Latitude obferved 4° 50' South; latitude per bearing, and • 

 diftance of the Sifters, 4° 54' South; longitude per ditto 

 253° 44' from Greenwich. 



On the 9th, ftrong gales and fqually weather, with Sunday 9. 

 thunder and ffiarp lightning : down topgallant-yards and 

 ftruck the topgallant-mafts. At midnight freffi gales at 

 Weft North Weft ; loft fight of the Queen Charlotte ; 

 fuppofe flie was driven off. At daylight faw the Queen 

 Charlotte to the Eaftward ; ffie had drove during the gale 

 about two leagues ; got under way to join us. The loth Monday 10. 

 a light breeze from the Northward, with cloudy weather. 

 The Queen Charlotte in company ; the Lanfdown barely_ 

 in fight. Several of our people ill with fluxes. 



On this day at one o'clock in the morning Thomas Tuefday n. 

 Pafford, armourer's mate, departed this life, and at fix 

 o'clock in. the evening was buried, after having read the 

 ufual funeral fervice over the body. Hoifted out the 

 whale-boat, and fent her with an officer and ftx hands on 

 fliore, to look about the reef, by which thefe iilands are 

 furrounded, for turtle. Latitude obferved 5° 7' South ; 



3 C latitude 



