38o AVOYAGETOTHE 



^ xvf ^' ^^ ^^^ ^3^^^ ^ brifls: breeze at South Eafi, with heavy 

 • — ^r-^ — ' weather. At half paft noon Ihortened fail and brought-to. 

 June.' Hoifced out the whale-boat and fent her on fhore with an 

 nday 13. Q^^^er, to acquaint the governor of our arrival off the 

 ifland. At three o'clock the boat returned, with direc- 

 tions from the governor to come in. Bore away and made 

 fail for the bay, and at five anchored with the fmall bower 

 in thirteen fathoms : hand away and moored with the beft 

 bower to the North Weft in nineteen fathoms, over a bot- 

 tom of fine black muddy fand j the points of the bay bearing 

 North Eaft by Eaft half Eait, and South Weft by Weft half 

 Weft, the town South Eaft by Eaft, our diftance from the 

 fhore about half a mile. From this time to the eighteenth, 

 the carpenter with his party employed in repairing the fheath- 

 ing, cleaning the bottom, and other neceftary repairs ; 

 others employed in receiving frefh provifions on board, 

 iikewife pitch and tar. The people had leave given them to 

 go on ftiore. Abundance of fine mackrel and bonettas to 

 be always caught along-fide the fliip. Completed our 

 water, having got on board thirteen tons and a half. 



Wednef. 18. On tlic 1 8th arrived here the Queen Charlotte, all 

 well ; received the governor's difpatches, and at eleven 

 unmoored and hove fhort on the beft bower, waiting for a 



Th'jrfdayig, breeze. On the 19th a light breeze from the South Eaft, 

 with fine weather ; weighed and came to fail ; faluted 

 the garrifon with nine guns, which was returned with an 

 equal number. Hoifted in the v/hale-boat and made fail. 

 At four o'clock in the afternoon St. Elelena bore Eaft 

 South Eaft, and South South Eaft half Eaft, and the Val- 

 ley Town South Eaft ; our diftance from the fhore about 

 twelve or thirteen miles. From this time to the 25th mo- 

 derate 



