52 EXPEDITION TO MOLUCCA ISLANDS. 



Madras to Palo Tetiang. 



15 tli. — The Admiral having come on board this day we sailed 

 about 5 in the afternoon in company with the Centurion, Arniston, 

 Indiaman. Surprize, galley, and Mary, transport. 



18tli. — By the chronometer and meridian observations we seem 

 to have had a current a little to the North-East, exactly contrary 

 to what it is natural to expect at this season. 



19th. — Some signs of discontent appeared amongst the soldiers 

 on board, on account of the difference of their victualling from the 

 sailors, but were soon put a stop to. 



22nd. — These last three days, observations confirm the opinion 

 of a North-East current of about 11' per day. Received a copy of 

 signals for the Military, which was communicated to the different 

 corps. 



28 tit. — A vast deal of rain with short squalls and very close 

 weather in general. One of the soldiers detected in stealing was 

 punished by the Naval Articles of War. 



29th, — Light winds and hazy weather, very extraordinary rip- 

 pliugs for these two days, Ave meet them in a line of turbulent 

 waves at the distance of about a mile from each other, extending 

 from Nort-East to South- West as far as we can see. Two large 

 ships appeared in sight to-day standing to the Northward, which 

 seemed to be Indiameii bound to Bengal. 



Xoccmher 2nd. — Carnicobar plainly in view this morning. From 

 its bearing and distance when sights were taken for the chronome- 

 ter this morning, the Longitude of that island appears to be 11° 

 58' East of Madras Observatory, or in 92° 19' East of Greenwich ; 

 Latitude, North end, 9° 18'. 



lit li. — For two days after we lost sight of the Carnicobar, we 

 had a great sett to the Southward, 80' or 90' ahead of our reckoning, 

 by which Ave made Pulo Lando unexpectedly, and next day Pulo 

 Way, Avith the mainland of Sumatra. From thence Ave found a 

 strong current against us out of the Straits of Malacca, so much 

 so that, though for the last four days Ave have been Avorking to the 

 Eastward, Avith intervals of favourable winds, we have lost in 

 Longitude by the chronometer since the 8th. We now find a 

 strong North-Westerly current out of the straits, very hard rain 



