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however the wind frefliened to the N. N. E. fometimes 'flitting 

 to the N. E. and blowng more ftrongly from that point. By 

 thefe means we had an opportunity of trying the failing capacity 

 of the fchooner, for the rougher the fea the more fail was fet, fo 

 that the deck was constantly two planks a under water to leeward ; 

 which thoroughly convinced thofe on board the frigate of our 

 determined refolution to profecute our voyage. 



The crews of both mips, who obferved what a prefs of fail 

 was carried by the fchooner, from the determined refolution of 

 the officers to proceed as far Northward as poflible, faw plainly 

 that they were in fome degree miftaken, by conceiving at our firfl 

 departure that the fchooner would be obliged to return to S. Bias 

 in a fortnight. They however ftill mewed their apprehensions if 

 Ihe purfued her voyage, whilft fome of the fchooner' s company 

 began to ficken, and wim themfelves on board the frigate, where 

 there were medicines and a furgeon. The furgeon however de- 

 clared, that if fuch feamen were removed to the frigate, they 

 would be probably feized with a fever, on which the Cap- 

 tain thought it right that this opinion mould be made known to 

 the fchooner' s crew, as he fuppofed it would have a greater ef- 

 fect than the threats of any punimment. To fay the truth, we 

 could not but be forry to obferve the horror that the crew con-> 

 ceived of the bad condition of the fchooner, which afforded 

 miferable quarters for the lick, as the feamen could not do the- 

 bulinefs without being thoroughly wet, except when it was 

 calm. 



Thefe diftreffes would have become infufferable, had not the 

 commander behaved with the greateft kindnefs to the crew, he 

 encouraged them to perfift alfo, by giving them frequently fmall 



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