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On the 5th our towing rope h was broke; which indeed had 

 happened feveral times before, notwithstanding the greateft care 

 of both fhip's companies, on which accident we refolved to pro- 

 ceed, as well as we could, without this very inconvenient ap- 

 pendage. 



On the 7th, from the colour of the fea, we judged ourfelves 

 to be in foundings, and we fuppofed ourfelves to be about thirty 

 leagues from the coaft. 



By noon on the fame day we diftinguifhed a large tract of the 

 coaft (though at a confiderable diftance) lying from the S. W. 

 to the N. E. but we were not able to get nearer to it, by the winds 

 falling calm during the night and the following day. 



On the 8th we faw the coaft much clearer at the diftance of 

 about 9 leagues, and the next 24 hours the currents to the S. in- 

 creafed ftrongly, fo that there was a difference in the latitude by 

 obfervation and our reckoning of 29 minutes. 



The fame day the wind frefbening, the commander made 

 fignal for the fchooner to reconnoitre the coaft, which direction 

 we. complied with to our utmoft, fteering to the N. N. E. and 

 hoping to do this before the night. In effect, by fix in the even- 

 ning, we diftinguifhed many headlands, bays, plains, and moun- 

 tains, with trees and green fields. 



By eight at night we were not more than two leagues diftant 

 from the land, nor the frigate more than three ; we then failed 

 towards her, and thus pafTed the night. 



On the 9th at break of day the frigate made us a fignal to join 

 them, and by 10 in the morning we followed their courfe till we 

 came to another part of the coaft, where we faw, with the 

 greateft clearnefs, the plains, rocks, bays, headlands, breakers, 



h El remorque. 



