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Itfelf in. their gums, but from the great fwellings on their legs 

 they had loft the life of them. From this calamity we could 

 only mufter two on each guard, one of which fteered, and the 

 other handled the fails.. We u-n fortunately caught this terrible 

 -diftemper from the feamen of the frigate, with whom we had 

 occaiional communication. In conlequence of this diftrefs we 

 agreed now to return, making as many obfervations as we could 

 in relation to the lying of the coaft. 



At the beginning of September the wind was variable, but on 

 the 6th it fixed in the S. W. blowing with fuch force that at mid- 

 night we were obliged to take in all our fails, and turn the 

 fhip's head to the S. whilft the wind and fea increafed, in fo 

 much that at two in the morning of the yth neither veflel could 

 refift its violence, though we each endeavoured to keep where 

 we were, on account of the coaft being at fo fmall a diftance. 



Whilft we were thus employed a fea broke in, which damaged 

 moft of our ftores. [The particulars of other damage to parts of 

 the fhip here follows, but is omitted for reafons that have been 

 before mentioned.] 



On this fame day (viz., 7th of September), both wind and 

 fea became more calm; on which we fteered E. from 6 in the 

 evening till day-break of the next day, when the wind was 

 favourable from the N. W. and v\e purfued our intentions of 

 falling in again with the coaft, in Lat. 55. finding ourfelves, 

 fince the ftorm, with only one feaman who could ftand to the 

 helm, whilft the captain or myfelf managed the fails. 



The wind continuing favourable, our captain endeavoured to 

 cheer thofe who were fick, but we could only prevail upon two 

 of them who were recovering to affift us during the day ; as for 

 the mafter's mate, we conceived that he would die. 



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