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from the mouth of the harbour of St. Francis ; but having na 

 boat p , or other convenience for this purpofe, we refolved t© 

 fland for Monterey, and double another Cape, which projected 

 ftill further from the coaft % 



At ten at night it fell calm ; which continued till the 6th at 

 noon, when the wind was moderate at W. and we fleered 

 S. S. W. 



By eight at night the wind frefhened from the N. W. with 

 fqualls and mitts. 



On the yth, at eight in the morning, we conceived ourfelves 

 to be in the latitude of Monterey, which we endeavoured there- 

 fore to keep in, though the weather was fo mifty, that we could 

 not fee half a league. 



At three in the evening we difcovered the coafl to the S. W. 

 at the diftance of a mile ; and finding that we now entered a bay, 

 we foon afterwards difcovered the S. Carlos at anchor, and 

 therefore knew that we were now in the -port of Monterey. On 

 this we fired fome cannon, and boats immediately came out to 

 us, by whofe affiftanee we anchored in three fathoms, the bottom 

 being a fand. 



This port is lituated in 36 44. N. Lat. & 17 W. of 5. Bias. 



On the 8th we landed our fick, and amongft the reft our 

 captain and myfelf, who had fuffered more from the fcurvy than 

 any of them. Not one of the whole crew indeed was free from 

 this complaint. 



We immediately experienced the kind offices of the Fathers 

 eftablifhed at this miffion, who procured for us all the refrefh- 

 jnents they were able, with the molt perfect charity. In truth, 



p It having been demolilhed by a heavy fea not long before. 

 A That is, than the before-mentioned Cape, - 



we 



