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the gulph ; for we went like an arrow out of 

 a bow. At this time we faw the Adour from 

 the mad-head, whole hull was almoft entirely un- 

 der water, and now perceived that (he was not 

 caft away at the northemmoft of the Martyrs, 

 as fome had believed for we were abreaft of her 

 at half an hour after ten, and half an hour after 

 one, the laft of thefe iflands was ftill to the north- 

 ward of us. 



About three o'clock, we faw from the tops a 

 breaker, clofe along-fide of which our courfe lay, 

 and fomewhat farther a fhoal, which run out in- 

 to the offing. This fhoal feemed to be the end 

 of the Martyrs, and in order to clear it, we 

 fleered the remaining part of the day fouth and 

 by eaft, the current ftill carrying us to the north- 

 ward, and about evening we made a north-eaft 

 courfe. On the twenty eighth at mid -day, the 

 pilot reckoned himfdf at the entrance of the 

 gulph, being in twenty -five degrees thirty mi- 

 nutes ; but, at half an hour after feven, fearing 

 lie was too near the land, he turned her head 

 fouth-fouth-eaft till mid-night with a very good 

 wind. At mid-night he continued his former 

 courfe and on the twenty ninth we were 

 out of fight of land. At fun-fet we reckoned 

 we were out of the gulph, but for the great- 

 er fafety we fleered north-north-eaft, till ten 

 o'clock. 



During all the reft of our voyage, till our ar* 

 rival at cape Francois, we had light winds and 

 frequently calms. From time to time there arofe 

 llorms, when the Iky and fea were on fire, and 

 the veflel lying along on one fide, went like the 



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