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soon after that anchorage had been gained. 

 The vessels instantly weighed, and, by carry- 

 ing all sail, arrived in Yarmouth Roads at 

 seven P.M. ; the pilots were landed, and 

 our course was continued through the an- 

 chorage. At midnight, the wind became 

 light and variable, and gradually drew round 

 to the N.W. ; and, as the sky indicated un- 

 settled weather, and the wind blew from an 

 unfavourable quarter for ships upon that 

 coast, the commander bore up again for 

 Yarmouth, and anchored at eight A.M. 



This return afforded us, at least, the op- 

 portunity of comparing the longitude of 

 Yarmouth church, as shown by our chro- 

 nometers, with its position as laid down by 

 the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey ; 

 and it was satisfactory to find, from the 

 small difference in their results, that the 

 chronometers had not experienced any al- 

 teration in their rates, in consequence of 

 their being changed from an horizontal po- 

 sition in a room, to that of being carried in 

 the pocket. 



An untoward circumstance, while at this 

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