effeded by our prefent delay, may enable 

 me better to fapport the more fevere motion 

 of failing; and, from growing accuftomed 

 to the ihip, while in harbour, I may be lefs 

 a fufferer v^hen we put to fea. 



Vie are daily becoming more fettled, and 

 better reconciled to our floating dwelling: 

 but we are fometimes annoyed by the merry 

 crowd on the other fide the canvafs. Some 

 late additions have been made to their party ; 

 and this feems now to be the general mefs, and 

 common receptacle of pa{rcngers ; but, groups 

 ed as they are, friends and ftrangers together, 

 we fometimes find that they are fufficiently 

 acquainted to become more loudly joyous 

 than is quite agreeable, in fuch near neigh-r^ 

 hours. 



As we are to wait for other fliips, we 

 may npw find an opportunity of adding to the 

 fcanty ftock of provlfions, which we procured 

 amidft the general fcramble of embarkation; 

 and we hope, alfo, that our veflel will Save 

 time to take in a frefh fupply of water; for we 

 have, hjtherto, fufFered,very feverely, from not 



