this was all the information we could obtain, 

 for, unluckily, our Portuguefe failor was not 

 able to render his queftions, concerning the 

 longitudcj intelligible to the Spaniards. 



On the morning of the day before we 

 made the land, we fpake the Britannia tranf- 

 port, and learned that, during the preceding 

 night, fhe had been boarded by a floop of 

 war— one of the Barbadoes cruizers, and had 

 received information that fhe was within fixty 

 leagues of the ifland. This intelligence was 

 peculiarly opportune, as we were in no cer- 

 tainty regarding our longitude, and muft have 

 proceeded in fear, during the night, or have 

 created further delay by fliortening fail. 



It was a great advantage to us being on 

 board a Weft India trader, for the Ihips built 

 for this fervice, being intended for a hot cli- 

 mate, are conftruded with much attention to 

 the comfort and accommodation of pafTen- 

 gers, and have all the conveniences of ports, 

 fcuttle-holes, window-blinds, awnings, &c. ; 

 from the want of which, many of the tranf- 

 ports were, diftreffujgly, clofe and oppreffive. 



