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fouthernmoft mouth of Straits Le Maire i 

 when, being the fternmoft (hip, we were> 

 by the fudden fliifting of the wind to 

 the fouthward and the turn of the tide, 

 very near being wrecked upon the rocks 

 of Staten Land ; which, notwithftanding, 

 having weathered, contrary to the expedt- 

 ation of the rett of the fquadron, we en- 

 deavoured all in our power to make up 

 our loft way and regain our ftation. This 

 we efFedted, and proceeded in our voyage, 

 keeping company with the reft of the 

 fliips for fome time ; when, by a great 

 roll of a hollow fea, we carried away 

 our mizen-maft, all the chain-plates to 

 windward being broken. Soon after, 

 hard gales at weft coming on with a 

 prodigious fwell, there broke a heavy fea 

 in upon the fliip, which ftove our boats, 

 and filled us for fome time. 



Thefe accidents were the more dif- 

 heartening, as our carpenter was on 

 board the Gloucefter, and detained there 



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