the South-Sea. 



Removal to another Ship. 



THERE were two French Ships at Hito, come from 

 China fix Months before ; one of them of 44 Guns, 

 commanded by Monfieur Be Ragueine Mareiiil, a Sea Lieu- 

 tenant, who had purchased Silks at Canton ; the other of 

 x6 Guns, commanded by theSieur^ Bocage of Havre, 

 who had laden with the fame Commodities at EtnoL The 

 firft of them was in a bad Condition, as having fuffer'd by 

 Storms, and wanted to careen ; but becaufe the Port of 

 Hilo is not proper for that Work, and that the Prohibition 

 of the Trade of China is very fevere at Callao, which is the 

 beft Harbour for careening, he thought fit to ptirchafe the 

 S. Charley and to lade it with his Goods, to the end he 

 might be in a Condition to ftand the Search. That Pur- 

 chafe made me take the Advantage of Monfieur deRagmU 

 ne*s Gourtefy, he giving me my Paffage for Callao. 



Departure from Hilo. 



ON the 5th of September we fail'd from the Road of 

 Hilo, in Company with a Spamjh Ship, which had 

 defired to be convoy'd by us, being apprehenfive of the En* 

 glijh Privateer. We had the good Fortune of a frefli Gale 

 at E. S. E. which in four Days carry'd us as far as Mono 

 Quemado, or the burnt Head-land. Before we reach'd that, 

 we had fight of La Mefa de Donna Maria, or Donna Ma- 

 rias Table, being a Mountain flat on the Top, like a Ta- 

 ble, whence it has the Name. 



Eight Leagues to the Northward of k is the Ifland of 

 Lobos, or Wolves, being a League and half N. W. from 

 Morro Ouemado, or burnt Head-land; it is indifferent 

 high, about three Quarters of a League long, in the great- 

 eft Extent N. W. and S. E. Between this liland and the 

 Head-land, there are flat and very low Rocks, which ftretch 



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