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In that Latitude wc began to feel the Trade Winds 

 from Eaft to N. N.E. frefli enough, which carry'd on us to 

 26 Degrees, and turn'd back to the Longitude of Cape 

 S. Augujlin. Then we began to be becalm'd, which kept 

 us near a Month, making little Way. 



From thence forward we began to be fenfible of many 

 Currents, and Runs of Tides, and to fee a fort of Drift in 

 fmall Grains like Goofeberries, faid to come from the Chan- 

 nel of Bahama, which was neverthelefs about 600 Leagues 

 to the Weftward of us, The Reafon for that Conjecture 

 is, that none of that fort is found either about the Azores , or 

 Canary Ifland-s, which are the neareft Lands ; and that on the 

 other hand, failing to the Weftward, there are great Quan- 

 tities of them found. If it be fo, they muft be brought 

 by the Currents, which fct to the Eaftward. The Cur- 

 rents obferv'd about the Coaft of Guiana, ferve to make 

 good the Waters that run out at that Channel, which is 

 alfo the Reafon that the Ships coming from Eraftt, gain as 

 much to the Eaftward, under the Tropick of Cancer, as 

 they lofe to the Weftward, under the Line. 



On the 15th of June, in about 21 Degrees of North 

 Latitude, a Sailor died of the Bloody Flux. 

 Whitenefsin Wednefday the 4th of July, in 36 Degrees 50 Minutes 

 the Set. Latitude, and 36 Degrees 16 Minutes Longitude, the 

 Sea being ftill, we faw within Cannon Shot a Whitenefs 

 on the Water, as if it had broke a little, we immediately 

 judg'd there might be a Shoal. The Captain had a mind to 

 be fatisfy'd, but the Boat being too much dry'd up by the 

 great Heats for two Months paft, was not fit to put to Sea. 

 However, moft Men thought that might beFoam, or fome- 

 thing floating on the Water. 



The next day we had fight of a fmall VefTel,which feem'd 

 to ftand to the Eaftward, as we did. The Calm held us 

 in fight of one another three Days. We put up our Fights, 

 and made a Signaf by firing a Gun and lowering our Top- 

 fails, to perfuade him to make towards us, that we might 

 hear feme News from Europe-, but a Gale coming up at 



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