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peared like a feparate ifland, but on a nearer approach ^^j^ ^* 
was found to be all conneded. On the 30th, about four — - — ' 
in the afternoon, Hummock Illand bore weft by fouth, ^^^i'ybs!''' 
half fouth, diftant fix or feven leagues. In all this fea a 
ftrong current conftantly fet the fliip confiderably to the 
fouth of her reckoning, On the third of October the oftoberjd, 
wind fell fuddenly, and the Alexander being in great 
danger of driving with the current upon the fliore of 
Karkalang or Sanguir liland, was obliged to drop her 
anchor, which happily brought her up in four fathoms 
water. In the evening of the 17th, the Friendfliip ac- oaobeny,. 
tually ftruck upon a reef on the coaft of Borneo, when the 
Alexander immediately caft anchor, and fent a boat to her 
afliftance; but at day light the next morning it appeared 
that llie alfo lay fo encompaiTed with fand-keys andfhoals, 
that it was difficult to difcern how (he had failed into 
that fituation, or v/liat track fhe muft purfue to be ex- 
tricated from it. The Frienddiip, however, fortunately 
got off from the reef vv^ithout fuftaining any material 
damage : and in the morning of the nineteenth a nar- oaober sg^.- 
row channel was found, throui^h which the Alexander 
with difficulty failed out of her daneerous ftation. At- 
tempts had been made to v/eigh anchor the preceding- 
day, but the wind failing, the force of the currents pre- 
vented it. The Ihips were at this time not more tham 
eight leagues from the coaft of Borneo, 
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