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c H A P- fniall pigs, ten dozen of fowls, an immenfe quantity of eocoa- 
Au^ufl '-«8 green plantains, fngar cane, taro, and yams, and about 
eight dozen of piimkins ; the people were all perfedlLy 
recovered, and from the plentiful ftock of provifions on 
board there was reafon to hope that they would not be 
any more alarmed for their fafety. At day light in the 
Friday 8. Momiug of tlic Sth, tlicy faw a low flat illand, bearing 
from eaft to north-eaft feven or eight miles diftant ; it 
appeared to be well clothed w^ith trees, but the weather 
" at that time being fqually allowed them a very imper- 
fe6l view. Captain Sever named it Penrhyif'i Ifland; it 
is iituated in 9°. 10'. fouth latitude, and 202°. 15^ eaft 
Wcdnef. 20. longitude. In the afternoon of the 20th, the Captain 
and fome others imagining they faw land, and the fun 
, ' , , - fetting in a fog-bank, which prevented them afcertaining 
the reality, they fliortened fail, and lay by for the night ; 
Thurfday 21. but at fivc o'clock the Hcxt momiug no land being in 
light, they made fail and ftood to the north-weft by- 
weft, with a fine breeze at north-eaft. In the evening 
Saturday 23. of the 23d, being near the fituation of an ifland and 
reef, as laid down in Lord xA.nfon's chart, they brought 
to for the night. A number of ganets and other birds 
Sunday 24. wcrc flying about the next day, but no land appeared in 
fight : their latitude at noon was 9° ^o'^north, and 179° 
18' eaft longitude. 
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