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CHAP. ByroiVs account of them peifedtly juft. On coming to 
an anchor, they obferved a buoy a Httle to the fouth- 
Scpt..i„i7u8. ^^^^^^ with a flip buoy to it, they fwept for the anchor, 
weighed it, and found it belonged to the Charlotte 
; (Gilbert, mafter) one of the fliips from Port Jackfon 
^: bound to China ; there were two-thirds of a cable to it. 
The party on fhore aifo found fome fpars, apparently 
eredled for a tent, and three water cafl^s, one of which was 
full : it is moFc likely the Charlotte was blown out of the 
: , ■ Toad, and could not regain her liation again. Obferving 
that their anchor was foul, on the 25th they hove it up 
to clear, and let it go again ; prefently afterwards, finding 
the Ihip adrift, they founded, and had twenty-five fa- 
thoms, but as fhe was at the edge of the bank, they 
hove the anchor up, and made a flretch to the fouth- 
ward, but did not again fetch the bay till the evening 
May 26. of the 26th. The two following days they had dark 
heavy weather with very hard fqualis, and almofl: con- 
tinual rain, the wind from north-eafi: to fouth-eaft. At 
Monday 29. day light in the morning of the 29th, the v,'ind veered 
round to the fouth fouth-wefl, and foon afterwards, a 
very fevere fqual], attended with heavy rain, fet the fhip 
adrift, and the tide making ftrong to the north-weft 
with a large hollow fea, they veered the reef very 
faft ; however, the fqual 1 fomething abating, and for- 
tunately backing round to the fouth fouth-eaft, they got 
their 
