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^^xi^' ^"^■^^ i'iig^"^^^ was fpent in (landing oil and on. Early the 
j^^^ljT'^g next raorning. Captain Manliall fent his boat with the- 
Sundayis. chicf mate and fix men on fiiore at Lord Kowe's Ifland, 
in expe6lation of procuring fome turtle, as the Supply^ 
Lieutenant Ball, had caiight a large quantity at this^ 
illand in February : however, they were not able, 
after the moft diligent fearch, to meet with any tur- 
tle ; but this excurfian was not altogether a fruitlefs 
one, for they brought off a quantity of fine birds, fuf- 
ficient to ferve the fiiip's crew three days ; many of them 
were very fat, fomewhat refembling a Guinea hen, and 
proved excellent food. Having jirocured fuch refrefh- 
ments as the ifiand afforded, they made fiiil at four 
o'clock, with the Charlotte in company, and flood to 
the eaftward, with a moderate breeze at fouth-weft. At 
Thurfday 22. eight o'clock iU the morning of the 2 2d, they faw Nor- 
folk Ifiand, bearing eafi: by Ibuth twelve leagues diftant»- 
At two o'clock, they were within one mile of the land, 
and had foundings in fixteen fathoms v^^ater over a hard 
bottom : the Charlotte being a confiderable diftance 
a-fi:ern. Captain Marfiiall lay to for her to come upj 
and when fiie joined the Scarborough he flood under 
• ■ an eafy fail to the difiance of fix leagues wefiward 
of the ifiand, and carried foundings from fixteen to 
twenty-five fathoms, the ground various ; in fome 
places being foft, in other parts a corally bottom, 
and 
