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•twenty-five fathoms water, and fooii afterwards the ^ ^n^' ^' 
Charlotte came to anchor a fmall diiiance from the 0 L 
Auguii, 1 706. 
Scarborough. . • 
Early the next morning. Captain Marihall fent his Tuefday 5. 
lick people on fhore, with a tent, and a fufficient quan- 
tity of provifions to ferve them five days. After land- 
ing the fick, and ere6ting their tent, the boats crew 
walked about the iiland, and faw a great number of 
cattle, hogs, and fowls, but they only caught a calf, one 
hog, and a fovv'l or two, and loaded the boat with cocoa- 
nuts, oranges, and limes. On the 6th, the chief mate v/ednef. 6. 
was fent on Ihore to look for freili v/ater ; he foon 
found out the well, mentioned in Lord Anfon's voyage, 
but it was quite dry, and there was not any freili water 
to be met with within two miles of the landing place. 
The boat returned at noon, loaded with fruit of diffe- 
rent forts. Toward evening the wind came round to 
fouth fouth-wefi: blowing very flrong, which fent a 
heavy fea rolling into the bay, and occafioned the Scar- 
borough to pitch very much. The wind ilill blowing 
llrongiy into the bay. Captain Marihall fent his boat on 
fliore on the 7th, to bring off the fick people, which TJiurfday 7„ 
they accomiplillied with much danger and difficulty ; in 
the mean time, every thing was got ready for fea, 
tiie Captain being determined to get away the mo- 
ment the wind fhifted to fouth or fouth by eaft, fo 
M m that 
