VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
in the morning, in order that I might go and fee her : but 
it was then too late, as fhe died in the night. Her death 
was occafioned by a boat, which rolled from the booms, 
and jammed her iii a moft fhocking manner againft the fide 
of the fhip. 
Auguft ift. In latitude 22° 39' S. Captain Phillip for 
the firft time difplayed his broad pendant ; and in the even- 
ing made the fignal for the longitude ; which, being confi- 
derably aftern, we could not difcern. 
2d. Early in the morning pafled and fpoke a Portu- 
gueze brig fleering the fame courfe with us, which was to 
the coaft of Brazil. She failed fo very dull, that we pafTed 
her as if fhe lay at anchor, although we had not a faft 
failing fhip in the fleet. At eight in the morning faw a 
ganet, which are feldom feen out of foundings. Being now 
in expectation of foon feeing land, the commodore made the 
Supply's fignal to look out ahead ; and the Alexander's and 
Prince of Wales's to take their flation in the order of fail- 
ing, being too far ahead. At three in the afternoon the 
Supply made the fignal for feeing land, which was repeated 
by the commodore to the convoy. At nine at night, being 
well in with Cape Frio, we fhortened fail, running at an 
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