VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
fliips came to in twenty fathom. We were vilited the fame 
night, as is the cuftom of the port, by the harbour mafter, 
and gained permiflion to water, and procure fuch refrefli- 
ments as the ifland alForded. The marines were now ferved 
with wine in lieu of fpirits ; a pound of frefh beef was like- 
wife daily diftributed to them as well as to the convids ; to- 
gether with a pound of rice inftead of bread, and fuch vege- 
tables as could be procured. Of the latter indeed the por- 
tion was rather fcanty, little belides onions being to be got j 
and ftill lefs of fruit, it being too early in the feafon. 
4th. Captain Phillip, as governor of his Majefty's ter- 
ritories in New South Wales, and commander in chief of 
the expedition, accompanied by twenty of the principal 
officers, paid his refpe6ls to the Marquis de Brancifort, 
governor of this and the other Canary iflands.. We were 
received by his Excellency with great politenefs and cor- 
diality ; and after the ceremony of introdudion was over, 
he entered into familiar converfation v/ith Captain Phillip 
on general topics. In perfon the Marquis is genteel ; he is 
rather above the middle fize, but cannot boaft of much 
embo7tpoint ; his countenance is animated ; his deportment 
eafy and graceful \ and botli his appearance and manners 
perfedtly 
