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WHITE'S JOURNAL OF A 
J ^g,^^ the carpenter of the Ilartwell, who was on board the American 
^^ovember. fliip, that no livcs wcrc loft by the accident. The principal 
part of the crew, we found, had got to Madeira, on their 
return to England. Abreaft of Penguin Ifland, about three 
o'clock, we paffed a large Dutch fhip from Holland, bound 
to the Cape, with troops on board. A little before it was 
dark, we fpoke the Kent whaler, from London, who had 
been four months out. She with ourfelves was endeavouring 
to get to the eaftward. On our firfl: difcovering her, as 
fhe feemed defirous of joining or fpeaking to the fleet, 
we were in hopes of her being from England, probably 
to us ; or at leaft that we might get letters by her ; but our 
fufpenfe on thefe points, a fufpenfe only to be conceived 
by perfons on long voyages, was foon put an end to by 
hearing £he had been fo many months out. A few days 
before we left the Cape, fome of the officers of the expe- 
dition received letters from England by the Ranger Eaft India 
packet. Captain Buchanan, who had put in to water, and 
flop a leak ; both of which being foon accomplifhed, fhe 
proceeded on her voyage. 
14th, This morning Catherine Pryor, one of the con- 
I vids, 
