WHITE'S JOURNAL OF A 
eaftward until the 21ft, without veering a point in our 
favour, which carried us far out of our way to the weft- 
ward; but that day it fliiftcd. 
23d. We fpoke the Prince of Wales, who informed us, 
that the preceding night one of the feamen had fallen from 
the top-fail yard, and was drowned. Indeed it was fo dark, 
and the fhip went fo faft through the water, that all efforts 
to fave him, had any been made, would have proved fruit- 
lefs. This day and the following running to eaftward, with 
the wind to the fouthward and weflward, we faw many 
aquatic birds. 
25th. The commodore removed into the Supply armed 
tender, and took with him Lieutenant King of the Sirius, 
and Mr. Dawes of the marines, whom I had before occafion 
to mention as having undertaken the aftronomical obferva- 
tions during the voyage. Having likevvife feleded fome arti- 
ficers from among the convids, he went on, taking the Alex- 
and er, Scarborough, and Friendfhip with him, being faft fail- 
ing veffels ; leaving the heavy failers, both tranfports and 
vidluallcrs, under the diredlion of Captain Hunter of the Si- 
rius, Major Rofs, commanding officer of the troops, re- 
moved into the Scarborough, as did the adjutant. 
26th. We 
