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16. The next Morning the Governour immediately 
returned our Salute Gun tor Gun : foon after we weighed 
from Malaga Road, the Weather very hot. Some Rain 
fellat N.gUt, though very moderately. In the Evening, 
after we bad failed about eighteen Leagues, we were 
becalmed. The Sea being quiet, we faw a great number 
of Tortotfes fwimming above Water, feveral Bottle-nofes^ 
fi.^h of aoc ut three yards long, and very thick , and 
Hawks flying over to the Barlary Coaft. The Hills of 
Granada were feen plainly by us, though at a great di- 
flance. 
The Wind coming Eaflerly, we keept at Sea, beating 
and plying to and again for the(e four days,rcarce gain- 
log fix een Leagues of our way, and were forced to come 
to an Anchor in the Bay of Adera^ where there is a 
ftrong Cittadel, about thirty four or thu:ty five Leagues 
from Malaga. 
2 1. We pafled by Capt de Gata: but the Levant wind 
ftill blowing, having continued almoft in that Point for 
above two Months, as we computed from what they 
had told us at Tangier^ we coukl make but little progrefs 
in our Voyage. 
ij.Between three and four of the Clock in the Morn- 
ing the Tornado's began to blow, and the Wind violent 
for the time, with fuch continued Flalhes of Lightning 
for feveral hours, as that the whole sky feemed to be on 
fire, intermixed with terrible Claps of Thunder, after 
which followed great ftiowers of Rain. 
t6. The Wind ftill contrary, we defcyed Cape St. Mat' 
tin at abput fifteen Leagues diftance. Tacking about and 
ftanding off to Seaward, next Morning 27. W'C found 
that we had loft about three Leagues ot our way. 
28. We were athwart Orlando's Gap within two 
Leagues of the Shore, Caj^e St. Martin bearing off us 
K by W. The Wind now ftill but a fwelling Sear 
coming. 
