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Thursday, 7th November. At 8 in the evening we 
weighed anchor and steered S. E. with a slight wind. 
Friday, 8th November. We continued the same 
course during all the day. In the night we tacked 
about in order to avoid the Tripolitan coast which was 
but at a short distance. 9th. The morning was cloudy, 
but before noon we discovered the coast. We bore 
up to the port, and passed a castle which we saluted 
with our cannon, which salute was returned from the cas- 
tle. At our entering the port, a government's boat came 
to receive us; several individuals came on board, and 
took the captain's declaration. We continued entering 
and firing several discharges of artillery, till we came to 
anchor in the middle of the bay; it was then three 
o'clock in the afternoon, and the captain went immedi- 
ately on shore. 
Sunday, 10th November. The crew went on shore; 
but I staid on board till a house had been prepared for 
my reception. 
Monday, 11th November. I. went on shore this day 
at 12 o'clock, and thus was at the end of this very fa- 
tiguing voyage. 
It is to be observed that the extraordinary rising of 
the sea on the 24th October took place two days after 
the new moon, and at near an hour and a half after 
her passage through our meridian. 
The violent hurricane in the night of the 3 1st October, 
happened two days after the first quarter; it began at 
near an hour and a half after the passage of the moon 
through our meridian. 
