C. Salvador : Winds and Breezes, 9 1 
the Morning, I went away from the An-^»-i^99- 
choring-place before ’twas light ; and then 
lay by till Day-light that we might fee the 
better how to go out of the Harbour. I 
had a Pilot belonging to Mr. Cock who 
went out with me, to whom I gave three 
Dollars ; but I found I could as well have 
gone out my Self, by the Soundings I made 
at coming in. The Wind was E. by N. 
and fair Weather. By 10 a Clock I was 
' got paft all danger, and then fent away my 
Pilot. At 1 2 Cape Sahadore bore N . di- 
'^ftant 6 Leagues, and we had the Winds 
between the E. by IS^ and S. E. a confi- 
derable time, fo that we kept along near 
the Shore, commonly in fight of it. The 
Southerly Blafts had now left us again ; 
for they come at firft in fhort Flurries, 
and fhift to other Points (for 10 or 12 
days fometimes) before they are quite fet 
in : And we had uncertain Winds, bet ween 
Sea and Land-Breezes, and the Coafting- 
Trade, which was its felf unfetled. 
The Eafterly-Winds at prefent made me 
doubt I fhould not weather a great Shoal 
which lies in Lat. between 18 deg. and 
1 9 deg. S. and runs a great way into the 
Sea , direflly from the Land , Eaflerly. 
Indeed the Weather was fair (and conti- 
nued fo a good while) fo that I might the 
better avoid any Danger from it : ami if 
the Wind came to the Southward I knew 
I 
