A Storm. 1 1 1 
pear before an approaching Storm ; And 
this being Winter here, and the time for 
bad Weather, I expefted and provided for 
a violent Blaft of Wind, by rifling our Top- 
fails, and giving a ftriO: charge to my Of- 
ficers to hand them or take them in, if 
, the Wind fhould grow flironger. The 
Wind was now at W. N. W. a ver^^ brisk 
Gale. About 12a Clock at Night we had 
a pale whitifh Glare in the N. W. which 
j was another Sign, and intimated the Storm 
to be near at hand ;and theWind increafing 
upon it, we prefently handed our Topfails, 
furled the Mainfail , and went away only 
with our Forefail. Before 2 in the Morn- 
ing it came on very fierce, and we kept 
right before Wind and Sea, the Wind ft ill 
increafing : But the Ship was very govern- 
able, and Steer’d incomparably well. At 
8 in the Morning we fettled our Fore-Yard, 
lowering it 4 or 5 Foot, and we ran very 
fwiftly ; efpecially when the SqualsofRain 
or Hail, irom a black Cloud, came over 
head , for then it blew exceflive hard. 
Thefe, tho’ they did not laft long, yet came 
very thick and faft one after another. The 
Sea alfo ran very high : But we running fo 
violently before Wind and Sea, we Shipc 
little or no Water ; tho’ a little waflit into 
our upper Deck- Ports; and with, it a Scuttle 
or Cuttle-Fifli was calf upon the Carriage 
of a Gun. 
