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no lefs than two Fathom and an half Water, and that 
afterwards the Water deepened j we prefently weighed and 
followed theBoat, and paffed over two Ledges of Rocks 
on which there were but 14 Feet Water, then it deepen- 
ed to three, or four> and fo to 14 Fathom, then it fhoal- 
ed again to nine. 
It being now dark, we came to an Anchor where 
w^e rid ail the Night. In the Morning the Wind came 
contrary, fo that we could not go that Way we intend- 
, ed to clear ourfelves ; and therefore we went to work 
to fit our Holds, to fplice our Cables, and made ready 
two Shot, and fo placed them in the Hold that they 
might on all Occafions run clear, the Ends of them 
being faftened to the Main-mail, We alfo looked to 
cur Anchors and fitted our fpare ones. We got out our 
long Boat from betwixt the Decks, which was very 
much broken and bruifed. The Carpenter went to 
fit her, for I intended to tow the Shallop a-ilern and to 
have the Boats ready at an Inilant, either to lay out 
Anchors, or to beferviceable to what God iliould be pleafed 
to try our Faith and Patience with, for in him was our 
only Truft and Hope. 
At Noon, in Latitude 57 Degrees 45 Minutes, we 
could fee the Land from the North-weft to the South- 
eaft by Eaft, v/ith' Rocks and Breaches, and the Rocks 
that we came over dry above Water, whereby I knew 
it fiovv's here above two Fathoms at leaft. At Noon I 
fent the Boat off to found to the Eaft ward, becaufe the 
Water fnallowed when we came to an Anchor, She 
brou,g;ht us Word the fhalloweft Water ilie had been in 
was feven Fathom : We intending thereupon to weigh,- 
the Wind came Eaft early, fo that we could not ftir, 
but lay here the 14th all Night ^yith a ftiff Gale of 
Wind. On the 15th in the Evening, our Cable rubbed 
off, by Reafon of wffich perilous and fudden Ac- 
cident, in which we had not Time to put a Buoy to it, 
we loft our Anchor, and were driven into four Fathom 
Water before we could fet our Sails. When we had done 
we ftood South-foLith-eaft, the Wind being at Eaft, but 
the Water fhallowed to three F'athom Water, then we 
ftood North-north-eaft, and it deepened by Degrees to 
10 B'athom, and becaufe it grew dark they came to an 
Anchor, and rid there all Night. 
9. On the 1 6th in the Morning, the Wind came up 
at North, a frefla Gale, and we weighed and made 
fail ; by 9 o’Clock it came to a very Storm, and we 
turned to . and again in 10 Fathom Water. In the 
Evening the Wind dulled, and we ftood South-weft to 
have a Sight of Port Nelfony which Courfe we ftood all 
Night, by the Stars being in the Latitude 57 Degrees 
25 Minutes, the Variation about 17 Degrees, On the 
1 7th in the Morning we ftood South, and our Depth 
decreafed to eight Fathom ; at Noon we had good Ob- 
fervation, being in Latitude 57 Degrees 15 Minutes, and 
madeAccountthat we were come fix or fevenLeagues of 
the Southern Side of Port Nelfon. Here the Appearance 
of the Water changed, and was of a fandy red Colour : 
We ftood into fix Fathoms, and could not fee the Land 
from Top-maft Head-, fo Night coming on, and it begin- 
ing to blow hard at Eaft by South, we flood in again 
to ten and twelve Fathom, where the Water was again 
of the ufual Colour of the Sea. 
On the 1 8th, as the Wind and V/eather favoured us, 
we ftood in again South and came into thick Water, 
into eight, feven, and fix Fathom, and then off again, 
fo it giw foggy WTather, keeping our Lead continually 
going Night and Day. The 19th being clear fun-fiiiny 
Weather, we ftood in again into the thick Water intp 
eight Fathom, where we came to an Anchor to try tfie 
Tides, for from the Top-maft Heads we could not fee 
the Land ; we w'ere at Noon, by good Obfervation, in 
Latitude 57 Degrees 20 Minutes, and the Tide fet 
North-weft-and-by-weft, and South-eaft-by-eaft. It 
ran two Knots and a half in two Glaffes *, I perceived 
that there were nothing but Sholes to the Land. In the 
Afternoon it began to blow, fo that we had much ado 
to get up our Anchor ^ this done, we ftood Eaft-fouth- 
eaft, but the Water fhallowed apace, and then we ftood 
Eaft and deepened a little. In the Evening the Wind 
came up at Weft, and then we ftood Eaft"fov?tb-eaft 
into ten and eight, and afterwards South-eaft as our 
Depth guided us by our Lead and the Colour of the 
Water into feven and fix Fathom. 
On the 20th at fix in the Morning we faw the Land'j 
it being very low Land, we ftood in to five Fathom to 
make it the better, and fo ftood along it. At Noon, 
we were in Latitude 57 ; we named it the Prbicipa- 
lity of South Wales^ and drank a Health, of the beft 
Liquor we had, to his Royal Highnefs Prince Charles^ 
whom God preferve ; we ftood along it, and came to 
a Point where it trends to the Southward, near to which 
Point there are two fmall Ifiands. In the Evening it was 
calm, and we came to an Anchor ; the Tide came as 
before. There we rid all that Night and the next Day, 
About nine at Night it was very dark and it blew hark 
We perceived by the Lead that the Ship drove, 
wherefore bringing the Cable to the Capftang to heave 
in our Cable, for we thought we had loft cur Anchor, 
the Anchor hitched again, and, upon the Chopping of 
a Sea threw the Men fromi the Capftang ^ a fmali Rope, 
in the Dark, had gotten foul about the Cable and about 
the Mailer’s Leg too 5 but by the Help of God he 
cleared himfelf, tho’ not without bruifing. The two 
Mates were hurt, the one in the Head, the other in the 
Arm ; one of our luftieft Men was ftruck on the Breaft 
with tlie Bar, that he lay fprawding for Life, another had 
his Head betv/ixt the Cable, and hardly efcaped. The 
reft were flung where thev were much bruifed, but 
our Gunner, an honeft and diligent Man, had his Leg 
taken betwixt the Cable and the Capftang, which wrung 
oil his Foot, and tore the F’lefh all off his Leg, and 
cruflied the Bone to Pieces, and bruifed his whole Body, 
in which miferable Manner he remained crying till we 
had recovered ourfelves, and had Strength to clear him. 
Whilft we were putting him and the reft down to the 
Chirurgeon, the Ship drove into fhallow Water, which 
put us all in Fear, we being fo forely weakened by the 
Blows which had hurt eight of our Men. It pleafed 
God that our Anchor held again, and fhe rid it out all 
Night. By Midnight the Chirurgeon had taken off the 
Gunner’s Leg at the gartering Place, and dreffed the 
others that were hurt and bruifed, after which we com- 
forted each other as well as we could. 
On the 2 2d we weighed and ftood a little off into 
deeper Water, expedling a better Wind, which in the 
Afternoon favoured us -, v/e ftood in again for the Shore 
and we proceeded along it ^ it is very fhallow about 
14 Leagues off and full of Breaches. On the 23d at 
Noon wx were in Latitude 56 Degrees 28 Minutes; in 
the Evening the Wind came contrary, and we were fain 
to turn to and again. All this Month the Wind was 
very variable, and continued not long upon one Point, 
yet it happened fo that we could get but little forward. 
10. On the 26th there fprung up a fine Gale at Weft, 
but thick Weather neverthelefs ; we ftood in to feven 
and fix Fathom, the Water very thick. At Noon it 
cleared, and we could fee that we were in a little Bay, 
the Land being almoft round about us ; we ftood out 
of it, and fo along it in Sight till the 2 7th in the Morn- 
ing, when we came to higher Land than we had yet feen 
fince we came from Nottingham IJland ; we ftood in to 
it and came to an Anchor in five Fathom ; I fent off the 
Boat wMl manned and armed, with Order in Writing 
what they were to do, and a Charge to return again 
before Sun-fet. The Evening came, and no News of 
our Boat ; we Ihot, and made alfo Fires, but had no 
Anfwer, which much perplexed us, fearing there had 
fome Difafter befallen her through Carelellhefs, and in 
her we fhould lofe ail, we aboard at prefent not being 
able to weigh our Anchor nor fail the Ship. 
At laft we faw a Fire upon the Shore, which made us 
the more doubtful, becaufe they did not anfwer our Shot 
nor falfe Fires with the like ; we thought it had been 
the Savages that triumphed in their Conqueft ; at length 
they came all fafe and well, and excufed themfelves, 
that upon their coming on Shore it ebbed fo fuddenly, 
that a Bank of Sand was prefently dried, fo that they 
could not come away till that was covered again, and 
with that they pacified me. They reported that there 
wa§ gr^at Store of Drift-wood on the Shore, and a good 
j ■■ Quantity 
