JO TRAVELS TO THE EAST. 
law the Englifh coafl about Yarmouth, from the 
jnaft-head, by which we knew where we were, and 
that it was neceffary to be upon our guard, as we 
were between the Englifh banks. The founding 
lead is in fuch a cafe a failor’s right hand ; and it 
was now much ufed between fear and hope. We 
founded, and found twenty fathom, and immediately 
after five, which continued for feveral hours, and was 
a fign of the uncertain ground on which we were. 
The failors believed us to be out of our true courfe, 
and upon fome bank not put down in their chart. 
We were fo lucky as to have excellent weather, and 
the wind proving favourable, which brought us be- 
fore night in our true courfe. 
The Dutch have here their gold mines, for fo 
we may juflly call their herring filhery ; nor can it 
be denied that they keep nearer their neighbours 
than their own properties. We failed by numbers 
of their boats on the 2 2d, and could once count 
above thirty on a little fpot. 
On the 23d, we entered the narroweft part of 
the channel, between France and England, and 
could fee the coafts of both thefe powerful kingdoms 
at the fame time. We were very near the latter, and 
could without a glafs fee its chalky hills, covered with 
flints, and Dover fort fituated on the fummit of them. 
A good wind and excellent weather drove us over 
thofe dangerous fhoals, that have been fo fatal tp 
failors. The 25th, about noon, we came into the 
Spanilh fea, having in two days and a half failed 540 
miles, being the whole length of the channel. 
Our Swedifh flag hath nothing tp fear from the 
rpvers of the coafl of Barbary, as long as the 
Swedifh crown, to the great advantage of our trade, 
keeps at peace with the moft powerful of them. 
A few fmall rover?, from the ports pf Salee and 
Tangier. 
