THE PE LEW ISLANDS. 
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fomewhat fallen, and the fhip made lefs water. No obfer- 
vation of latitude this day, the fun being in their zenith. 
The weather was very fqually, with rain and a great fwejl, 
The boatfwain and carpenter were much recovered, fo as 
to be able to go about their duty, in fecuring the ports 
and preparing the fhip for bad weather. By an indifferent 
obfervation at noon, they found themfelves in latitude 
19° 29' north. 
The weather continued very dark and cloudy, with 
thunder, lightning, and hard rain, fo that the fhip was in 
a manner deluged, and every one wet and uncomfortable. 
About three o’clock in the afternoon they faw the appear¬ 
ance of land from the deck, being the Bashee Iflands, bear¬ 
ing from S. E. to E. N. E. At fix o’clock the northermoft 
Ifland bore N. E. by E. At night the weather being but 
indifferent and hazy, fo that they could not keep fight of 
the land, they fhortened fail and lay to till the morning. 
When at day-break they again faw the land to leeward of 
them, being the fame they had feen the night before; 
from this circumftance they concluded there was no cur¬ 
rent ; and as foon as the light opened a little more upon 
them, they made fail and bore away before the wind, to go 
round the northermoft ifland, which they did at about four 
or five miles diftance. The weather being hazy when they 
firft faw the land, they had but a very imperfect view of 
the iflands. The firft appeared to be long and tolerably 
i7 8 3* 
JULY. 
Thurfday 
24. 
Friday 2,5. 
Saturday 26, 
even. 
