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Sunday 14. 
Monday 15. 
AN ACCOUNT OF 
of provifion ; and, after confideiing the time they might 
probably remain on the ifland, and the length of their 
paffage, they fet apart as much of the founded: and bed: of 
the providon for the voyage as was deemed neceffary; which 
was on no account to be expended. This evening there 
were hard fqualls, heavy rain, and much lightning. 
The weather this morning would not permit a boat to 
go out of the harbour.—It was difcovered that dome of the 
hams had been cut the preceding night; a reward was of¬ 
fered, of double allowance of grog for a week, to any per- 
fon who would make the offender known, or would difco- 
ver any one guilty of wafting any kind of provifions; and 
that, in cafe the arrack fhould be out, that fuch perfon 
fhould receive ten dollars on the veffel’s arrival at Macoa. 
This advertifement was fixed to a tree in the dock-yard, 
having been previoufly read to all our people; but no in¬ 
formation was ever obtained of the offender. 
After a night of wind and rain, thunder and lightning, 
about ten o’clock in the morning two canoes came into 
the harbour, wherein were Mr. Benger, William Har¬ 
vey, William Steward, and William Roberts : by 
them our people learnt that the battle was over, their com¬ 
panions all well, and that they would foon follow them. To¬ 
wards evening other canoes arrived, with Mr. M. Wilson, 
John Duncan, Nicholas Tyacke, Madan Blanchard, 
Thomas Wilson, and Thomas Dulton. The canoe 
5 which 
