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of a plank, which would expofe the veffel to the almoft 
certainty of linking; the idea was therefore immediately 
given up, as the water made was eafily cleared by two 
men at the pump.—The latitude at noon, by obfervation, 
was 13 0 19' north.—In the night they had ftrong fqualls, va¬ 
riable to the northward, with rain, and at times had very 
hot puffs of wind, as if from land ; they kept under an eafy 
FromTuef -1 fail and a good look-out until day-light, but faw no appear- 
day 18, to 
Friday 21. J ance of land ; the weather being very unfettled, with fqualls 
and rain, and the wind varying at times to the eaftward, 
fouthward, and S. W. with lightning and dark clouds.—On 
the twenty-firft they found, by obfervation, their latitude to 
Saturday 22, be 17 0 47' north, and the next day were in i8° 29' north: 
the weather continuing very unfettled, with frequent fqualls, 
the wind remaining in the E. and S.E. quarters until the 
Sunday 23. twenty-third, when it veered round to the N.E. with rain, 
Monday 24. till the next morning, the weather becoming then moderate 
and fair; the latitude at noon was 20° 43' north, by ob¬ 
fervation ; in the night they had fome light fqualls, and 
Tuefday25. kept a good look-out for the land.—In the morning, about 
three o’clock, having great ripplings in the water, they 
hauled up to the northward till day-light, when they faw 
the Bashee iflands bearing W. N. W. diftant about three 
leagues. This circumftance much pleafed Lee Boo. He was 
eager to learn their names, which being told him repeatedly, 
until 
