A VOYAGE TO 
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March. 
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Monday 8. 
Tuefday 9. 
Wednef. 10. 
Tliurfday 11, 
Friday 12. 
continues to enjoy the rank of an Eree , and is left to make 
ufe of fuch means as may arife for the regaining his loft 
confequence. But I fhall have occafton to fpeak more par¬ 
ticularly on this fubjedfc in the next chapter ; in which the 
heft account will be given, which we were able to colledt, 
of the political ftate of thofe countries. 
On the 8th, at nine in the morning, we weighed, and 
failed toward Oneeheow; and, at three in the afternoon, 
anchored in twenty fathoms water, nearly on the fame fpot 
as in the year 1778. We moored with the other anchor in 
twenty-fix fathoms water. The high bluff, on the South 
end of the ifland, bore Eaft South Eaft; the North point of 
the road, North half Eaft; and a bluff head to the South of 
it, North Eaft by North. During the night, we had a ftrong 
gale from the Eaftward; and, in the morning of the 9th, 
found the fhip had driven a whole cable’s length, and 
brought both anchors almoft ahead. We fhortened in the 
beft bower cable; but the wind blowing too frefh to un¬ 
moor, we were obliged to remain, this and the two follow¬ 
ing days, with the anchors ftill ahead. 
On the 12th, the weather being moderate, the mafter was 
fent to the North Weft tide of the illand, to look for a more 
convenient place for anchoring. He returned in the even¬ 
ing, having found, clofe round the Weft point of the road 
where we now lay, which is alfo the Wefternmoft point of 
the ifland, a fine bay, with good anchorage, in eighteen 
fathoms water, a clear fandy bottom, not a mile from the 
beach, on which the furf beats, but not fo as to hinder 
landing. The direction of the points of the bay were North 
by Eaft, and South by Weft; and, in that line, the found¬ 
ings feven, eight, and nine fathoms. On the North fide 
of the bay was a fmall village; and a quarter of a mile to 
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