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1779. rope, which providentially was hanging out of the fore* 
November. c p a * ns j nto the water, and the fhip being quickly brought 
in the wind, he was got on board without any other hurt 
than a flight bruife on his fhoulder. At eight, the wea¬ 
ther clearing, we bore away, but the wind blew ftill fo 
ftrong, that we carried no other fail than the fore-fail, 
and the main-top-fail clofe reeft. About this time we faw 
a land bird refembling a thrufli, and a fugar-cane; at 
noon, the latitude, by obfervation, was 21 0 35', and longi¬ 
tude 121 0 35'. 
As our fltuation in longitude was now to the Weft of the 
Bafhee, according to Mr. Dalrymple’s maps, I perceived 
that Captain Gore was governed, in the courfe he was fleer¬ 
ing, by the opinions of Commodore Byron and Captain 
Wallis, with whom he failed when they pafled thefe iflands. 
The former placing it near four degrees to the Weftward, 
or in longitude 118 0 14'. In confequence of this opinion, 
at two, we flood to the Southward, with a view of getting 
into the fame parallel of latitude with the iflands, before 
we ran down our longitude. At fix, we were nearly in that 
fituation, and confequently ought to have been in fight of 
land, according to Mr. Wallis’s account, who places the 
Bafhees near three degrees more to the E aft ward than Mr* 
Byron. The gale, at this time, had not in the leaft abated ; 
and Captain Gore, ftill conceiving that the iflands muft un¬ 
doubtedly lie to the Weftward, brought the fliips to, with 
their heads to the North Weft, under the fore-fail and bal- 
lanced mizen. 
Friday 26, At fix in the morning of the 26th, the wind having con- 
fiderably abated, we bore away Weft; fet the top-fails, and 
let out the reefs. At noon, the latitude, by obfervation* 
was 21 0 I2 X , and longitude 120 0 25'. We faw, this day, a 
flock 
