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446 A VOYAGE TO 
1780. land, made mention of inftruflions having been found on 
board all the French fhips of war, captured in Europe, di¬ 
recting their commanders, in cafe of falling in with the 
fhips that failed under the command of Captain Cook, to 
fuffer them to proceed on their voyage without moleftation. 
The fame orders were alio faid to have been given by the 
American congrefs to the velfels employed in their fervice. 
As this intelligence was farther confirmed by the private 
letters of feveral of the fupercargoes, Captain Gore thought 
himfelf bound, in return for the liberal exceptions made 
in our favour, to refrain from availing himfelf of any op¬ 
portunities of capture, which thefe feas might afford, and 
to preferve, throughout his voyage, the ftricSteft neutra¬ 
lity. 
At two in the afternoon, having got under fail, the Refo- 
lution faluted the fort of Macao with eleven guns, which 
was returned with the fame number. At five, the wind 
dropping, the fhip miffed ftays, and drove into fliallow ’wa¬ 
ter; but, by carrying out an anchor, fhe was hauled off 
without receiving the fmalleft damage. The weather con¬ 
tinuing calm, we were obliged to warp out into the en¬ 
trance of the Typa, which we gained by eight o’clock, and 
'Thurfday 13. lay there till nine the next morning; when, by the help of 
a frefh breeze from the Eaft, we flood to the Southward 
between Potoe and Wungboo. 
At noon, we were faluted by a Swedifh fhip as fire paffed 
us on her w T ay to Europe. At four the Ladrone bore Eaft, 
diftant two leagues. We now fleered South half Eaft, with 
a frefh breeze from the Eaft North Eaft, without any occur- 
Saturday 15. rence worth remarking, till noon of the 15th; when, being 
in latitude 18 0 57', and longitude 114° 13', the wind veering 
to the North, we directed our courfe half a point more to 
the 
