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25th, Fell in with a cutter off Saint 
Ebb’s Head, which we at first took for 
a French privateer : to our satisfaction, 
however, she proved to be the Try-all 
of London, a privateer of 14 guns, and 
70 or 80 men. 
26th, Came in sight of Whitby. It 
blowing very hard, we could not anchor 
In the roads. Sailed farther to the south; 
then tacked and hoisted a flag for a pilot. 
In the evening a pilot came off in his 
coble; but it blew so remarkably hard, 
that he could not get any person with 
him but an intrepid lame tailor. They 
came on board, but we being heavy la¬ 
den, and the tides low, could not get 
into Whitby. We therefore determin¬ 
ed to run for Hull; but calling at Scar¬ 
borough, we got a brig to come to Whit¬ 
by roads in order to lighten us. 
July 27th, Fourteen of our men being 
afraid of the press, took two boats and 
ran into Robin Hood’s Bay. Anchored 
this evening in Whitby Roads. 
