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the gale without dragging her anchors. We felt its effects i 77 g . 
as fenfibly on fhore. Our tents and obfervatory were torn , Novembe ^ 
to pieces ; and our aftronomical quadrant narrowly efcaped 
irreparable damage. On the 3d of November the ftorm Sunday 3 . 
ceafed, and the next day we refumed our different employ¬ 
ments. 
On the 6th, the Hampfhire India fhip failed for England. Wednef. 6. 
In her I fent home an invalid, whom Captain Trimble was 
fo obliging as to receive on board. I was afterward forry 
that I had not availed myfelf of this opportunity to part 
with two or three more of my crew, who were troubled 
with different complaints; but, at this time, there was fome 
hope of their health being re-eftablifhed. 
In the morning of the 10th, the Difcovery arrived in the Sunday 10. 
bay. Captain Clerke informed me that he had failed from 
Plymouth on the ift of Auguft, and fhould have been with 
us here a week fooner, if the late gale of wind had not 
blown him off the coaft. Upon the whole, he was feven 
days longer in his paffage from England than we had been. 
He had the misfortune to lofe one of his marines, by 
falling over-board; but there had been no other mor¬ 
tality amongft his people, and they now arrived well and 
healthy. 
Captain Clerke having reprefented to me that his fhip was 
in want of caulking ; that no time might be loft in repair¬ 
ing this defeat, next day I fent all my workmen on board Monday m 
her, having already completed this fervice on board the Re- 
folution. I lent every other affiftance to the Captain to ex¬ 
pedite his fupply of provifions and water, having given him 
an order to receive on board as much of both articles as he 
could conveniently flow. I now found that the bakers had 
failed in baking the bread I had ordered for the Difcovery. 
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