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A VOYAGE TO 
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February. 
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Wednef. 26. 
Thurfday 27. 
Friday 28. 
two o’clock the next morning, when we had a few hours 
calm. After which we had a breeze at North; but here it 
fixed not long, before it veered to the Eaft, and after that to 
the South. At length, on the 27th, at eight o’clock in the 
morning, we took our departure from Cape Pallifer, which, 
at this time, bore Weft, feven or eight leagues diftant. We 
had a fine gale, and I fteered Eaft by North. 
We had no fooner loft fight of the land than our two 
New Zealand adventurers, the fea ficknefs they now expe¬ 
rienced giving a turn to their reflections, repented heartily 
of the ftep they had taken. All the foothing encourage¬ 
ment we could think of, availed but little. They wept, 
both in public and in private, and made their lamentations 
in a kind of fong, which, as far as we could comprehend 
the meaning of the words, was expreflive of their praifes 
of their country and people, from which they were to be 
feparated for ever. Thus they continued for many days, 
till their fea ficknefs wore off, and the tumult of their 
minds began to fubfide. Then thefe fits of lamentation 
became lefs and lefs frequent, and at length entirely ceafed. 
Their native country and their friends were, by degrees, 
forgot, and they appeared to be as firmly attached to us, as 
if they had been born amongft us. 
The wind had not remained many hours at South, before 
it veered to South Eaft and Eaft; and, with this, we ftood to 
the North, till the 28th at noon. Being then in the latitude 
of 41 0 17", and in the longitude of 177 0 I7 / Eaft, we tacked 
and ftood to the South Eaft, with a gentle breeze at Eaft 
North Eaft. It afterward freftiened, and came about to 
North Eaft; in which quarter it continued two days, and 
fometimes blew a frefli gale with fqualls, accompanied with 
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fhowers of rain. 
On 
