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1778. or fnow. There was no choice now; and we were obliged 
* * 1 to ilretchto the Southward, in order to get clear of the 
coail. This was done under courfes, and two clofe-reefed 
topfails; being rather more fail than the ihips could fafely 
bear; but it was neceflary to carry it to avoid the more 
preffing danger of being forced on fhore. This gale con- 
Friday 13. tinued till eight o’clock in the morning of the 13th; when 
it abated, and I hood in again for the land. We had been 
forced a conliderable way backward; for at the time of our 
tacking, we were in the latitude of 42 0 45', and in the lon¬ 
gitude of 233 0 30". 
The wind continued at Weil, and North Weil; ilorms, 
moderate weather, and calms, fucceeding each other by 
Saturday 21. turns, till the morning of the 2iil; when, after a few hours 
calm, a breeze fprung up at South Weil. This bringing 
with it fair weather, I lleered North Eailerly, in order to 
fall in with the land, beyond that part of it where we had 
already fo unprofitably been toiled about for the lail fort¬ 
night. In the evening, the wind veered to the Weilward; 
Sunday 22. and, at eight o’clock, the next morning, we faw the land, 
extending from North Eail to Eail, nine leagues diilant. At 
this time we were in the latitude of 47 0 5" North, and in 
the longitude of 235 0 io' Eail. 
I continued to iland to the North with a fine breeze at 
Weft, and Weil North Weil, till near feven o’clock in the 
evening, when I tacked to wait for day-light. At this 
time, we were in forty-eight fathoms water, and about 
four leagues from the land, which extended from North 
to South Eail half Eail, and a fmall round hill, which had 
the appearance of being an iiland, bore North three quar¬ 
ters Eail, diilant fix or feven leagues, as I gueiied; it ap¬ 
pears to be of a tolerable height, and was but juft to be 
feen 
