Auguft.
Saturday i.
Tuefday 4#
Wednef. 5.
The town of Funchiale, which is the capital of the ifland, is
lituated about the middle of the South fide, in the bottom of
the bay of the^fame name, in latitude 320 33' 34" North, longitude
170 124' Weft. The longitude was deduced from lunar
obfervations made by Mr. Wales, and reduced to the town by
Mr. Kendal’s watch, which made the longitude 170 10' 14"
Weft. During our flay here, the crews of both fhips were
fupplied with frefh beef and onions; and a quantity of the
latter was diftributed amongft them for a fea ftore.
Having got on board a fupply of water, wine, and other
neceflaries, we left Madeira on the firft of Auguft, and flood
to the Southward, with a fine gale at N. E. On the 4th
we paffed Palma, one of the Canary ifles. It is of a height
to be feen twelve or fourteen leagues, and lies' in the latitude
58° 38'North, longitude 170 58' Weft. The next day
we faw the ifLe of Ferro, and palled it at the diftance of
fourteen leagues. I judged it to lie in the latitude of 270
.42' North, and longitude 180 9' Weft.
I now made three puncheons of beer, of the infpifiated
juice of malt. The proportion I made.ufe of was about tea
of water to one of juice. Fifteen of the nineteen half barrels
of the infpifiated juice which we had on board, were
produced from wort that was hopped before infpifiated. The
other four were,made of beer that had been both hopped
and fermented before infpifiated. This laft acquires no
other preparation to make it fit for ufe, than to mix it with
cold water, from one part in eight, to one part in twelve of
water (or in fuch other proportion as might be liked), then
flop it downs and, in a few days it will be brilk, and drinkable.
But the other fort, after being mixed with water in
rhe fame manner, will require to be fermented withyeajl,.m
the
the ufual way of making beer; at leaft it was fo thought.
However, experience taught us that this will not always be
necefiary. For by the heat of the weather and the agitation of
the Ihip, both forts were at this time in the higheft ftate of
fermentation, and had hitherto evaded all our endeavours to
Hop it. If this juice could be kept from fermenting, it certainly
would be a moft valuable article at lea.
On finding that our flock of water would not laft us to
the Cape of Good Hope, without putting the people to a
fcanty allowance, I refolved to flop at St. Jago for a fupply.
On the 9th, at nine o’clock in the morning, we made Sunday?,
the ifland of Bonavifta, bearing S. W. The next day, we Monday 10.
pafled the ifle of Mayo on our right; and the fame evening
anchored in Port Praya, in the ifland of St. Jago, in eighteen
fathom water. The Ealt point of the bay bore Eall; the
Weft point S. W. 4 S. ; and the fort N. W. I immediately
difpatched an officer to alk leave to water, and purchafe re-
frelhments ; which was granted. On the return of the officer
I faluted the fort with eleven guns, on a promife of its
being returned with an equal number. But by a miftake,
as they pretended, the falute was returned with only nine;
for which the governor made an excufe the next day. The
14th in the evening, having completed our water, and got Friday 14.
on board a fupply of refrelhments j fuch as hogs, goats,
fowls, and fruit; we put to fea, and proceeded on our voyage.
Port Praya is a fmall bay, lituated about the middle of
the South fide of the ifland of St. Jago, in the latitude of
I4° 53' 3°" North, longitude 23° 30' Weft. It may be known,
efpecially in coming from the Eall, by the fouthernmoft hill
on the ifland.; which is round, and peaked at top ; and lies
a little way inland, in the direction of Weft from the port.