guard, we chofe to be convinced, by our own obfervations,
3 before w e w e igh ed ; and, on trying the tide w e found a
ftrong under-tow, which obliged us to keep fail till eleven
o’clock. From thefe circumftances it appears, that the tide
, had run down twelve hours.
During the afternoon, we kept Handing on our tacks,
between the ifland o f Potoe, and the Grand Ladrone, having
paffed to the Eaftward o f the former. At nine o’clock, the
tide beginning to ebb, we again came to anchor in fix. fa thoms
w a te r ; the town o f Macao bearing North Weft,
three leagues diftant; and the ifland o f Potoe South h a lf
Weft, two leagues diftant. This ifland lies two leagues to
the North North Weft o f the ifland marked Z in Mr. Dal-
rymple’s chart, which we, at firft, took to be part o f the
Grand Ladrone. It is fmall and ro c k y ; and o ff the Weft
end there is faid to be fou l ground, though we paffed near
it without perceiving any.
ThurfSay z, In the forenoon o f the 2d, one o f the Chinefe contrailors,
who are called Compradors, went on board theRefolutton, and
fold to Captain Gore two hundred pounds weight o f beef, to*
„ether with a confiderable quantity o f greens, oranges, and
eggs. A proportionable lhare o f thefe articles was fent to
the Difco very; and an agreement made with the man to
furniih us with a daily fupply, for which, however, he infilled
on being paid before-hand.
Our pilot, pretending he could carry the ihips no farther,
Captain Gore was obliged to difcharge him, and we wer,e
left to our own guidance.
At two in the afternoon, the tide flowing, we weighed,
and worked to windward ; and, at feven, anchored in three
, and