BÖOK to the W. N. W., and we altered our cöurfe. 'At
■— noon the Grand Lerna N. 47° W. four of five leagues.
*797- June
4th. Erefh breezes and very hazy weathdr. At § paft
two thé Great Lema bore Weft If', and by its known
longitude 114° bk We have been 1° 2(y Weft, of
our account fince leaving Formofin By Out full
from noon its latitude will be 22° 4' M. Wé ftéêfid
as per log till 8 hours' and a half, When we hauled
up between Lafsammu and Lantoo Point, and came
to in 12 fathoms, the point bearing Mï M fbur
miles.
11 h. At daylight we got under way with a fine
breeze, and at 20 h. we were abreaft of Lintin. A boat
was difpatched from hence to Macao with an officer
to acquaint the governor with my return, and to order
provifions.
We fleered N. by E. f E. for Lankeet Illand
carrying 10, 8, and 7 fathoms, till wé came within
fight of Sampanchow, and then only 5 fathoms.
Within two or three miles of Lankeet Wé gave it a
good birth to pafs to the Eaft of Sampanchow,
and foon increafêd our water to 10 fathoms. At noon,
' Sampanchow Weft one mile.
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With a ftrong floodr-tide we foon paffed. through c ^ p‘
the Boca Tigris,'and difcoveTed B large ffiips at
anchor up Uhe rivers At Ah^'Wei were .vifited b y June,
feveral of their'boats/who informed us they were
hpmewardfbound Eaft Indiamen^r They obligingly
offered u s every affiftance, and we purfued our courfe
up the, rivfw, having no occafion to accept their
civilities, at;prefent. At 8 h. .when above the feconA,
,bow, keeping too near the ftarboard fliore, we got
a-ground, and remained fo till 10 h., when we hove off
into the ftream, and continued at anchor till day-light j
at which time we got under, way, and. by 8 A M-
earner,to at Whampoa in four .fathoms. Here we
found two fhips from Port Jackfon, having laden
with tea on the Company’s account, the Alfred
and Criefcent, Eaft India fhips, going dawn the river.
I immediately proceeded up to Canton in the
pinnace, to confult with the fupercargoes in procuring
provifions, and to regulate the diftribution of the
feamen into the India fhips. About noon I reached
the Englifh fa&ory, and waiting upon Mr. Hall, the
chief, I foon arranged my bufinefs (the captains of the
Indiamen being on the fpot); and in the afternoon
the fchooner left Whampoa to remain at the Second
Bar till I returned in the pinnace. The night was
e f rainy;